Enrollment
338
Middle
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIEL AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550744000845
Kiel Middle
502 Paine St, Kiel, WI 53042 · (920) 894-2264 · Manitowoc County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- ATest 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
13.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
64 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 5 | 74 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 24% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Kiel Middle→Kiel High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kiel Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
74.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.9% | 74.2% |
| 2023-24 | 61.1% | 68.5% |
% 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
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Kiel Middle
Kiel Middle's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiel Middle this school | 338 | 18.9% | 70.2% |
| Lodi Middle Lodi | 324 | 17.9% | 66.4% |
| Freedom Middle Freedom | 339 | 18.6% | 63.8% |
| J C McKenna Middle Evansville | 362 | 18.0% | 59.8% |
| Poynette Middle Poynette | 271 | 21.4% | 67.3% |
| Hortonville Middle Hortonville | 464 | 19.0% | 67.3% |
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 Kiel Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Manitowoc County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #52 of 323 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #47 of 327 ▲ 37 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #52 of 327 ▲ 45 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #191 of 389 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #138 of 265 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #235 of 265 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.9% | #268 of 323 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #169 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
338
+35 (+12%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
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 | 338 | 25.6 | 13.2:1 | 19% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 26.1 | 13.2:1 | 22% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 24.5 | 13.5:1 | 23% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 24 | 12.6:1 | 19% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 22.6 | 15.2:1 | 18% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 25 | 14.3:1 | 23% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 22% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 8% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 393 | 26 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kiel Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (344 to 338); teachers up 13% (22.6 to 25.6).
About Kiel Middle
Kiel Middle is a middle-grades school in Kiel, Wisconsin, according to federal school records. It reports enrollment of 338 students in grades 5 through 8.
The 5 schools in Kiel Area School District enroll 1,299 students altogether, Kiel Middle among them.
At Kiel Middle, 90% of students are White. Other students are 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Manitowoc County at about 88% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.
Kiel Middle lists 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.2 students per teacher. The 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin is close to this figure. About 19% of students at Kiel Middle are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 40% average for public schools in Manitowoc County is 21 points higher.
Among Wisconsin public middle schools, Kiel Middle outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Kiel Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.2%; the prediction is 66.0%.
In the wider Manitowoc County area, the median household earns about $69,148 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Kiel Middle shares Manitowoc County with 29 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Kiel Middle is closest to Between the Lakes Virtual Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 57.0%; Kiel Middle's is 70.2%, ranking 1st of 7.
Locale data from NCES put Kiel Middle in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 338, from 303 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Kiel Middle community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Manitowoc County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,406
Census ACS
Median income
$69,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
10,090 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kiel Area School District
- Zielanis ElementaryElementary · 412 students
- Kiel HighHigh · 375 students
- Between the Lakes Virtual AcademyElementary · 111 students
- Kiel eSchoolHigh · 63 students
Other schools in Kiel
- Zielanis ElementaryElementary · 412 students
- Kiel HighHigh · 375 students
- Between the Lakes Virtual AcademyElementary · 111 students
- Kiel eSchoolHigh · 63 students
Nearby schools
- Between the Lakes Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 111
- Kiel eSchool0.0 mi · 63
- Zielanis Elementary0.5 mi · 412
- Kiel High0.7 mi · 375
- New Holstein Elementary4.0 mi · 437
- New Holstein High4.1 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Kiel MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Kiel Middle?
Kiel Middle enrolls approximately 338 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Kiel Middle serve?
Kiel Middle serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kiel Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kiel Middle is approximately 13.2:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kiel Middle?
Student demographics at Kiel Middle are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Kiel Middle public or private?
Kiel Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kiel Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.