Enrollment
58
Middle
DISTRICT 92 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550642002829
Highland Community Middle
1030 Cardinal Dr, Highland, WI 53543 · (608) 929-4525 · Iowa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL58 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.6:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
26 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 19 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 29% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Highland Community Middle→Highland Community High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Highland School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
32.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.9% | 32.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 37.7% |
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Highland Community Middle
Highland Community Middle's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Community Middle this school | 58 | 44.8% | 46.8% |
| Plum City Middle School Plum City | 51 | 47.1% | 49.7% |
| Drummond Junior High Drummond | 53 | 39.6% | 57.3% |
| Almond-Bancroft Middle Almond | 77 | 42.9% | 37.7% |
| Ithaca Middle Richland Center | 69 | 43.5% | 45.0% |
| Black Hawk Middle South Wayne | 76 | 40.8% | 52.4% |
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 Highland Community Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 58 | #364 of 389 |
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
58
-27 (-32%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 53
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 58 | 4.6 | 12.6:1 | 45% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 55 | 5 | 11.0:1 | 40% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 51 | 4.9 | 10.4:1 | 29% (15) |
| 2020-21 | 85 | 7 | 12.1:1 | 34% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 75 | 5.5 | 13.7:1 | 11% (8) |
| 2015-16 | 77 | 6 | 12.8:1 | 22% (17) |
| 2010-11 | 53 | 3 | 17.7:1 | 17% (9) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Community Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (75 to 58); teachers down 16% (5.5 to 4.6).
About Highland Community Middle
Highland Community Middle is a small middle school in Highland, Wisconsin, (ZIP code 53543). Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 58 students. Against the 381-student average for middle schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 85% lower.
Highland Community Middle falls under Highland School District, which has 3 schools enrolling 276 students.
Highland Community Middle's enrollment is 83% White. The next largest groups are 12% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 10 points below the 93% share among Iowa County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 30% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Highland Community Middle operates with 4.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.6:1. That is close to the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Highland Community Middle reports 45% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 30% average for public schools in Iowa County is 15 points lower.
Measured against Wisconsin public middle schools, Highland Community Middle receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 50.1% at Highland Community Middle; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.8%.
In Iowa County (population about 23,867), the median household income is $82,182, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Highland Community Middle is one of 15 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Highland Community High is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Highland Community Middle, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.6%; Highland Community Middle's is 46.8%, ranking 8th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Highland Community Middle as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment declined 32% from its 2020-21 level of 85.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Iowa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,867
Census ACS
Median income
$82,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,373 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Highland School District
- Highland Community ElementaryElementary · 124 students
- Highland Community HighHigh · 94 students
Other schools in Highland
- Highland Community ElementaryElementary · 124 students
- Highland Community HighHigh · 94 students
Nearby schools
- Highland Community High0.0 mi · 94
- Highland Community Elementary0.0 mi · 124
- Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle8.4 mi · 423
- Iowa-Grant High8.5 mi · 225
- Riverdale Academy10.2 mi · 14
- Riverdale Elementary10.2 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Community MiddleHow large is Highland Community Middle?
Highland Community Middle enrolls approximately 58 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Highland Community Middle serve?
Highland Community Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Highland Community Middle have?
Highland Community Middle employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
How diverse is Highland Community Middle?
Highland Community Middle reports a student body of 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Highland Community Middle in?
Highland Community Middle is part of Highland School District.
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