Enrollment
324
Middle
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LODI SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550819000906
Lodi Middle
900 Sauk St, Lodi, WI 53555 · (608) 592-3854 · Columbia County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- A-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
11.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
58 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 110 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 101 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 113 | 35% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Lodi Middle→Lodi High
Based on grade levels within Lodi School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
71.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 up about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.6% | 71.2% |
| 2023-24 | 62.8% | 70.0% |
% 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
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Lodi Middle
Lodi Middle's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi Middle this school | 324 | 17.9% | 66.4% |
| Kiel Middle Kiel | 338 | 18.9% | 70.2% |
| J C McKenna Middle Evansville | 362 | 18.0% | 59.8% |
| Freedom Middle Freedom | 339 | 18.6% | 63.8% |
| Hortonville Middle Hortonville | 464 | 19.0% | 67.3% |
| Poynette Middle Poynette | 271 | 21.4% | 67.3% |
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 Lodi Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #83 of 323 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #70 of 327 ▲ 1 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #86 of 327 ▲ 1 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #197 of 389 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #57 of 265 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #218 of 265 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #279 of 323 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #57 of 79 | 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
324
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+80% since 1990-91, when it was 180
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 324 | 27.9 | 11.6:1 | 18% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 27.9 | 11.7:1 | 17% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 28.2 | 11.9:1 | 19% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 27 | 12.1:1 | 18% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 27.1 | 11.7:1 | 16% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 21% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 22% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 366 | 31 | 11.8:1 | 9% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 180 | 8 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lodi Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (316 to 324); teachers up 3% (27.1 to 27.9).
About Lodi Middle
Lodi Middle is a medium-sized middle school found in Lodi, Wisconsin. It enrolled 324 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
Lodi Middle is part of a district of 5 schools: Lodi School District, with 1,461 students.
White students make up 89% of enrollment at Lodi Middle. Smaller groups are 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. For comparison, Columbia County is about 91% White. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Lodi Middle is 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.6:1. This ratio sits 1.2 below the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 18%. That rate is below the 32% average among public schools in Columbia County.
Lodi Middle is graded B by allk12, scoring above 63% of Wisconsin public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 66.7% for a school in Wisconsin with Lodi Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Lodi Middle posts 66.4%.
Lodi Middle is located in Columbia County, where the median household income is $85,351, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Lodi Middle is one of 31 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Lodi High is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Lodi Middle. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lodi Middle is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Lodi Middle in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Federal data show 327 students in 2020-21 and 324 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,272
Census ACS
Median income
$85,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
8,498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lodi School District
- Lodi HighHigh · 444 students
- Lodi PrimaryElementary · 385 students
- Lodi ElementaryElementary · 234 students
- Ouisconsing School of CollaborationElementary · 74 students
Other schools in Lodi
- Lodi HighHigh · 444 students
- Lodi PrimaryElementary · 385 students
- Lodi ElementaryElementary · 234 students
- Ouisconsing School of CollaborationElementary · 74 students
Other Lodi Middle schools
One other US public school is named Lodi Middle. Lodi Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lodi MiddleLodi, CA · 893 students
Nearby schools
- Lodi High0.4 mi · 444
- Lodi Primary0.7 mi · 385
- Lodi Elementary0.9 mi · 234
- Ouisconsing School of Collaboration0.9 mi · 74
- Merrimac Community5.9 mi · 134
- Poynette Elementary9.1 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Lodi MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Lodi Middle?
Lodi Middle enrolls approximately 324 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lodi Middle serve?
Lodi Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lodi Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lodi Middle is approximately 11.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lodi Middle?
Student demographics at Lodi Middle are roughly 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lodi Middle public or private?
Lodi Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lodi School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.