Enrollment
115
Middle
DISTRICT 144 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLAMBEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551497001952
Flambeau Middle
N4540 County Road I, Tony, WI 54563 · (715) 532-5559 · Rusk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL115 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% 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
13.8:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
75 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 40 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 33% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Flambeau Middle→Flambeau High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Flambeau School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -11.6pp since 2023
Math
24.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -16.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.3% | 24.1% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 40.8% |
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Flambeau Middle
Flambeau Middle's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flambeau Middle this school | 115 | 65.2% | 39.3% |
| Cornell Middle Cornell | 83 | 63.9% | 44.0% |
| Ladysmith Middle Ladysmith | 144 | 67.4% | 54.0% |
| Wonewoc-Center Junior High Wonewoc | 68 | 57.4% | 49.5% |
| Etude Middle Sheboygan | 77 | 66.2% | 39.3% |
| Gillett Middle Gillett | 120 | 59.2% | 53.9% |
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 Flambeau Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #285 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #312 of 327 ▼ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #311 of 327 ▼ 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 115 | #317 of 389 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.2% | #26 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
115
-6 (-5%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 77
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 115 | 8.3 | 13.8:1 | 65% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 106 | 10.3 | 10.3:1 | 68% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 106 | 8.3 | 12.8:1 | 56% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 121 | 9 | 13.4:1 | 60% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 126 | 8.4 | 15.0:1 | 44% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 85 | 5 | 17.0:1 | 61% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 136 | 7 | 19.4:1 | 68% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 92 | 5 | 18.4:1 | 51% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 77 | 3 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flambeau Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (126 to 115); teachers down 1% (8.4 to 8.3).
About Flambeau Middle
Among the schools in Tony, Wisconsin, is Flambeau Middle, a small middle school. It serves 115 students in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Wisconsin is roughly 381 students; this school is 70% smaller than that.
Flambeau School District is responsible for 3 schools, Flambeau Middle included, with 432 students in all.
The student body at Flambeau Middle is 98% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 3% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 8.3 full-time equivalents, or about 13.8 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.1 above the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 65%.
The allk12 Grade for Flambeau Middle is C-. Compared with Wisconsin public middle schools, the school scored higher than 22% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Flambeau Middle is 1.6 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.3% actual, 37.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Rusk County census figures show that the median household income is $59,944, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 9 public schools in Rusk County, enrolling about 1,547 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Flambeau Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Flambeau Middle ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when Flambeau Middle had 121 students, to 2024-25, when it had 115.
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Rusk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,179
Census ACS
Median income
$59,944
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Flambeau School District
- Flambeau ElementaryElementary · 188 students
- Flambeau HighHigh · 129 students
Other schools in Tony
- Flambeau ElementaryElementary · 188 students
- Flambeau HighHigh · 129 students
Nearby schools
- Flambeau Elementary0.0 mi · 188
- Flambeau High0.0 mi · 129
- Ladysmith Middle4.2 mi · 144
- Ladysmith High4.2 mi · 255
- Ladysmith Elementary4.9 mi · 328
- Bruce Middle13.6 mi · 73
Frequently asked questions
About Flambeau MiddleHow large is Flambeau Middle?
Flambeau Middle enrolls approximately 115 students in grades 06-08.
Is Flambeau Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Flambeau Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Flambeau Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Flambeau Middle is approximately 13.8:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Flambeau Middle?
Flambeau Middle reports a student body of 98% White, 2% Hispanic.
Who oversees Flambeau Middle?
Flambeau Middle is overseen by Flambeau School District in Rusk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.