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Enrollment
967
Middle
DISTRICT 801 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUSAU SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551590002054
John Muir Middle
1400 W Stewart Ave, Wausau, WI 54401 · (715) 261-0100 · Marathon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL967 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% 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.
- B+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
13.0:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
434 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 6 | 314 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 307 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 346 | 36% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
54.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.5% | 54.3% |
| 2023-24 | 53.9% | 57.5% |
% 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
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Muir Middle
John Muir Middle's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Muir Middle this school | 967 | 44.9% | 56.1% |
| Horace Mann Middle Wausau | 635 | 46.1% | 52.5% |
| Wilson Middle Appleton | 587 | 57.8% | 36.3% |
| D C Everest Middle Weston | 844 | 33.3% | 60.0% |
| Onalaska Middle Onalaska | 620 | 29.8% | 62.9% |
| Prairie View Middle Sun Prairie | 699 | 35.9% | 52.1% |
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 Muir Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Marathon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #173 of 323 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #200 of 327 ▼ 25 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #183 of 327 ▼ 15 | #4 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 967 | #9 of 389 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #129 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #56 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.9% | #100 of 323 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #134 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
967
-52 (-5%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 1,176
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 967 | 74.4 | 13.0:1 | 45% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 977 | 73.6 | 13.3:1 | 47% (459) |
| 2022-23 | 1,006 | 75.9 | 13.3:1 | 47% (472) |
| 2020-21 | 1,019 | 76 | 13.4:1 | 49% (496) |
| 2017-18 | 1,032 | 74.2 | 13.9:1 | 41% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 948 | 70 | 13.5:1 | 43% (404) |
| 2010-11 | 945 | 65 | 14.5:1 | 43% (409) |
| 2000-01 | 1,110 | 83 | 13.4:1 | 33% (362) |
| 1990-91 | 1,176 | 83 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Muir Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,032 to 967); teachers unchanged (74.2 to 74.4).
About John Muir Middle
Students in Wausau, Wisconsin, attend John Muir Middle, a high-enrollment middle-grades school. Federal data show 967 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Wisconsin, the average enrollment is about 381.
Across its 21 schools, Wausau School District enrolls 7,738 students. John Muir Middle is one of those schools.
The largest group at John Muir Middle is White students, at 62%. Enrollment also includes 23% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among people living in Marathon County, the White share is about 87%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, John Muir Middle scores 56%.
There are about 13.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at John Muir Middle, which has 74.4. It is about the same as the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 45%. Public schools in Marathon County average 37%.
Among Wisconsin public middle schools, John Muir Middle outscored 61%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 50.1%. John Muir Middle scores 56.1%.
The county, Marathon County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $77,884 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Marathon County has 52 public schools with about 18,592 students, including John Muir Middle.
Among nearby public schools, Lincoln Elementary is closest at about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, John Muir Middle ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 1,019 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 967 by 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at John Muir Middle. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Marathon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
138,403
Census ACS
Median income
$77,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
18,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wausau School District
- West HighHigh · 1,470 students
- East HighHigh · 893 students
- Horace Mann MiddleMiddle · 635 students
- G D Jones ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 372 students
Other schools in Wausau
- West HighHigh · 1,470 students
- East HighHigh · 893 students
- Horace Mann MiddleMiddle · 635 students
- G D Jones ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 372 students
Other John Muir Middle schools
5 other US public schools in 2 states are named John Muir Middle. John Muir Middle is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- John Muir MiddleBurbank, CA · 1,353 students
- John Muir MiddleSan Leandro, CA · 969 students
- John Muir MiddleCorcoran, CA · 754 students
- John Muir MiddleSan Jose, CA · 722 students
- John Muir MiddleLos Angeles, CA · 624 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary0.6 mi · 204
- G D Jones Elementary0.8 mi · 492
- Grant Elementary0.9 mi · 189
- West High1.0 mi · 1,470
- Franklin Elementary1.5 mi · 181
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary1.6 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About John Muir MiddleHow many students attend John Muir Middle?
John Muir Middle enrolls approximately 967 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does John Muir Middle serve?
John Muir Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John Muir Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John Muir Middle is approximately 13.0:1 (74 FTE teachers).
How diverse is John Muir Middle?
John Muir Middle reports a student body of 62% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 23% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is John Muir Middle in?
John Muir Middle is part of Wausau School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.