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Enrollment
537
High
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURAND-ARKANSAW SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550384000136
Durand Middle/High
604 7th Ave E, Durand, WI 54736 · (715) 672-8917 · Pepin County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Wisconsin public high 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.
- ·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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
192 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 84 | 16% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Durand-Arkansaw School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.8pp since 2023
Math
61.1%
WI avg 54.8% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.6% | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 48.8% | 54.1% |
% 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Durand Middle/High
Durand Middle/High's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durand Middle/High this school | 537 | 35.8% | 53.0% |
| Northland Pines Middle and High School Eagle River | 543 | 37.8% | 52.2% |
| Waupaca High Waupaca | 623 | 36.8% | 52.4% |
| Medford High Medford | 667 | 34.0% | 43.0% |
| Merrill High Merrill | 756 | 36.4% | 44.3% |
| Amery High Amery | 418 | 32.1% | 60.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 Durand Middle/High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #125 of 402 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #12 of 64 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #17 of 64 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #167 of 532 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #109 of 325 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #283 of 325 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.8% | #192 of 418 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.5% | #28 of 128 |
Ranked against other public high 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
537
+43 (+9%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 537 | 39.6 | 13.6:1 | 36% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 41.3 | 12.9:1 | 38% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 35.1 | 14.8:1 | 37% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 36 | 13.7:1 | 41% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 37.5 | 12.3:1 | 30% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 37 | 12.9:1 | 33% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 27 | 18.6:1 | 34% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 26% (132) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Durand Middle/High.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (461 to 537); teachers up 6% (37.5 to 39.6).
About Durand Middle/High
Durand Middle/High is a mid-sized high school in Durand, Wisconsin, under Durand-Arkansaw School District. The school covers grades 6 through 12 and reported 537 students in 2024-25.
The 2 schools in Durand-Arkansaw School District enroll 994 students altogether, Durand Middle/High among them.
By race and ethnicity, Durand Middle/High is 91% White. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic. In Pepin County overall, the White share is about 95%. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Durand Middle/High are from different groups.
Staffing at Durand Middle/High comes to 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.6:1. High schools in Wisconsin average 14.6:1, 1.1 more students per teacher than here. Durand Middle/High counts 36% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Pepin County is similar, at 35%.
On the allk12 Grade, Durand Middle/High lands at B, ahead of 58% of Wisconsin public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.7% for Durand Middle/High. The school posts 53.0%, 2.7 points below the prediction.
Census data for Pepin County show median household income comes to about $75,256, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 5 public schools and about 1,219 students.
Caddie Woodlawn Elementary, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Durand Middle/High is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Durand Middle/High as Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 494 to 537, a 9% rise.
On allk12, people connected to Durand Middle/High can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Pepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,431
Census ACS
Median income
$75,256
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,219 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Durand-Arkansaw School District
- Caddie Woodlawn ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Durand-Arkansaw Middle SchoolCombined
Other schools in Durand
- Caddie Woodlawn ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Durand-Arkansaw Middle SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Caddie Woodlawn Elementary0.1 mi · 457
- Downsville Elementary10.3 mi · 86
- Plum City Elementary11.5 mi · 85
- Plum City Middle School11.5 mi · 51
- Plum City High11.5 mi · 79
- Elmwood Elementary14.1 mi · 130
Frequently asked questions
About Durand Middle/HighHow many students attend Durand Middle/High?
Durand Middle/High enrolls approximately 537 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Durand Middle/High serve?
Durand Middle/High serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Durand Middle/High have?
Durand Middle/High employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Durand Middle/High?
Student demographics at Durand Middle/High are roughly 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Durand Middle/High public or private?
Durand Middle/High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Durand-Arkansaw School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.