Enrollment
144
Middle
DISTRICT 221 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELEVA-STRUM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550420003081
Eleva-Strum Middle
W23597 US-10, Strum, WI 54770 · (715) 695-2696 · Trempealeau County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
14.8:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
50 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 53 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 35% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Eleva-Strum Middle→Eleva-Strum High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Eleva-Strum School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
48.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.7pp 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 49 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 are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 53.9% | 52.3% |
% 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
49.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 Eleva-Strum Middle
Eleva-Strum Middle's state test result (49.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleva-Strum Middle this school | 144 | 34.7% | 49.6% |
| Randolph Middle School Randolph | 117 | 32.5% | 54.3% |
| Parkview Junior High Orfordville | 171 | 36.8% | 60.2% |
| Peshtigo Middle Peshtigo | 151 | 31.8% | 45.9% |
| Kewaunee Middle Kewaunee | 185 | 37.8% | 48.0% |
| Southern Door Middle Brussels | 205 | 32.2% | 69.4% |
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 Eleva-Strum Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #232 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #239 of 327 ▼ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #182 of 327 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 144 | #293 of 389 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.7% | #170 of 323 |
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
144
-14 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 144 | 9.8 | 14.8:1 | 35% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 10.6 | 12.7:1 | 40% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 142 | 11.2 | 12.6:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 158 | 9 | 17.6:1 | 41% (65) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eleva-Strum Middle.
About Eleva-Strum Middle
Eleva-Strum Middle is a small middle school in Strum, Wisconsin, one of the schools in Eleva-Strum School District. It enrolled 144 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 62% lower than the average for middle schools in Wisconsin, which is about 381.
Eleva-Strum Middle is one of 3 schools in Eleva-Strum School District, which enrolls 664 students in total.
About 90% of the student body at Eleva-Strum Middle is White. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Eleva-Strum Middle's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Eleva-Strum Middle was 14.8:1. On average, middle schools in Wisconsin have 12.8:1, compared with 14.8:1 here. Eleva-Strum Middle's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 35%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Trempealeau County is 47%.
Measured against Wisconsin public middle schools, Eleva-Strum Middle receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Eleva-Strum Middle's results are 6.7 points below predicted: 49.6% against 56.3%.
Trempealeau County has these Census figures: the median household income is $76,313, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Trempealeau County has 21 public schools and roughly 5,893 students.
The closest public school to Eleva-Strum Middle is Eleva-Strum High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Eleva-Strum Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Eleva-Strum Middle's enrollment dropped from 158 in 2020-21 to 144 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.8:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Trempealeau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,839
Census ACS
Median income
$76,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,893 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eleva-Strum School District
- Eleva-Strum ElementaryElementary · 325 students
- Eleva-Strum HighHigh · 195 students
Other schools in Strum
- Eleva-Strum ElementaryElementary · 325 students
- Eleva-Strum HighHigh · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Eleva-Strum High0.0 mi · 195
- Eleva-Strum Elementary0.0 mi · 325
- Osseo-Fairchild Middle10.1 mi · 161
- Osseo-Fairchild High10.1 mi · 219
- Osseo-Fairchild Elementary10.3 mi · 367
- Anthony Acres School11.2 mi · 48
Frequently asked questions
About Eleva-Strum MiddleHow many students attend Eleva-Strum Middle?
Eleva-Strum Middle enrolls approximately 144 students in grades 06-08.
Is Eleva-Strum Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eleva-Strum Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eleva-Strum Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eleva-Strum Middle is approximately 14.8:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eleva-Strum Middle?
At Eleva-Strum Middle, the student body is approximately 90% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Eleva-Strum Middle in?
Eleva-Strum Middle is part of Eleva-Strum School District.
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