Enrollment
52
Middle
DISTRICT 81 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE HOLCOMBE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550768003166
Lake Holcombe Middle
27331 262nd Ave, Holcombe, WI 54745 · (715) 595-4241 · Chippewa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL52 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
11.2:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
29 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 6 | 17 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 33% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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 Holcombe Middle→Holcombe High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lake Holcombe School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
38.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +14.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.1% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 44.8% | 24.1% |
% 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Holcombe Middle
Lake Holcombe Middle's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Holcombe Middle this school | 52 | 55.8% | 44.2% |
| Wonewoc-Center Junior High Wonewoc | 68 | 57.4% | 49.5% |
| Seneca Junior High Seneca | 54 | 51.9% | 64.7% |
| John Edwards Middle Port Edwards | 89 | 50.6% | 51.1% |
| Wauzeka Middle Wauzeka | 53 | 49.1% | 56.1% |
| Riverdale Junior High Muscoda | 88 | 53.4% | 53.9% |
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 Holcombe Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Chippewa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 52 | #370 of 389 | #6 of 6 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52 | 4.6 | 11.2:1 | 56% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 63 | 4.8 | 13.3:1 | 62% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 62 | 4.9 | 12.6:1 | 65% (40) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Holcombe Middle.
About Lake Holcombe Middle
Lake Holcombe Middle is a public middle-grades school in Holcombe, Wisconsin. A total of 52 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 381 students, so this school is 86% smaller than average.
Lake Holcombe School District is the district for Lake Holcombe Middle. It has 3 schools and 244 students.
White students are the large majority at Lake Holcombe Middle, with 94% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 4% Asian. The White share in Chippewa County as a whole is similar, at about 93%. The chance that two students picked at random at Lake Holcombe Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.
Teachers at Lake Holcombe Middle total 4.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.2:1. The 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 29 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 56%. Among public schools in Chippewa County, the average eligibility rate is 38%.
The allk12 Grade for Lake Holcombe Middle is C. Compared with Wisconsin public middle schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 43.4% at Lake Holcombe Middle; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Chippewa County show that median household income is about $74,680, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 28 public schools in Chippewa County, with a combined enrollment of about 8,353.
Holcombe Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Lake Holcombe Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Lake Holcombe Middle falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
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Chippewa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,799
Census ACS
Median income
$74,680
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,353 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Holcombe School District
- Holcombe ElementaryElementary · 106 students
- Holcombe HighHigh · 86 students
Other schools in Holcombe
- Holcombe ElementaryElementary · 106 students
- Holcombe HighHigh · 86 students
Nearby schools
- Holcombe Elementary0.0 mi · 106
- Holcombe High0.0 mi · 86
- Cornell Elementary4.0 mi · 209
- Cornell Middle4.0 mi · 83
- Cornell High4.0 mi · 100
- Jim Falls Elementary14.4 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Holcombe MiddleHow many students attend Lake Holcombe Middle?
Lake Holcombe Middle enrolls approximately 52 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Lake Holcombe Middle serve?
Lake Holcombe Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Lake Holcombe Middle?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Lake Holcombe Middle.
How diverse is Lake Holcombe Middle?
Lake Holcombe Middle reports a student body of 94% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Lake Holcombe Middle public or private?
Lake Holcombe Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lake Holcombe School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.