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Which teacher or staff member at Lake Mills Middle deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
413
Middle
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE MILLS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550771000888
Lake Mills Middle
318 College St, Lake Mills, WI 53551 · (920) 648-2358 · Jefferson County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% 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.
- DBeats 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
12.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
111 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 117 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 111 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 24% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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 Mills Middle→Lake Mills High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lake Mills Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +13.1pp since 2023
Math
57.1%
WI avg 54.8% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.9% | 57.1% |
| 2023-24 | 48.8% | 52.7% |
% 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Mills Middle
Lake Mills Middle's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Mills Middle this school | 413 | 26.9% | 52.3% |
| Mapleview Intermediate Kimberly | 413 | 26.2% | 72.4% |
| Ellsworth Middle Ellsworth | 325 | 27.4% | 63.7% |
| Riverview Middle Plymouth | 555 | 29.2% | 59.1% |
| Viking Middle Woodville | 375 | 23.5% | 60.4% |
| Sauk Prairie Middle Sauk City | 595 | 24.9% | 65.7% |
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 Mills Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #211 of 323 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #176 of 327 ▲ 29 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #109 of 327 ▲ 112 | #2 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #159 of 389 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #83 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #174 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.9% | #223 of 323 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #82 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
413
-47 (-10%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 253
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 413 | 33.8 | 12.2:1 | 27% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 31.4 | 12.4:1 | 30% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 32.4 | 12.7:1 | 30% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 32% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 30.7 | 15.5:1 | 23% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 27% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 28% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 12% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 253 | 20 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Mills Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (475 to 413); teachers up 10% (30.7 to 33.8).
About Lake Mills Middle
Lake Mills Middle is a medium-sized middle school with its address in Lake Mills, Wisconsin. It covers grades 5 through 8, with a total enrollment of 413 students.
The district for Lake Mills Middle is Lake Mills Area School District, with 3 schools and 1,473 students.
About 84% of the student body at Lake Mills Middle is White. Other reported shares: 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 33.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.2:1. That is close to the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Around 27% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 35% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
The allk12 Grade for Lake Mills Middle is C-. Compared with Wisconsin public middle schools, the school scored higher than 21% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Lake Mills Middle is 8.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Jefferson County show that the median household income is $83,750, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides Lake Mills Middle, Jefferson County has 30 other public schools.
Nearby, Lake Mills Elementary is about 0.5 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Lake Mills Middle ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 52.3% versus a 56.0% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Enrollment is down 10% from 2020-21, when Lake Mills Middle had 460 students, to 2024-25, when it had 413. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.2:1, from 15.9:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,003
Census ACS
Median income
$83,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Mills Area School District
- Lake Mills ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Lake Mills HighHigh · 447 students
Other schools in Lake Mills
- Lake Mills ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Lake Mills HighHigh · 447 students
Other Lake Mills Middle schools
One other US public school is named Lake Mills Middle. Lake Mills Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Lake Mills Middle SchoolLake Mills, IA · 146 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Mills Elementary0.5 mi · 613
- Lake Mills High0.8 mi · 447
- Johnson Creek Public School6.5 mi · 634
- West Elementary7.0 mi · 233
- Cambridge High7.2 mi · 277
- Jefferson Middle7.2 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Mills MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Lake Mills Middle?
Lake Mills Middle enrolls approximately 413 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Lake Mills Middle serve?
Lake Mills Middle serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Lake Mills Middle have?
Lake Mills Middle employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Lake Mills Middle?
Student demographics at Lake Mills Middle are roughly 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Lake Mills Middle public or private?
Lake Mills Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lake Mills Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.