Enrollment
89
Middle
DISTRICT 145 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORT EDWARDS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551197000580
John Edwards Middle
801 2nd St, Port Edwards, WI 54469 · (715) 887-9000 · Wood County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL89 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- CTest 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
8.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
45 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 28 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 31% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
John Edwards Middle→John Edwards High
Based on grade levels within Port Edwards School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
51.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 51.2% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 57.1% |
% 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
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 John Edwards Middle
John Edwards Middle's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Edwards Middle this school | 89 | 50.6% | 51.1% |
| Rib Lake Middle Rib Lake | 93 | 48.4% | 59.2% |
| Royall Intermediate Elroy | 99 | 50.5% | 50.3% |
| Augusta Middle Augusta | 109 | 52.3% | 39.4% |
| Riverdale Junior High Muscoda | 88 | 53.4% | 53.9% |
| Wausaukee Middle Wausaukee | 94 | 45.7% | 41.6% |
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 John Edwards Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 89 | #342 of 389 |
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
89
-53 (-37%) vs 2020
-45% since 2000-01, when it was 161
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 89 | 10.8 | 8.3:1 | 51% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 102 | 9.1 | 11.2:1 | 57% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 100 | 9.7 | 10.3:1 | 46% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 142 | 11 | 12.9:1 | 53% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 122 | 8.3 | 14.8:1 | 39% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 60 | 6 | 10.0:1 | 40% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 89 | 8 | 11.1:1 | 38% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 161 | 8 | 20.1:1 | 22% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Edwards Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (122 to 89); teachers up 30% (8.3 to 10.8).
About John Edwards Middle
John Edwards Middle is one of the public schools in Port Edwards, Wisconsin. It is a very small middle school. Total enrollment is 89 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. Middle schools in Wisconsin have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 77% lower.
John Edwards Middle is one school in Port Edwards School District, a system of 3 schools with 435 students.
The share of White students at John Edwards Middle is 87%. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic, 4% Native American, and 2% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 25%.
There are 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at John Edwards Middle, giving a ratio of 8.3:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Wisconsin is 12.8:1. A total of 45 students, or 51%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Wisconsin public middle schools, John Edwards Middle outscored 43%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, John Edwards Middle is 4.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
Wood County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $67,989, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Wood County's 32 public schools enroll about 10,849 students and include John Edwards Middle.
John Edwards Middle's closest public school neighbor is John Edwards High, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around John Edwards Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. John Edwards Middle's average proficiency of 51.1% compares with 47.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 142 to 89, a 37% decline. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (8.3:1) than in 2020-21 (12.9:1).
The discussion board for John Edwards Middle is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,004
Census ACS
Median income
$67,989
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
10,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Port Edwards School District
- Port Edwards Ed Heuer Elementary SchoolElementary · 202 students
- John Edwards HighHigh · 144 students
Other schools in Port Edwards
- Port Edwards Ed Heuer Elementary SchoolElementary · 202 students
- John Edwards HighHigh · 144 students
Nearby schools
- John Edwards High0.0 mi · 144
- Port Edwards Ed Heuer Elementary School0.3 mi · 202
- Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle2.2 mi · 943
- Woodside Elementary2.3 mi · 354
- Grove Elementary2.5 mi · 178
- Humke Elementary3.3 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About John Edwards MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at John Edwards Middle?
John Edwards Middle enrolls approximately 89 students in grades 06-08.
Is John Edwards Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
John Edwards Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does John Edwards Middle have?
John Edwards Middle employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
What is the student diversity at John Edwards Middle?
Student demographics at John Edwards Middle are roughly 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees John Edwards Middle?
John Edwards Middle is overseen by Port Edwards School District in Wood County.
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