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Enrollment
868
Middle
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLMEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550654000707
Holmen Middle
502 N Main St, Holmen, WI 54636 · (608) 526-3391 · La Crosse County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL868 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
201 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 279 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 308 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 281 | 32% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Holmen Middle→Holmen High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Holmen School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
73.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.3% | 73.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.9% | 69.0% |
% 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
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Holmen Middle
Holmen Middle's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmen Middle this school | 868 | 23.2% | 69.7% |
| Einstein Middle Appleton | 851 | 28.9% | 58.6% |
| West De Pere Intermediate School De Pere | 561 | 23.9% | 58.0% |
| Forest Park Middle Franklin | 1,056 | 20.9% | 67.0% |
| North Middle Menomonee Falls | 804 | 18.9% | 63.5% |
| Kennedy Middle Germantown | 865 | 13.9% | 60.5% |
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 Holmen Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In La Crosse County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #56 of 323 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #52 of 327 ▲ 24 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #66 of 327 ▲ 11 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 868 | #20 of 389 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #74 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #173 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.2% | #245 of 323 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #172 of 176 | N/A |
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
868
-44 (-5%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 747
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 868 | 72.1 | 12.1:1 | 23% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 878 | 72.4 | 12.1:1 | 25% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 892 | 72 | 12.4:1 | 25% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 912 | 72 | 12.7:1 | 26% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 877 | 72.1 | 12.2:1 | 24% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 825 | 67 | 12.3:1 | 27% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 813 | 65 | 12.5:1 | 27% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 644 | 40 | 16.1:1 | 19% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 747 | 48 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holmen Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (877 to 868); teachers unchanged (72.1 to 72.1).
About Holmen Middle
A large middle-grades school in Holmen, Wisconsin, Holmen Middle is part of Holmen School District. The school's enrollment of 868 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 128% higher than the average for middle schools in Wisconsin, which is about 381.
Holmen School District enrolls 3,787 students in 7 schools, including Holmen Middle.
White students make up 84% of enrollment at Holmen Middle. The remaining students are 9% Asian and 4% multiracial. Holmen Middle's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 72.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.1:1. This ratio sits 0.7 below the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 23%. The rate at public schools in La Crosse County averages 35%, higher than here.
Test results at Holmen Middle are 6.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (69.7% actual, 63.4% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for La Crosse County show that the median household income is $73,013, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Holmen Middle is one of 38 public schools in the county.
Evergreen Elementary is the public school closest to Holmen Middle, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Holmen Middle ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Holmen Middle in the Suburb: Small locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Holmen Middle's enrollment dropped from 912 in 2020-21 to 868 in 2024-25.
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La Crosse County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
120,488
Census ACS
Median income
$73,013
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
14,903 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holmen School District
- Holmen HighHigh · 1,242 students
- Prairie View ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Sand Lake ElementaryElementary · 363 students
- Viking ElementaryElementary · 355 students
- Evergreen ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Holmen Public PreschoolElementary · 176 students
Other schools in Holmen
- Holmen HighHigh · 1,242 students
- Prairie View ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Sand Lake ElementaryElementary · 363 students
- Viking ElementaryElementary · 355 students
- Evergreen ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Holmen Public PreschoolElementary · 176 students
Nearby schools
- Evergreen Elementary0.3 mi · 317
- Holmen Public Preschool0.7 mi · 176
- Viking Elementary0.7 mi · 355
- Holmen High0.8 mi · 1,242
- Prairie View Elementary1.9 mi · 466
- Sand Lake Elementary2.9 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Holmen MiddleHow many students attend Holmen Middle?
Holmen Middle enrolls approximately 868 students in grades 06-08.
Is Holmen Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Holmen Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Holmen Middle have?
Holmen Middle employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Holmen Middle?
Student demographics at Holmen Middle are roughly 84% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Holmen Middle?
Holmen Middle is overseen by Holmen School District in La Crosse County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.