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What's one thing Hortonville Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
464
Middle
DISTRICT 428 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORTONVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550660002408
Hortonville Middle
220 Warner St, Hortonville, WI 54944 · (920) 779-7922 · Outagamie County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
- C+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
12.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
88 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 5 | 113 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 116 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 142 | 31% |
Student demographics
16%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
Students here typically continue to
Hortonville Middle→Hortonville High
Based on grade levels within Hortonville Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
70.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.6% | 70.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.7% | 70.6% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% 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 Hortonville Middle
Hortonville Middle's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hortonville Middle this school | 464 | 19.0% | 67.3% |
| Saint Croix Central Middle Hammond | 476 | 18.3% | 69.8% |
| Winneconne Middle Winneconne | 411 | 17.5% | 78.8% |
| Kiel Middle Kiel | 338 | 18.9% | 70.2% |
| Somerset Middle Somerset | 415 | 22.9% | 66.2% |
| Milton Middle Milton | 509 | 21.8% | 61.5% |
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 Hortonville Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #76 of 323 | #7 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #81 of 327 ▼ 16 | #6 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #77 of 327 ▼ 6 | #6 of 13 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #134 of 389 | #6 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #100 of 265 | #3 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #249 of 265 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.0% | #267 of 323 | #9 of 13 |
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
464
-48 (-9%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 464 | 37.1 | 12.5:1 | 19% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 39.3 | 12.4:1 | 17% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 35.2 | 14.5:1 | 15% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 38 | 13.5:1 | 18% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 36.9 | 12.6:1 | 12% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 35 | 12.7:1 | 19% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | 34 | 14.5:1 | 19% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 560 | 43 | 13.0:1 | 6% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 16 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hortonville Middle.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (464 to 464); teachers up 1% (36.9 to 37.1).
About Hortonville Middle
Hortonville Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Hortonville, Wisconsin, administered by Hortonville Area School District. A federal count lists 464 students at the school, in grades 5 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 381, so this school runs 22% above that.
Hortonville Area School District enrolls 4,214 students in 8 schools, including Hortonville Middle.
Hortonville Middle enrolls a student body that is 92% White. The rest of enrollment is 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Hortonville Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
The teaching staff at Hortonville Middle is 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.5:1. Middle schools in Wisconsin have a similar average ratio of 12.8:1. About 19% of students, or 88, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 13 points below the 32% average for public schools in Outagamie County.
Measured against Wisconsin public middle schools, Hortonville Middle receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Hortonville Middle, the prediction is 66.0% and the result is 67.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Outagamie County show that median household income is about $85,069, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 73 public schools operate in Outagamie County, serving about 31,330 students.
Fox West Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Nearby schools average 64.6% on proficiency, and Hortonville Middle is above that at 67.3%.
NCES assigns Hortonville Middle the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 512 to 464.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Outagamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
192,826
Census ACS
Median income
$85,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
31,330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hortonville Area School District
- Hortonville HighHigh · 1,323 students
- Greenville MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Greenville ElementaryElementary · 605 students
- Hortonville ElementaryElementary · 461 students
- North Greenville ElementaryElementary · 423 students
- Hortonville Area K4 SchoolElementary · 119 students
Other schools in Hortonville
- Hortonville HighHigh · 1,323 students
- Hortonville ElementaryElementary · 461 students
- Fox West AcademyMiddle · 65 students
Nearby schools
- Fox West Academy0.0 mi · 65
- Hortonville Elementary0.1 mi · 461
- Hortonville High0.3 mi · 1,323
- Hortonville Area K4 School5.1 mi · 119
- North Greenville Elementary5.1 mi · 423
- Greenville Middle5.6 mi · 754
Frequently asked questions
About Hortonville MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Hortonville Middle?
Hortonville Middle enrolls approximately 464 students in grades 05-08.
Is Hortonville Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hortonville Middle is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hortonville Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hortonville Middle is approximately 12.5:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hortonville Middle?
At Hortonville Middle, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hortonville Middle?
Hortonville Middle is overseen by Hortonville Area School District in Outagamie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.