Enrollment
335
Middle
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEQUON-THIENSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550913001086
Lake Shore Middle
11036 N Range Line Rd, Mequon, WI 53092 · (262) 238-7613 · Ozaukee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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.
- BBeats 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
12.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
32 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 | 116 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 117 | 35% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 Shore Middle→Homestead High
Based on grade levels within Mequon-Thiensville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
75.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
79.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.1% | 79.3% |
| 2023-24 | 72.8% | 83.2% |
% 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
75.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Shore Middle
Lake Shore Middle's state test result (75.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Shore Middle this school | 335 | 9.6% | 75.5% |
| Bayside Middle Milwaukee | 340 | 8.8% | 84.5% |
| Asa Clark Middle Pewaukee | 623 | 10.9% | 74.1% |
| Steffen Middle Mequon | 418 | 14.8% | 73.5% |
| John Long Middle Grafton | 452 | 14.4% | 72.8% |
| Traeger Middle Oshkosh | 447 | 16.8% | 76.8% |
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 Shore Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Ozaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #26 of 323 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #28 of 327 ▼ 17 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #26 of 327 ▲ 2 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #192 of 389 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #91 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #113 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.6% | #313 of 323 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #78 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
335
-38 (-10%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 335 | 27.2 | 12.3:1 | 10% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 26.9 | 12.3:1 | 9% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 27.3 | 12.0:1 | 9% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 9% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 26.7 | 14.5:1 | 8% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 7% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 8% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 3% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 26 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Shore Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (387 to 335); teachers up 2% (26.7 to 27.2).
About Lake Shore Middle
Lake Shore Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Wisconsin, with an address in Mequon. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 335 students.
In Mequon-Thiensville School District, 6 schools enroll a combined 3,553 students.
White students account for 76% of enrollment at Lake Shore Middle. Other groups make up 8% Asian, 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Ozaukee County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school's share is lower. Lake Shore Middle has a diversity index of 41%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Lake Shore Middle is 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.3:1. Across middle schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is about 12.8:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 10%.
Measured against Wisconsin public middle schools, Lake Shore Middle receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Lake Shore Middle's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (75.5%) and its predicted rate (71.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools.
Across Ozaukee County, median household income is about $96,996, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Lake Shore Middle is among the 26 public schools in Ozaukee County.
The nearest public school is Donges Bay Elementary, at about 0.9 miles. Lake Shore Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 75.5% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Lake Shore Middle's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 373 in 2020-21 and 335 in 2024-25, a decrease of 38 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.8:1 to 12.3:1.
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Ozaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,966
Census ACS
Median income
$96,996
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
12,422 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mequon-Thiensville School District
- Homestead HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 558 students
- Donges Bay ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Oriole Lane ElementaryElementary · 499 students
- Steffen MiddleMiddle · 418 students
Other schools in Mequon
- Homestead HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 558 students
- Donges Bay ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Oriole Lane ElementaryElementary · 499 students
- Steffen MiddleMiddle · 418 students
Other Lake Shore Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Lake Shore Middle. Lake Shore Middle is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 748 students
- LAKE SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOLBELLE GLADE, FL · 651 students
Nearby schools
- Donges Bay Elementary0.9 mi · 539
- Homestead High1.6 mi · 1,204
- Oriole Lane Elementary2.4 mi · 499
- Wilson Elementary2.5 mi · 558
- Steffen Middle2.6 mi · 418
- Indian Hill School3.1 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Shore MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Lake Shore Middle?
Lake Shore Middle enrolls approximately 335 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Lake Shore Middle serve?
Lake Shore Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Shore Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Shore Middle is approximately 12.3:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake Shore Middle?
At Lake Shore Middle, the student body is approximately 76% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Lake Shore Middle public or private?
Lake Shore Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mequon-Thiensville School District.
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