Enrollment
53
Middle
DISTRICT 100 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DRUMMOND AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550381000397
Drummond Junior High
52440 Eastern Ave, Drummond, WI 54832 · (715) 739-6669 · Bayfield County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL53 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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
9.1:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
21 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 7 | 24 | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 55% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Drummond Junior High→Drummond High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Drummond Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -12.5pp since 2023
Math
53.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 53.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.9% | 56.9% |
% 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
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Drummond Junior High
Drummond Junior High's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drummond Junior High this school | 53 | 39.6% | 57.3% |
| Highland Community Middle Highland | 58 | 44.8% | 46.8% |
| Ithaca Middle Richland Center | 69 | 43.5% | 45.0% |
| Black Hawk Middle South Wayne | 76 | 40.8% | 52.4% |
| Albany Community Middle Albany | 66 | 33.3% | 57.2% |
| Turtle Lake Middle Turtle Lake | 96 | 39.6% | 56.8% |
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 Drummond Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 53 | #368 of 389 |
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
53
+3 (+6%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 77
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 53 | 5.9 | 9.1:1 | 40% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 51 | 5.9 | 8.7:1 | 39% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 48 | 5.7 | 8.5:1 | 33% (16) |
| 2020-21 | 50 | 4 | 12.5:1 | 56% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 52 | 5.4 | 9.6:1 | 50% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 62 | 4 | 15.5:1 | 50% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 69 | 4 | 17.3:1 | 54% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 94 | 4 | 23.5:1 | 54% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 77 | 2 | 38.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Drummond Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (52 to 53); teachers up 8% (5.4 to 5.9).
About Drummond Junior High
Drummond, Wisconsin, is home to Drummond Junior High, a small middle-grades school. It covers grades 7 through 8, with a total enrollment of 53 students. Enrollment is 86% lower than the average for middle schools in Wisconsin, which is about 381.
District-wide, Drummond Area School District has 3 schools and 301 students.
At Drummond Junior High, White students make up 81% of the student body. The remaining students are 9% multiracial and 8% Hispanic. The county population is about 84% White, within a few points of the school. Drummond Junior High has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Drummond Junior High is 5.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.1:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Wisconsin is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. Around 40% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Drummond Junior High a B-. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Drummond Junior High are 3.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (57.3% actual, 53.3% predicted).
Within Bayfield County, median household income is about $71,151, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 12 public schools in Bayfield County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,540.
The shortest distance from Drummond Junior High to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Drummond High. The five-mile area around Drummond Junior High holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 49.7% proficiency; Drummond Junior High posts 57.3%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
The number of students climbed from 50 to 53 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 12.5:1 to 9.1:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Bayfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,575
Census ACS
Median income
$71,151
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,540 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Drummond Area School District
- Drummond ElementaryElementary · 156 students
- Drummond HighHigh · 92 students
Other schools in Drummond
- Drummond ElementaryElementary · 156 students
- Drummond HighHigh · 92 students
Nearby schools
- Drummond High0.0 mi · 92
- Drummond Elementary0.0 mi · 156
- Iron River Elementary17.3 mi · 95
- Marengo Valley Elementary19.7 mi · 184
- Ashland High24.0 mi · 589
- Lake Superior Elementary24.1 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About Drummond Junior HighHow many students attend Drummond Junior High?
Drummond Junior High enrolls approximately 53 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Drummond Junior High serve?
Drummond Junior High serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Drummond Junior High?
Approximately 9.1:1 students per teacher at Drummond Junior High.
How diverse is Drummond Junior High?
Drummond Junior High reports a student body of 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Drummond Junior High?
Drummond Junior High is overseen by Drummond Area School District in Bayfield County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.