Howards Grove Middle

Howards Grove Middle is a cozy junior high in Howards Grove, Wisconsin, overseen by Howards Grove School District. The school serves 256 students in grades 5 through 8. That puts it 33% leaner than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 3 schools in Howards Grove School District (874 students total), Howards Grove Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Howards Grove Middle logs that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Sheboygan County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Howards Grove Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.8%.

In the surrounding community, Sheboygan County reports that median household earnings sit near $73,094, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Sheboygan County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,340 students), of which Howards Grove Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Northview Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Howards Grove Middle at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 55.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Howards Grove Middle has ticked up 10%, going from 233 students in 2018 to 256 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 95% to 90%. Class-load math has widened: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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