Lodi Middle

Lodi Middle is one of the mid-sized middle schools in Lodi, Wisconsin, part of Lodi School District, with 324 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Lodi School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,461 students; Lodi Middle is among them.

Demographically, Lodi Middle reports that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 18% of students at Lodi Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Columbia County's rate of about 32%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lodi Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.7%, the actual is 66.4%, a residual of -0.3 points.

Across the wider county, Columbia County reports that median household earnings sit near $85,351, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Columbia County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,498 students), Lodi Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lodi High, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Lodi Middle. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lodi Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.1%.

Lodi Middle operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lodi Middle has increased 3%, going from 316 students in 2018 to 324 in 2025.

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