Elk Mound Middle

Elk Mound Middle is a mid-sized 6-8 campus in Elk Mound, Wisconsin, overseen by Elk Mound Area School District. The school caters to 368 students in grades 5 through 8.

Elk Mound Middle is one of 3 schools operated by Elk Mound Area School District, a district that works with 1,172 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Elk Mound Middle shows that nearly all students (85%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dunn County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Elk Mound Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.1%; this one delivers 69.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Dunn County put the typical household earns roughly $74,824 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Dunn County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,848 students), Elk Mound Middle is one campus in the mix.

Elk Mound High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Elk Mound Middle comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 57.9%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elk Mound Middle has held roughly steady, going from 361 students in 2018 to 368 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 85% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Elk Mound Middle community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.