Fort Atkinson Middle

Set in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, Fort Atkinson Middle is a reasonably sized 6-8 campus, part of Fort Atkinson School District. It enrolls 467 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 381 students each, so Fort Atkinson Middle sits 23% larger than that benchmark.

Within Fort Atkinson School District, which oversees 7 schools and 2,263 students, Fort Atkinson Middle is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Fort Atkinson Middle lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). The remainder reads as 15% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Fort Atkinson Middle records 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fort Atkinson Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.8%; this one delivers 63.2%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household income runs about $83,750, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Fort Atkinson Middle is one of 31 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 9,194 students).

Nearest neighbor: Purdy Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fort Atkinson Middle at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 60.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Fort Atkinson Middle's enrollment has shrank 26% since 2018, when it stood at 633 (now 467). Class-load math has tightened: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.