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Enrollment
726
Middle
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KETTLE MORAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550351000377
Kettle Moraine Middle
301 E Ottawa Ave, Dousman, WI 53118 · (262) 965-6500 · Waukesha County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL726 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
15.1:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
81 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 | 227 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 218 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 281 | 39% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kettle Moraine School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
77.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
78.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.9% | 78.2% |
| 2023-24 | 75.7% | 81.1% |
% 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
78.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Kettle Moraine Middle
Kettle Moraine Middle's state test result (78.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettle Moraine Middle this school | 726 | 11.2% | 78.9% |
| Lake Denoon Middle Muskego | 673 | 10.4% | 76.1% |
| Park View Middle Mukwonago | 721 | 13.2% | 73.9% |
| Greenville Middle Greenville | 754 | 11.9% | 67.9% |
| Muskego Lakes Middle Muskego | 676 | 9.6% | 77.0% |
| Webster Middle Cedarburg | 692 | 7.1% | 84.7% |
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 Kettle Moraine Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #11 of 323 | #4 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #31 of 327 ▼ 13 | #11 of 17 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #15 of 327 ▲ 1 | #4 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 726 | #50 of 389 | #8 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #229 of 265 | #13 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #212 of 265 | #15 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.2% | #309 of 323 | #11 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #94 of 176 | #5 of 13 |
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
726
-101 (-12%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 865
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 726 | 48.2 | 15.1:1 | 11% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 717 | 49 | 14.6:1 | 13% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 780 | 50.5 | 15.4:1 | 11% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 827 | 49 | 16.9:1 | 14% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 823 | 53.5 | 15.4:1 | 12% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 862 | 54 | 16.0:1 | 15% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 989 | 53 | 18.7:1 | 8% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 1,025 | 67 | 15.3:1 | 4% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 865 | 54 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kettle Moraine Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (823 to 726); teachers down 10% (53.5 to 48.2).
About Kettle Moraine Middle
Kettle Moraine Middle is a large middle school in Wisconsin, with an address in Dousman. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 726 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 381, so this school runs 91% above that.
Kettle Moraine Middle belongs to Kettle Moraine School District, a district of 12 schools and 3,361 students.
About 88% of the student body at Kettle Moraine Middle is White. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Waukesha County as a whole is similar, at about 87%. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Kettle Moraine Middle total 48.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. The school counts 81 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 11%.
Measured against Wisconsin public middle schools, Kettle Moraine Middle receives an A. 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 school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 78.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 70.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Waukesha County show that the median household income is $106,076, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. There are 113 public schools in Waukesha County, enrolling about 60,032 students in all.
Dousman Elementary is located less than a tenth of a mile from Kettle Moraine Middle. The five-mile area around Kettle Moraine Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 65.3% proficiency; Kettle Moraine Middle posts 78.9%.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
The school enrolled 726 students in 2024-25, 101 fewer than the 827 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.9:1 to 15.1:1.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Waukesha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
411,762
Census ACS
Median income
$106,076
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
60,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kettle Moraine School District
- Kettle Moraine HighHigh · 869 students
- Wales ElementaryElementary · 333 students
- Dousman ElementaryElementary · 311 students
- Cushing ElementaryElementary · 281 students
- Magee ElementaryElementary · 255 students
- High School of Health SciencesHigh · 176 students
Nearby schools
- Dousman Elementary0.1 mi · 311
- Adeline Montessori School Inc1.4 mi · 211
- School for Arts and Performance4.5 mi · 114
- KM Global Sch4.5 mi · 71
- Kettle Moraine High4.5 mi · 869
- High School of Health Sciences4.5 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Kettle Moraine MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Kettle Moraine Middle?
Kettle Moraine Middle enrolls approximately 726 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Kettle Moraine Middle serve?
Kettle Moraine Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Kettle Moraine Middle have?
Kettle Moraine Middle employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Kettle Moraine Middle?
Student demographics at Kettle Moraine Middle are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Kettle Moraine Middle public or private?
Kettle Moraine Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kettle Moraine School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.