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Enrollment
443
Middle
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHEBOYGAN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551365001783
Farnsworth Middle
1017 Union Ave, Sheboygan, WI 53081 · (920) 459-3655 · Sheboygan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- DTest 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
11.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
318 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 140 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 142 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 161 | 36% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
41.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 | 37.9% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 33.6% | 38.0% |
% 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Farnsworth Middle
Farnsworth Middle's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farnsworth Middle this school | 443 | 71.8% | 38.8% |
| Urban Middle Sheboygan | 568 | 67.3% | 44.2% |
| Wilson Middle Appleton | 587 | 57.8% | 36.3% |
| Horace Mann Middle Sheboygan | 617 | 61.6% | 45.3% |
| John Muir Middle Wausau | 967 | 44.9% | 56.1% |
| Washington Middle Manitowoc | 566 | 62.4% | 33.2% |
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 Farnsworth Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Sheboygan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #286 of 323 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #272 of 327 ▲ 10 | #10 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #284 of 327 ▲ 15 | #10 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #143 of 389 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #66 of 265 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #10 of 265 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.8% | #17 of 323 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #83 of 176 | #6 of 8 |
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
443
-97 (-18%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 443 | 37.5 | 11.8:1 | 72% (318) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 38.7 | 11.9:1 | 60% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 40.2 | 12.8:1 | 60% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 59% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 38.1 | 13.3:1 | 53% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 48% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | 43 | 13.6:1 | 50% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 614 | 54 | 11.4:1 | 26% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 564 | 52 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farnsworth Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (509 to 443); teachers down 2% (38.1 to 37.5).
About Farnsworth Middle
A medium-sized middle school in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Farnsworth Middle is part of Sheboygan Area School District. A total of 443 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8.
Farnsworth Middle is part of Sheboygan Area School District, where 26 schools serve 9,285 students.
Farnsworth Middle's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 36%. After that, the student body is 31% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. Among all residents of Sheboygan County, the White share is about 83%. Farnsworth Middle has a diversity index of 73%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.8:1, with 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Wisconsin, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Farnsworth Middle is 72%. The rate at public schools in Sheboygan County averages 45%, lower than here.
Farnsworth Middle is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of Wisconsin public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Farnsworth Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.8% and a predicted 33.6%.
Census estimates describe Sheboygan County this way: median household income is about $73,094, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 52 public schools in Sheboygan County, with a combined enrollment of about 17,340.
Early Learning Center is located about 0.7 miles from Farnsworth Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Farnsworth Middle is ahead of the 38.4% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
Federal data place Farnsworth Middle in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Farnsworth Middle saw enrollment fall 18% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 13.2:1 to 11.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Farnsworth Middle may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sheboygan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
117,991
Census ACS
Median income
$73,094
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
17,340 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sheboygan Area School District
- North HighHigh · 1,482 students
- South HighHigh · 1,075 students
- Horace Mann MiddleMiddle · 617 students
- Urban MiddleMiddle · 568 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 521 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Other schools in Sheboygan
- North HighHigh · 1,482 students
- South HighHigh · 1,075 students
- Horace Mann MiddleMiddle · 617 students
- Urban MiddleMiddle · 568 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 521 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Other Farnsworth Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Farnsworth Middle. Farnsworth Middle is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- FARNSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLGUILDERLAND, NY · 1,186 students
- FARNSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLRIGBY, ID · 611 students
Nearby schools
- Early Learning Center0.7 mi · 521
- Longfellow Elementary0.7 mi · 234
- South High0.7 mi · 1,075
- Wilson Elementary0.8 mi · 472
- James Madison Elementary1.0 mi · 327
- Sheridan Elementary1.1 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About Farnsworth MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Farnsworth Middle?
Farnsworth Middle enrolls approximately 443 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Farnsworth Middle serve?
Farnsworth Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Farnsworth Middle?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Farnsworth Middle.
How diverse is Farnsworth Middle?
Farnsworth Middle reports a student body of 36% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Black, 31% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Farnsworth Middle?
Farnsworth Middle is overseen by Sheboygan Area School District in Sheboygan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.