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What's the one class at Les Paul Middle every student should take?
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Enrollment
547
Middle
DISTRICT 622 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKESHA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551578002009
Les Paul Middle
325 Carroll St, Waukesha, WI 53186 · (262) 970-3105 · Waukesha County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- BTest 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
12.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
197 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 159 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 196 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 192 | 35% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
65.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
WI avg 54.8% . +9.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.5% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% | 56.6% |
% 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Les Paul Middle
Les Paul Middle's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Paul Middle this school | 547 | 36.0% | 60.8% |
| Lake Geneva Middle Lake Geneva | 551 | 37.2% | 64.2% |
| Butler Middle Waukesha | 786 | 40.1% | 54.8% |
| Riverside Middle Watertown | 616 | 44.5% | 47.1% |
| Karcher Middle School Burlington | 779 | 34.7% | 66.4% |
| Wilson Middle Manitowoc | 478 | 38.9% | 48.4% |
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 Les Paul Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #133 of 323 | #15 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #110 of 327 ▲ 70 | #15 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #80 of 327 ▲ 22 | #13 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #105 of 389 | #14 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #92 of 265 | #2 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #64 of 265 | #4 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #163 of 323 | #3 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.6% | #34 of 176 | #3 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
547
-51 (-9%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 1,022
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 547 | 44.3 | 12.3:1 | 36% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 594 | 46.6 | 12.8:1 | 35% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 45.5 | 12.8:1 | 35% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 598 | 48 | 12.5:1 | 34% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 707 | 52.1 | 13.6:1 | 29% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 632 | 45 | 14.0:1 | 34% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 674 | 49 | 13.8:1 | 32% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 643 | 49 | 13.1:1 | 13% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 1,022 | 69 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Les Paul Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (707 to 547); teachers down 15% (52.1 to 44.3).
About Les Paul Middle
Les Paul Middle operates as a medium-sized middle-grades school in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The school reports 547 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 44% bigger than the 381 average for middle schools in Wisconsin.
Les Paul Middle is part of Waukesha School District, where 27 schools serve 10,922 students.
White students make up a majority at Les Paul Middle, at 63%. Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Waukesha County is roughly 87% White. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.3:1. That is close to the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 36%. That rate is above the 17% average among public schools in Waukesha County.
Les Paul Middle is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 68% of Wisconsin public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Wisconsin, Les Paul Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 60.8% actual against a predicted 55.5%.
Les Paul Middle is located in Waukesha County, where the median household income is $106,076, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Les Paul Middle is one of 113 public schools in the county.
La Casa de Esperanza Charter School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Les Paul Middle. On state test proficiency, Les Paul Middle ranks 2nd in a group of 4 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Les Paul Middle is City: Small.
The school enrolled 547 students in 2024-25, 51 fewer than the 598 it had in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Waukesha School District
- West HighHigh · 1,167 students
- North HighHigh · 911 students
- South HighHigh · 833 students
- Butler MiddleMiddle · 786 students
- eAchieve Academy - WisconsinHigh · 639 students
- Waukesha STEM AcademyElementary · 580 students
Other schools in Waukesha
- West HighHigh · 1,167 students
- North HighHigh · 911 students
- South HighHigh · 833 students
- Butler MiddleMiddle · 786 students
- eAchieve Academy - WisconsinHigh · 639 students
- Waukesha STEM AcademyElementary · 580 students
Nearby schools
- La Casa de Esperanza Charter School0.6 mi · 310
- eAchieve Academy - Wisconsin0.7 mi · 639
- eAchieve Elementary0.7 mi · 111
- Hadfield Elementary0.8 mi · 338
- Waukesha East Alternative School0.8 mi · 74
- White Rock School0.8 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About Les Paul MiddleHow many students attend Les Paul Middle?
Les Paul Middle enrolls approximately 547 students in grades 06-08.
Is Les Paul Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Les Paul Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Les Paul Middle have?
Les Paul Middle employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Les Paul Middle?
At Les Paul Middle, the student body is approximately 63% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Les Paul Middle?
Les Paul Middle is overseen by Waukesha School District in Waukesha County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.