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Enrollment
844
Middle
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·D C EVEREST AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551317002534
D C Everest Middle
9302 Schofield Ave, Weston, WI 54476 · (715) 241-9700 · Marathon County
GRADES 06–07MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL844 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
281 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 424 | 50% |
| Grade 7 | 420 | 50% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within D C Everest Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
61.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.3% | 61.6% |
| 2023-24 | 58.2% | 65.7% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like D C Everest Middle
D C Everest Middle's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| D C Everest Middle this school | 844 | 33.3% | 60.0% |
| Onalaska Middle Onalaska | 620 | 29.8% | 62.9% |
| Einstein Middle Appleton | 851 | 28.9% | 58.6% |
| Northstar Middle Eau Claire | 529 | 42.9% | 54.8% |
| DeLong Middle Eau Claire | 893 | 43.6% | 56.1% |
| Benjamin Franklin Junior High Stevens Point | 757 | 32.4% | 55.7% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where D C Everest Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Marathon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #142 of 323 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #142 of 327 ▼ 30 | #4 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #172 of 327 ▼ 45 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 844 | #24 of 389 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #182 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #100 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #178 of 323 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #78 of 79 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
844
-20 (-2%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 818
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 844 | 61 | 13.8:1 | 33% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 832 | 58.4 | 14.3:1 | 36% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 833 | 57.5 | 14.5:1 | 37% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 864 | 61 | 14.2:1 | 35% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 841 | 61.2 | 13.8:1 | 34% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 893 | 62 | 14.4:1 | 31% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 818 | 64 | 12.8:1 | 34% (280) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for D C Everest Middle.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (841 to 844); teachers unchanged (61.2 to 61).
About D C Everest Middle
D C Everest Middle is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Weston, Wisconsin. Grades offered run from 6 through 7, with 844 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Wisconsin is roughly 381 students; this school is 122% larger than that.
The district, D C Everest Area School District, has 5,847 students enrolled across 12 schools.
White students account for 73% of enrollment at D C Everest Middle. Smaller groups are 16% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Marathon County is roughly 87% White. D C Everest Middle has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 13.8:1 comes from the school's 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 33% in 2024-25.
allk12 grades D C Everest Middle a B. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 57.2%. D C Everest Middle scores 60.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Marathon County show that median household income is about $77,884, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 52 public schools operate in Marathon County, serving about 18,592 students.
The nearest public school is Mountain Bay Elementary, at about 0.3 miles. D C Everest Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, D C Everest Middle ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Small.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 864 to 844.
Community posts for D C Everest Middle can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Marathon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
138,403
Census ACS
Median income
$77,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
18,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in D C Everest Area School District
- D C Everest HighHigh · 1,335 students
- D C Everest Junior HighHigh · 848 students
- Weston ElementaryElementary · 519 students
- Riverside ElementaryElementary · 487 students
- Mountain Bay ElementaryElementary · 451 students
- Evergreen ElementaryElementary · 450 students
Other schools in Weston
- D C Everest HighHigh · 1,335 students
- D C Everest Junior HighHigh · 848 students
- Weston ElementaryElementary · 519 students
- Mountain Bay ElementaryElementary · 451 students
- D C Everest 4K Community PartnershipElementary · 236 students
- D C Everest Idea SchoolHigh · 69 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain Bay Elementary0.3 mi · 451
- Riverside Elementary1.9 mi · 487
- Weston Elementary3.2 mi · 519
- D C Everest Idea School3.3 mi · 69
- Odyssey Elementary3.3 mi · 64
- D C Everest 4K Community Partnership4.2 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About D C Everest MiddleHow large is D C Everest Middle?
D C Everest Middle enrolls approximately 844 students in grades 06-07.
Is D C Everest Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
D C Everest Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-07.
How many students per teacher at D C Everest Middle?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at D C Everest Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at D C Everest Middle?
At D C Everest Middle, the student body is approximately 73% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 16% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is D C Everest Middle public or private?
D C Everest Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by D C Everest Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.