De Forest Middle

De Forest Middle is a middle-grades school of large scale in De Forest, Wisconsin, overseen by De Forest Area School District, works with 602 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 381 students each, so De Forest Middle sits 58% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in De Forest Area School District (4,246 students total), De Forest Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, De Forest Middle records that nearly all students (80%) are White. The remainder reads as 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black. Compared to Dane County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Dane County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, De Forest Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.6%.

Around the school, census data for Dane County shows median household earnings sit near $89,975, roughly 55% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dane County's 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students), De Forest Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Early Learning Program, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around De Forest Middle. On composite proficiency, De Forest Middle comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 63.1%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at De Forest Middle has shrank 42%, going from 1,041 students in 2018 to 602 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.