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Enrollment
893
Middle
DISTRICT 740 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAU CLAIRE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550405000421
DeLong Middle
2000 Vine St, Eau Claire, WI 54703 · (715) 852-4900 · Eau Claire County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL893 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- B-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
12.3:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
389 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 290 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 288 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 315 | 35% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
56.1%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.9pp 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 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 56.1% |
| 2023-24 | 54.3% | 55.2% |
% 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
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 DeLong Middle
DeLong Middle's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeLong Middle this school | 893 | 43.6% | 56.1% |
| Menomonie Middle Menomonie | 730 | 41.5% | 59.9% |
| Longfellow Middle La Crosse | 631 | 46.9% | 45.1% |
| Madison Middle Appleton | 929 | 43.7% | 47.1% |
| Northstar Middle Eau Claire | 529 | 42.9% | 54.8% |
| Horace Mann Middle Wausau | 635 | 46.1% | 52.5% |
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 DeLong Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Eau Claire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #172 of 323 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #182 of 327 ▲ 10 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #181 of 327 ▼ 21 | #5 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 893 | #18 of 389 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #85 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #91 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #110 of 323 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #114 of 176 | 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
893
-111 (-11%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 1,253
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 893 | 72.8 | 12.3:1 | 44% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 861 | 73.9 | 11.7:1 | 45% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 893 | 74.5 | 12.0:1 | 44% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 1,004 | 73 | 13.8:1 | 46% (466) |
| 2017-18 | 981 | 72.9 | 13.5:1 | 40% (390) |
| 2015-16 | 941 | 68 | 13.8:1 | 45% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 880 | 61 | 14.4:1 | 46% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 1,042 | 83 | 12.6:1 | 26% (268) |
| 1990-91 | 1,253 | 90 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DeLong Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (981 to 893); teachers unchanged (72.9 to 72.8).
About DeLong Middle
DeLong Middle is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, administered by Eau Claire Area School District. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 893 students. Middle schools in Wisconsin have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 134% higher.
Eau Claire Area School District has 10,687 students spread across 23 schools.
More than half of enrollment at DeLong Middle is White: 71%. The next largest groups are 12% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 17 points below the 88% share among Eau Claire County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
The school's 72.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. The 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin is close to this figure. Income data for the school show 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Wisconsin public middle schools, DeLong Middle outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
DeLong Middle is 5.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (56.1% versus 50.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
In Eau Claire County, median household income comes to about $74,546, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 36, with about 14,002 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Prairie Ridge Early Learning School, is the closest to DeLong Middle. DeLong Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. DeLong Middle comes in 3rd of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies DeLong Middle's location as City: Small.
The school shrank from 1,004 students in 2020-21 to 893 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.8:1 in 2020-21 to 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for DeLong Middle lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Eau Claire County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,116
Census ACS
Median income
$74,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
14,002 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eau Claire Area School District
- North HighHigh · 1,567 students
- Memorial HighHigh · 1,558 students
- South MiddleMiddle · 797 students
- Northstar MiddleMiddle · 529 students
- Robbins ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Sherman ElementaryElementary · 502 students
Other schools in Eau Claire
- North HighHigh · 1,567 students
- Memorial HighHigh · 1,558 students
- South MiddleMiddle · 797 students
- Northstar MiddleMiddle · 529 students
- Robbins ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Sherman ElementaryElementary · 502 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie Ridge Early Learning School0.6 mi · 248
- Roosevelt Elementary0.9 mi · 215
- Sherman Elementary0.9 mi · 502
- Chippewa Valley Montessori Charter School1.2 mi · 301
- Lakeshore Elementary1.4 mi · 314
- Second Avenue School1.9 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About DeLong MiddleHow many students attend DeLong Middle?
DeLong Middle enrolls approximately 893 students in grades 06-08.
Is DeLong Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
DeLong Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at DeLong Middle?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at DeLong Middle.
How diverse is DeLong Middle?
DeLong Middle reports a student body of 71% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees DeLong Middle?
DeLong Middle is overseen by Eau Claire Area School District in Eau Claire County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.