Enrollment
300
Middle
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT FRANCIS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551326001747
Deer Creek Intermediate
3680 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Saint Francis, WI 53235 · (414) 482-8400 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- C+Test 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
13.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
140 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 4 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 24% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Deer Creek Intermediate→Saint Francis High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Saint Francis School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.6pp since 2023
Math
52.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.1% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 51.7% | 62.9% |
% 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Deer Creek Intermediate
Deer Creek Intermediate's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Intermediate this school | 300 | 46.7% | 54.4% |
| Bessie Allen Middle North Fond du Lac | 339 | 48.7% | 39.9% |
| Whitewater Middle Whitewater | 394 | 50.3% | 47.2% |
| South Milwaukee Middle South Milwaukee | 610 | 53.3% | 35.9% |
| Theisen Middle Fond du Lac | 431 | 44.5% | 57.4% |
| Woodworth Middle Fond du Lac | 413 | 54.0% | 49.5% |
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 Deer Creek Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #193 of 323 | #10 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #210 of 327 ▼ 79 | #11 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #238 of 327 ▼ 45 | #14 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #206 of 389 | #19 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #161 of 265 | #12 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #38 of 265 | #8 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #87 of 323 | #15 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #65 of 176 | #9 of 20 |
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
300
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 201
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 300 | 22.2 | 13.5:1 | 47% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 24.5 | 12.4:1 | 46% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 24.8 | 12.5:1 | 51% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 23 | 13.4:1 | 44% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 23 | 15.4:1 | 43% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 22 | 15.5:1 | 46% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 43% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 489 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 19% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 201 | 10 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deer Creek Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (354 to 300); teachers down 4% (23 to 22.2).
About Deer Creek Intermediate
Deer Creek Intermediate is a low-enrollment middle-grades school based in Saint Francis, Wisconsin. The school enrolls 300 students in grades 4 through 8. That compares with an average of about 381 students for middle schools in Wisconsin.
The 3 schools of Saint Francis School District, including Deer Creek Intermediate, enroll 1,106 students.
The largest group at Deer Creek Intermediate is White students, at 51%. Enrollment also includes 30% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black, and 3% Asian. Milwaukee County residents are about 51% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Deer Creek Intermediate is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Deer Creek Intermediate, giving a ratio of 13.5:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Wisconsin is 12.8:1. A total of 140 students, or 47%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 64% average for public schools in Milwaukee County.
Among Wisconsin public middle schools, Deer Creek Intermediate outscored 54%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Deer Creek Intermediate is 5.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (54.4% versus 49.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
In the surrounding county, Milwaukee County, median household income comes to about $64,435, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The county has 284 public schools and about 122,496 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Fernwood Montessori, is the closest to Deer Creek Intermediate. Deer Creek Intermediate has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Deer Creek Intermediate ranks 4th on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 3%.
The discussion board for Deer Creek Intermediate is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Milwaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Saint Francis School District
- Saint Francis HighHigh · 543 students
- Willow Glen Primary SchoolElementary · 263 students
Other schools in Saint Francis
- Saint Francis HighHigh · 543 students
- Willow Glen Primary SchoolElementary · 263 students
Other Deer Creek Intermediate schools
One other US public school is named Deer Creek Intermediate. Deer Creek Intermediate is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Deer Creek Intermediate SchoolEdmond, OK · 639 students
Nearby schools
- Fernwood Montessori0.6 mi · 731
- Willow Glen Primary School0.7 mi · 263
- Clement Avenue Elementary0.9 mi · 238
- Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies1.1 mi · 228
- Lincoln Elementary1.3 mi · 312
- Saint Francis High1.3 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Deer Creek IntermediateHow large is Deer Creek Intermediate?
Deer Creek Intermediate enrolls approximately 300 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Deer Creek Intermediate serve?
Deer Creek Intermediate serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Deer Creek Intermediate?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Deer Creek Intermediate.
How diverse is Deer Creek Intermediate?
Deer Creek Intermediate reports a student body of 51% White, 30% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Deer Creek Intermediate?
Deer Creek Intermediate is overseen by Saint Francis School District in Milwaukee County.
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