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Enrollment
510
Middle
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERFORD GRADED J1 SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551566001989
Fox River Middle
921 W Main St, Waterford, WI 53185 · (262) 514-8240 · Racine County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- A-Test 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
16.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
94 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 163 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 168 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 179 | 35% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Based on grade levels within Waterford Graded J1 School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
69.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.7% | 69.3% |
| 2023-24 | 59.7% | 70.4% |
% 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
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Fox River Middle
Fox River Middle's state test result (68.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox River Middle this school | 510 | 18.4% | 68.2% |
| Silver Lake Intermediate Oconomowoc | 633 | 18.8% | 75.5% |
| Oregon Middle Oregon | 613 | 17.9% | 59.3% |
| Milton Middle Milton | 509 | 21.8% | 61.5% |
| Meyer Middle River Falls | 725 | 18.1% | 69.7% |
| J C McKenna Middle Evansville | 362 | 18.0% | 59.8% |
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 Fox River Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #70 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #87 of 327 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #64 of 327 ▲ 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #120 of 389 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #247 of 265 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.5% | #201 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #272 of 323 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +40.1% | #9 of 79 |
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
510
+42 (+9%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 510 | 31.8 | 16.1:1 | 18% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 38 | 12.9:1 | 20% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 39.4 | 12.2:1 | 18% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 39 | 12.0:1 | 18% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 23.9 | 15.2:1 | 12% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 20% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 389 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 15% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 38 | 13.4:1 | 7% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 588 | 26 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fox River Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 40% (364 to 510); teachers up 33% (23.9 to 31.8).
About Fox River Middle
Fox River Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school. Its address is in Waterford, Wisconsin. It enrolls 510 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. That is 34% larger than the average of about 381 students for middle schools in Wisconsin.
Fox River Middle falls under Waterford Graded J1 School District, which has 4 schools enrolling 1,473 students.
By race and ethnicity, Fox River Middle is 88% White. Enrollment also includes 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 15 points above the 72% share among Racine County residents. A diversity index of 23% means there is a 23% chance two randomly chosen students at Fox River Middle are from different groups.
Fox River Middle has 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.1:1. Middle schools in Wisconsin have an average ratio of 12.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 18%. For comparison, public schools in Racine County average 48%.
Among Wisconsin public middle schools, Fox River Middle outscored 70%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 66.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Racine County show that the median household earns about $78,096 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Racine County, 54 public schools serve about 25,901 students.
Evergreen Elementary is the nearest public school to Fox River Middle, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Fox River Middle is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
From 468 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 510 by 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 12.0:1 to 16.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Racine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,532
Census ACS
Median income
$78,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
25,901 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waterford Graded J1 School District
- Trailside ElementaryElementary · 331 students
- Woodfield ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Evergreen ElementaryElementary · 310 students
Other schools in Waterford
- Waterford HighHigh · 889 students
- Trailside ElementaryElementary · 331 students
- Woodfield ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Evergreen ElementaryElementary · 310 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 192 students
Nearby schools
- Evergreen Elementary0.2 mi · 310
- Woodfield Elementary0.5 mi · 322
- Waterford High0.5 mi · 889
- Trailside Elementary1.3 mi · 331
- Lakeview Elementary4.9 mi · 290
- Washington Elementary5.3 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Fox River MiddleHow large is Fox River Middle?
Fox River Middle enrolls approximately 510 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Fox River Middle serve?
Fox River Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fox River Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fox River Middle is approximately 16.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Fox River Middle?
Fox River Middle reports a student body of 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Fox River Middle?
Fox River Middle is overseen by Waterford Graded J1 School District in Racine County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.