Enrollment
349
Middle
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550705000779
Jefferson Middle
501 S Taft Ave, Jefferson, WI 53549 · (920) 675-1300 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
144 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 109 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 114 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 36% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Jefferson Middle→Jefferson High
Based on grade levels within Jefferson School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
59.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.8% | 59.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 59.5% |
% 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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Jefferson Middle
Jefferson Middle's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Middle this school | 349 | 41.3% | 55.5% |
| Turner Middle Beloit | 381 | 38.6% | 56.9% |
| Chilton Middle Chilton | 282 | 38.7% | 56.0% |
| Monroe Middle Monroe | 483 | 41.4% | 57.9% |
| Wayne Bartels Middle Portage | 422 | 40.0% | 49.3% |
| Central Middle Hartford | 419 | 39.4% | 47.5% |
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 Jefferson Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #180 of 323 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #155 of 327 no change | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #169 of 327 ▲ 30 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #184 of 389 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #53 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #119 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #128 of 323 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #79 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
349
-51 (-13%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 234
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 349 | 30.4 | 11.5:1 | 41% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 32.8 | 11.4:1 | 41% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 31.5 | 12.4:1 | 42% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 34% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 31.4 | 12.8:1 | 40% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 49% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 32 | 11.9:1 | 42% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 379 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 18% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 234 | 21 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (402 to 349); teachers down 3% (31.4 to 30.4).
About Jefferson Middle
Jefferson Middle is a public middle school in Jefferson, Wisconsin. It enrolled 349 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
Jefferson Middle is a school in Jefferson School District. The district has 5 schools and 1,612 students.
At 75%, White students outnumber all other groups at Jefferson Middle combined. The remaining students are 19% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Jefferson County, the White share is about 89%. By the diversity index, Jefferson Middle comes in at 39%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.5:1, with 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Jefferson Middle is 41%.
Measured against Wisconsin public middle schools, Jefferson 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.
The model predicts 52.3% for a school in Wisconsin with Jefferson Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Jefferson Middle posts 55.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Jefferson County show that median household income is about $83,750, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 31 public schools in Jefferson County, with a combined enrollment of about 9,194.
Of nearby public schools, West Elementary is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Jefferson Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Jefferson Middle the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Jefferson Middle went from 400 students to 349. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.3:1 to 11.5:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,003
Census ACS
Median income
$83,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson School District
- Jefferson HighHigh · 603 students
- East ElementaryElementary · 283 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 233 students
- Sullivan ElementaryElementary · 144 students
Other schools in Jefferson
- Jefferson HighHigh · 603 students
- East ElementaryElementary · 283 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 233 students
Other Jefferson Middle schools
26 other US public schools in 18 states are named Jefferson Middle. Jefferson Middle is the 23rd largest of the 27.
- Jefferson MiddleArlington, VA · 1,120 students
- Jefferson MiddleSan Gabriel, CA · 1,013 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolJefferson, GA · 1,009 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolSAINT CLAIR SHORES, MI · 990 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 990 students
Nearby schools
- West Elementary0.2 mi · 233
- Jefferson High0.2 mi · 603
- East Elementary1.0 mi · 283
- Fort Atkinson High4.4 mi · 816
- Rockwell Elementary4.5 mi · 197
- Barrie Elementary5.0 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson MiddleHow large is Jefferson Middle?
Jefferson Middle enrolls approximately 349 students in grades 06-08.
Is Jefferson Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Jefferson Middle have?
Jefferson Middle employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson Middle?
At Jefferson Middle, the student body is approximately 75% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Middle public or private?
Jefferson Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson School District.
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