La Farge Middle

As a micro-enrollment middle school in La Farge, Wisconsin, La Farge Middle educates 47 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by La Farge School District. Enrollment runs roughly 88% below the state mean of about 381.

Within La Farge School District, which oversees 4 schools and 262 students, La Farge Middle is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, La Farge Middle records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). The remainder consists of 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, La Farge Middle shows 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, La Farge Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.2%; this one delivers 39.6%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Vernon County put median household income runs about $71,893, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Vernon County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,669 students), La Farge Middle is one campus in the mix.

La Farge High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), La Farge Middle ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.4%.

La Farge Middle operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. La Farge Middle's enrollment has fell 6% since 2018, when it stood at 50 (now 47).

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.