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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOMIRA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550822000909

Lomira Middle

1030 4th St, Lomira, WI 53048 · (920) 269-4396 · Dodge County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL223 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% 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.
  • A-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

Enrollment
223
Middle
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
65 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 68036%
Grade 76027%
Grade 88337%
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
18583%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
2813%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Two+
84%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
11351%
Female
11049%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Lomira Middle→Lomira High
Feeds from
Lomira ElementaryPK–05
Based on grade levels within Lomira School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
62.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
60.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2562.8%60.9%
2023-2467.0%68.6%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Lomira Middle

Lomira Middle's state test result (68.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Lomira Middle this school22329.1%68.7%
Omro Middle
Omro
22328.3%58.6%
Columbus Middle
Columbus
24132.8%62.7%
Southern Door Middle
Brussels
20532.2%69.4%
New Holstein Middle
New Holstein
23524.7%65.3%
Hilbert Middle
Hilbert
14728.6%60.7%
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 Lomira Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Dodge County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
68.7%#65 of 323#1 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
60.9%#149 of 327
▼ 65
#2 of 7
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
62.8%#103 of 327
▼ 43
#2 of 7
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
223#247 of 389#3 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.3:1#261 of 265N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
29.5%#166 of 265N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
29.1%#201 of 323#6 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-2.2%#162 of 176N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
223
-11 (-5%) vs 2020
+78% since 1990-91, when it was 125
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2522312.917.3:129% (65)
2023-2419614.313.7:134% (66)
2022-2321515.414.0:130% (65)
2020-212341318.0:130% (71)
2017-1822818.812.1:127% (62)
2015-162441615.3:127% (67)
2010-111501311.5:132% (48)
2000-011851018.5:110% (18)
1990-91125525.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lomira Middle.

Since 2017-18: students down 2% (228 to 223); teachers down 32% (18.8 to 12.9).

About Lomira Middle

Lomira Middle is a low-enrollment middle school that serves part of Lomira, Wisconsin. Enrollment is 223 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 381 students, so this school is 41% smaller than average.

Lomira School District serves 985 students across 4 schools.

The student body at Lomira Middle is 83% White. The rest of enrollment is 13% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 29%, meaning two students picked at random have a 29% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Staffing totals 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. On average, middle schools in Wisconsin have 12.8:1, compared with 17.3:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Lomira Middle is 29%. That rate is below the 41% average among public schools in Dodge County.

The allk12 Grade for Lomira Middle is A. Compared with Wisconsin public middle schools, the school scored higher than 87% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 59.8% for Lomira Middle. The school posts 68.7%, 8.9 points above the prediction.

Census Bureau estimates for Dodge County show that the median household income is $75,929, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. There are 39 public schools in Dodge County, enrolling about 10,450 students in all.

The nearest public school is Lomira Elementary, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lomira Middle ranks 4th on average proficiency.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Over 4 years, Lomira Middle's enrollment declined 5%, to 223.

Community posts for Lomira Middle can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Dodge County at a glance

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Population
88,742
Census ACS
Median income
$75,929
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
10,450 students

Quick facts

School name
Lomira Middle
District
Lomira School District
Address
1030 4th St, Lomira, WI 53048
Phone
(920) 269-4396
County
Dodge County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
223
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
17.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
65 (29%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
550822000909
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Lomira Middle
How many students attend Lomira Middle?
Lomira Middle enrolls approximately 223 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lomira Middle serve?
Lomira Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lomira Middle have?
Lomira Middle employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Lomira Middle?
Student demographics at Lomira Middle are roughly 83% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Lomira Middle?
Lomira Middle is overseen by Lomira School District in Dodge County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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