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Enrollment
779
Middle
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550189000238
Karcher Middle School
300 Wainwright Avenue, Burlington, WI 53105 · (262) 763-0190 · Racine County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL779 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
270 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 5 | 194 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 179 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 193 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 213 | 27% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Karcher Middle School→Burlington High School
Based on grade levels within Burlington Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
60.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 65.9% | 70.2% |
% 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
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Karcher Middle School
Karcher Middle School's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karcher Middle School this school | 779 | 34.7% | 66.4% |
| Elkhorn Area Middle Elkhorn | 659 | 34.1% | 56.2% |
| Badger Middle West Bend | 714 | 32.9% | 62.6% |
| Fort Atkinson Middle Fort Atkinson | 467 | 34.0% | 63.2% |
| Silverbrook Intermediate West Bend | 704 | 32.1% | 69.5% |
| Webb Middle Reedsburg | 572 | 40.9% | 54.0% |
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 Karcher Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #85 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #150 of 327 ▼ 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #94 of 327 ▼ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 779 | #36 of 389 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #252 of 265 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #116 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.7% | #171 of 323 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +74.7% | #3 of 79 |
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
779
+390 (+100%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 779 | 47.5 | 16.4:1 | 35% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 43.8 | 14.2:1 | 36% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 600 | 43.4 | 13.8:1 | 34% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 32% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 31.9 | 14.0:1 | 29% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 33 | 13.1:1 | 36% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 518 | 37 | 14.0:1 | 35% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 25 | 20.7:1 | 17% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 707 | 44 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Karcher Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 75% (446 to 779); teachers up 49% (31.9 to 47.5).
About Karcher Middle School
Students in Burlington, Wisconsin, attend Karcher Middle School, a large middle-grades school. It reported 779 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Wisconsin average about 381 students, which makes this school 104% bigger than average.
Burlington Area School District serves 3,035 students across 9 schools.
At Karcher Middle School, 76% of students are White. The school is also 16% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put Racine County at about 72% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.
A staff of 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.4:1. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin is 3.6 students per teacher. By family income, 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 13 points below the 48% average for public schools in Racine County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Karcher Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 66.4%; the prediction is 56.4%.
The school's county is Racine County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $78,096, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 54 public schools in the county, enrolling about 25,901, Karcher Middle School among them.
The closest school to Karcher Middle School is Wisconsin Connect Charter School, located about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Karcher Middle School at 3rd of 7.
NCES assigns Karcher Middle School the locale Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal data put enrollment at 389 in 2020-21 and 779 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The school's ratio increased from 12.6:1 to 16.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Karcher Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Racine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,532
Census ACS
Median income
$78,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
25,901 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burlington Area School District
- Burlington High SchoolHigh · 880 students
- Dyer ElementaryElementary · 395 students
- Waller ElementaryElementary · 247 students
- Cooper MontessoriElementary · 225 students
- Winkler ElementaryElementary · 207 students
- Lyons Center ElementaryElementary · 159 students
Other schools in Burlington
- Burlington High SchoolHigh · 880 students
- Wheatland Center ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Randall Consolidated SchoolElementary · 560 students
- Dyer ElementaryElementary · 395 students
- Waller ElementaryElementary · 247 students
- Cooper MontessoriElementary · 225 students
Nearby schools
- Wisconsin Connect Charter School0.1 mi · 78
- Waller Elementary0.4 mi · 247
- Burlington Alternative School0.5 mi · 65
- Cooper Montessori0.8 mi · 225
- Burlington High School0.8 mi · 880
- Dyer Elementary1.1 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Karcher Middle SchoolHow large is Karcher Middle School?
Karcher Middle School enrolls approximately 779 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Karcher Middle School serve?
Karcher Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Karcher Middle School have?
Karcher Middle School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Karcher Middle School?
Student demographics at Karcher Middle School are roughly 76% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Karcher Middle School in?
Karcher Middle School is part of Burlington Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.