Fort Atkinson Middle

Fort Atkinson Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Wisconsin, with an address in Fort Atkinson. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 467 students. That compares with an average of about 381 students for middle schools in Wisconsin.

The district, Fort Atkinson School District, operates 7 schools serving 2,263 students.

At Fort Atkinson Middle, 81% of students are White. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Fort Atkinson Middle is 10.7:1, based on 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1. Lunch program data show 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Jefferson County is similar, at 35%.

Among Wisconsin public middle schools, Fort Atkinson Middle outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Fort Atkinson Middle, the prediction is 56.8% and the result is 63.2%.

Looking at the county, Jefferson County, median household income comes to about $83,750, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 31 public schools and about 9,194 students.

Of the public schools around it, Fort Atkinson Middle is closest to Purdy Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 60.4%; Fort Atkinson Middle's is 63.2%, ranking 4th of 8.

Fort Atkinson Middle has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.

The school's enrollment decreased 21% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

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