Eleva-Strum Middle

Eleva-Strum Middle, a rural-scale middle school in Strum, Wisconsin, operated by Eleva-Strum School District, instructs 144 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 381 students each, so Eleva-Strum Middle sits 62% leaner than that benchmark.

Eleva-Strum School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 664 students; Eleva-Strum Middle is among them.

Demographically, Eleva-Strum Middle shows that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Eleva-Strum Middle has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Eleva-Strum Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 35% of students at Eleva-Strum Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Trempealeau County's rate of about 47%.

With demographic context factored in, Eleva-Strum Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.6%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Trempealeau County) shows that median household earnings sit near $76,313, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Trempealeau County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,893 students), Eleva-Strum Middle is one campus in the mix.

Eleva-Strum High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eleva-Strum Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

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