Ladysmith Middle

Ladysmith Middle, a very small junior high in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, overseen by Ladysmith School District, teaches 144 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 381 students each, so Ladysmith Middle sits 62% smaller than that benchmark.

Ladysmith School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 727 students; Ladysmith Middle is among them.

Demographically, Ladysmith Middle records that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Ladysmith Middle has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ladysmith Middle sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 36.3%; actual is 54.0%, +17.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Rusk County put median household earnings sit near $59,944, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Rusk County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,547 students), Ladysmith Middle is one campus in the mix.

Ladysmith High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Ladysmith Middle. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ladysmith Middle ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Ladysmith Middle's enrollment has decreased 15% since 2018, when it stood at 169 (now 144). Hispanic enrollment moved from 4% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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