Enrollment
186
Middle
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FENNIMORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550459003012
Fennimore Middle
510 7th St, Fennimore, WI 53809 · (608) 822-3245 · Grant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
78 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Fennimore Middle→Fennimore High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fennimore Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
73.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
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
63.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
186
+5 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.4:1
% White
89%
was 91%
% Hispanic
8%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Fennimore Middle
Fennimore Middle is a junior high of compact scale in Fennimore, Wisconsin, run under Fennimore Community School District, instructing 186 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 381 students each, so Fennimore Middle sits 51% below that benchmark.
Fennimore Community School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 821 students; Fennimore Middle is among them.
On the student-mix side, Fennimore Middle reports that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 8% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, Fennimore Middle shows 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Fennimore Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fennimore Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.9%, the actual is 63.1%, a residual of +11.2 points.
Zooming out to the county, Grant County reports that median household income runs about $66,858, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fennimore Middle is one of 32 public schools in Grant County (combined enrollment of about 6,838 students).
The closest other public school is Fennimore High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Fennimore Middle. On composite proficiency, Fennimore Middle comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 56.7%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fennimore Middle has increased 3%, going from 181 students in 2018 to 186 in 2025.
On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,770
Census ACS
Median income
$66,858
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
6,838 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fennimore Community School District
- Fennimore ElementaryElementary · 380 students
- Fennimore HighHigh · 255 students
Other schools in Fennimore
- Fennimore ElementaryElementary · 380 students
- Fennimore HighHigh · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Fennimore High0.0 mi · 255
- Fennimore Elementary0.5 mi · 380
- Lancaster Middle9.7 mi · 231
- Lancaster High9.7 mi · 325
- Winskill Elementary10.2 mi · 435
- Boscobel Junior High10.3 mi · 158
Frequently asked questions
About Fennimore MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Fennimore Middle?
Fennimore Middle enrolls approximately 186 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Fennimore Middle serve?
Fennimore Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Fennimore Middle?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Fennimore Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fennimore Middle?
At Fennimore Middle, the student body is approximately 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Fennimore Middle public or private?
Fennimore Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fennimore Community School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.