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Enrollment
899
Middle
DISTRICT 725 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENOSHA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550732000815
Lance Middle
4515 80th St, Kenosha, WI 53142 · (262) 359-2240 · Kenosha County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL899 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- CTest 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
15.8:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
413 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 6 | 291 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 292 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 316 | 35% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
42.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -10.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.8% | 42.8% |
| 2023-24 | 50.7% | 52.9% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Lance Middle
Lance Middle's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Middle this school | 899 | 45.9% | 49.0% |
| Butler Middle Waukesha | 786 | 40.1% | 54.8% |
| South Milwaukee Middle South Milwaukee | 610 | 53.3% | 35.9% |
| Riverside Middle Watertown | 616 | 44.5% | 47.1% |
| Beaver Dam Middle Beaver Dam | 633 | 49.4% | 44.1% |
| Mahone Middle Kenosha | 1,025 | 37.4% | 51.2% |
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 Lance Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #236 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #268 of 327 ▼ 63 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #249 of 327 ▼ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 899 | #16 of 389 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #244 of 265 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #44 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.9% | #94 of 323 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #66 of 79 |
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
899
+17 (+2%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 830
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 899 | 57 | 15.8:1 | 46% (413) |
| 2023-24 | 783 | 56.3 | 13.9:1 | 38% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 788 | 56.3 | 14.0:1 | 46% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 882 | 59 | 14.9:1 | 46% (407) |
| 2017-18 | 887 | 59.5 | 14.9:1 | 33% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 932 | 58 | 16.1:1 | 36% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 922 | 55 | 16.8:1 | 32% (291) |
| 2000-01 | 981 | 62 | 15.8:1 | 27% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 830 | 57 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lance Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (887 to 899); teachers down 4% (59.5 to 57).
About Lance Middle
Lance Middle is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, administered by Kenosha School District. Enrolled students number 899 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 136% higher than the average for middle schools in Wisconsin, which is about 381.
Kenosha School District has 41 schools and 20,297 students, and Lance Middle is one of those schools.
At 54%, White students outnumber all other groups at Lance Middle combined. The remaining students are 28% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Kenosha County, the White share is about 75%. Lance Middle has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 57 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.8:1. The 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 46% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is close to the 48% average for public schools in Kenosha County.
allk12 grades Lance Middle a C. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lance Middle would score about 49.5%. It scores 49.0%, within a point of that figure.
In the county around the school, Kenosha County, median household income is about $81,239, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. A total of 56 public schools operate in Kenosha County, serving about 27,114 students.
The closest public school, Kenosha High School of Technology Enhanced Curriculum, is about 0.7 miles from Lance Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lance Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Lance Middle the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's size has been steady, with 882 students in 2020-21 and 899 in 2024-25.
The Lance Middle community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Kenosha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
168,438
Census ACS
Median income
$81,239
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
27,114 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kenosha School District
- Indian Trail High School and AcademyHigh · 1,902 students
- Bradford HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Tremper HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Mahone MiddleMiddle · 1,025 students
- Lakeview K-8 AcademyElementary · 988 students
- Bullen MiddleMiddle · 754 students
Other schools in Kenosha
- Indian Trail High School and AcademyHigh · 1,902 students
- Bradford HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Tremper HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Mahone MiddleMiddle · 1,025 students
- Lakeview K-8 AcademyElementary · 988 students
- Bullen MiddleMiddle · 754 students
Nearby schools
- Kenosha High School of Technology Enhanced Curriculum0.7 mi · 80
- Whittier Elementary0.7 mi · 459
- Jeffery Elementary0.8 mi · 338
- Forest Park Elementary1.0 mi · 391
- Roosevelt Elementary1.1 mi · 491
- Tremper High1.2 mi · 1,417
Frequently asked questions
About Lance MiddleHow large is Lance Middle?
Lance Middle enrolls approximately 899 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lance Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lance Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lance Middle have?
Lance Middle employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Lance Middle?
Student demographics at Lance Middle are roughly 54% White, 28% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Lance Middle in?
Lance Middle is part of Kenosha School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.