Enrollment
120
Middle
DISTRICT 189 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDGAR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550408002391
Edgar Middle
203 E Birch St, Edgar, WI 54426 · (715) 352-2352 · Marathon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL120 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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
11.9:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
39 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 6 | 38 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 38% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Edgar Middle→Edgar High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Edgar School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
71.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.4% | 71.2% |
| 2023-24 | 60.2% | 68.3% |
% 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
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Edgar Middle
Edgar Middle's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Middle this school | 120 | 32.5% | 64.0% |
| Crivitz Middle Crivitz | 120 | 34.2% | 53.6% |
| Peshtigo Middle Peshtigo | 151 | 31.8% | 45.9% |
| Elmwood Middle Elmwood | 92 | 29.3% | 79.2% |
| Randolph Middle School Randolph | 117 | 32.5% | 54.3% |
| Cuba City Middle Cuba City | 129 | 28.7% | 68.5% |
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 Edgar Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Marathon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #104 of 323 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #69 of 327 ▲ 19 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #87 of 327 ▲ 16 | #1 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 120 | #312 of 389 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.5% | #185 of 323 | #4 of 7 |
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
120
-12 (-9%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 132
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 120 | 10.1 | 11.9:1 | 33% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 131 | 9.7 | 13.6:1 | 31% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 135 | 9.7 | 14.0:1 | 30% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 132 | 9 | 14.7:1 | 27% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 136 | 10 | 13.6:1 | 22% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 119 | 7 | 17.0:1 | 34% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 153 | 8 | 19.1:1 | 27% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 136 | 8 | 17.0:1 | 15% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 132 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edgar Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (136 to 120); teachers up 1% (10 to 10.1).
About Edgar Middle
Edgar Middle is a very small middle-grades school in Edgar, Wisconsin, one of the schools in Edgar School District. Its enrollment is 120 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Wisconsin average about 381 students, which makes this school 69% below average.
Edgar School District counts 568 students in its 3 schools, and Edgar Middle is one of them.
White students account for 96% of the school's enrollment. It is also 3% Hispanic. Marathon County's residents are about 87% White, 9 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 8% means there is an 8% chance two randomly chosen students at Edgar Middle are from different groups.
Edgar Middle lists 10.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.9 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 33% of the student body.
Edgar Middle earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.7% for Edgar Middle. The school posts 64.0%, 6.3 points above the prediction.
The school is in Marathon County, where median household income comes to about $77,884, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 52, with about 18,592 students.
Measured in a straight line, Edgar High is less than a tenth of a mile from Edgar Middle. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Edgar Middle ranks 1st on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 12 students, from 132 to 120. Students per teacher dropped from 14.7 in 2020-21 to 11.9 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Edgar Middle, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Marathon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
138,403
Census ACS
Median income
$77,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
18,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edgar School District
- Edgar ElementaryElementary · 255 students
- Edgar HighHigh · 193 students
Other schools in Edgar
- Edgar ElementaryElementary · 255 students
- Edgar HighHigh · 193 students
Other Edgar Middle schools
One other US public school is named Edgar Middle. Edgar Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Edgar Middle SchoolMETUCHEN, NJ · 761 students
Nearby schools
- Edgar High0.0 mi · 193
- Edgar Elementary0.0 mi · 255
- Marathon High6.3 mi · 274
- Marathon Elementary6.4 mi · 323
- Marathon Venture Academy6.4 mi · 173
- Athens High9.5 mi · 108
Frequently asked questions
About Edgar MiddleHow many students attend Edgar Middle?
Edgar Middle enrolls approximately 120 students in grades 06-08.
Is Edgar Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Edgar Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Edgar Middle?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Edgar Middle.
How diverse is Edgar Middle?
Edgar Middle reports a student body of 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Edgar Middle public or private?
Edgar Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Edgar School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.