Enrollment
101
Middle
DISTRICT 142 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550681002990
Independence Middle
23786 Indee Blvd, Independence, WI 54747 · (715) 985-3172 · Trempealeau County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL101 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
61 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 32 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 33% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Independence Middle→Independence High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Independence School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 are down about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.4% | 56.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Independence Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #190 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #227 of 327 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #201 of 327 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 101 | #327 of 389 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #39 of 323 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
101
+20 (+25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 101 | 8 | 12.6:1 | 60% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 88 | 7.8 | 11.3:1 | 57% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 95 | 8.5 | 11.2:1 | 59% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 81 | 7 | 11.6:1 | 65% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 72 | 6.1 | 11.9:1 | 58% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 65 | 7 | 9.3:1 | 66% (43) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Independence Middle.
About Independence Middle
A small middle-grades school in Independence, Wisconsin, Independence Middle is part of Independence School District. The school reports 101 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 73% smaller than the 381 average for middle schools in Wisconsin.
The district for Independence Middle is Independence School District, with 3 schools and 425 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Independence Middle, at 54%. Smaller groups are 44% White. For comparison, the population of Trempealeau County is roughly 13% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Independence Middle is 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.6:1. That is close to the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. About 60% of students, or 61, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Trempealeau County averages 47%, lower than here.
In Wisconsin, Independence Middle is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.7% compared with a predicted 40.6%.
Independence Middle is located in Trempealeau County, where the median household income is $76,313, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Independence Middle is one of 21 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Independence Middle to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Independence High. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Independence Middle places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, Independence Middle is Rural: Remote.
Independence Middle's enrollment climbed from 81 in 2020-21 to 101 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 11.6 in 2020-21 to 12.6 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Trempealeau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,839
Census ACS
Median income
$76,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,893 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Independence School District
- Independence ElementaryElementary · 182 students
- Independence HighHigh · 142 students
Other schools in Independence
- Independence ElementaryElementary · 182 students
- Independence HighHigh · 142 students
Nearby schools
- Independence High0.0 mi · 142
- Independence Elementary0.0 mi · 182
- Whitehall Memorial Elementary4.5 mi · 439
- Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High4.5 mi · 321
- Arcadia Elementary8.8 mi · 531
- Arcadia Middle9.3 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Independence MiddleHow large is Independence Middle?
Independence Middle enrolls approximately 101 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Independence Middle serve?
Independence Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Independence Middle?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Independence Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Independence Middle?
At Independence Middle, the student body is approximately 44% White, 54% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Independence Middle?
Independence Middle is overseen by Independence School District in Trempealeau County.
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