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What's something Lake Denoon Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
673
Middle
DISTRICT 675 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSKEGO-NORWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551017001850
Lake Denoon Middle
W216S10586 Crowbar Dr, Muskego, WI 53150 · (262) 971-1820 · Waukesha County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% 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.
- B+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
14.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
70 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 5 | 160 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 158 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 163 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 192 | 29% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Lake Denoon Middle→Muskego High
Based on grade levels within Muskego-Norway School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
75.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +8.4pp since 2023
Math
83.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.7% | 83.4% |
| 2023-24 | 67.3% | 84.5% |
% 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
76.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% 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 Lake Denoon Middle
Lake Denoon Middle's state test result (76.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Denoon Middle this school | 673 | 10.4% | 76.1% |
| Muskego Lakes Middle Muskego | 676 | 9.6% | 77.0% |
| Kettle Moraine Middle Dousman | 726 | 11.2% | 78.9% |
| Park View Middle Mukwonago | 721 | 13.2% | 73.9% |
| Greenville Middle Greenville | 754 | 11.9% | 67.9% |
| 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 Lake Denoon Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #24 of 323 | #8 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.4% | #14 of 327 ▼ 5 | #5 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #23 of 327 ▲ 34 | #7 of 17 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #67 of 389 | #11 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #210 of 265 | #10 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.0% | #184 of 265 | #13 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.4% | #311 of 323 | #13 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #125 of 176 | #10 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
673
-79 (-11%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 766
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 673 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 10% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 48 | 14.3:1 | 11% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 724 | 49 | 14.8:1 | 13% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 752 | 48 | 15.7:1 | 17% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 731 | 45.8 | 15.9:1 | 11% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 739 | 46 | 16.1:1 | 9% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 789 | 42 | 18.8:1 | 11% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 766 | 46 | 16.6:1 | 4% (30) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Denoon Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (731 to 673); teachers up 3% (45.8 to 47).
About Lake Denoon Middle
Students in Muskego, Wisconsin, attend Lake Denoon Middle, a high-enrollment middle-grades school. It enrolls 673 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 5 through 8. That puts enrollment 77% larger than the 381-student average for middle schools in Wisconsin.
Muskego-Norway School District oversees Lake Denoon Middle and 5 other schools, with 4,602 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Lake Denoon Middle, about 86 are White. It is also 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put Waukesha County at about 87% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 14.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Lake Denoon Middle, which has 47. Middle schools in Wisconsin have an average ratio of 12.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 10%.
Lake Denoon Middle holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 85% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Lake Denoon Middle is 4.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Waukesha County show that median household income comes to about $106,076, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The county's public schools total 113, with about 60,032 students.
Washington Elementary is about 1.1 miles from Lake Denoon Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Lake Denoon Middle ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Lake Denoon Middle as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 11%, from 752 to 673. Students per teacher dropped from 15.7 in 2020-21 to 14.3 in 2024-25.
People who know Lake Denoon Middle can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Muskego-Norway School District
- Muskego HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Bay Lane ElementaryElementary · 912 students
- Muskego Lakes MiddleMiddle · 676 students
- Mill Valley ElementaryElementary · 417 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 290 students
Other schools in Muskego
- Muskego HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Bay Lane ElementaryElementary · 912 students
- Muskego Lakes MiddleMiddle · 676 students
- Mill Valley ElementaryElementary · 417 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary1.1 mi · 192
- Lakeview Elementary2.5 mi · 290
- Big Bend Elementary2.7 mi · 455
- Muskego High2.9 mi · 1,634
- Norris Academy Virtual School3.1 mi · 21
- Norris Academy3.1 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Denoon MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Lake Denoon Middle?
Lake Denoon Middle enrolls approximately 673 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Lake Denoon Middle serve?
Lake Denoon Middle serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Lake Denoon Middle have?
Lake Denoon Middle employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is Lake Denoon Middle?
Lake Denoon Middle reports a student body of 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lake Denoon Middle?
Lake Denoon Middle is overseen by Muskego-Norway School District in Waukesha County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.