Enrollment
108
Middle
DISTRICT 153 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOYAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550825000913
Loyal Middle School
514 W Central, Loyal, WI 54446 · (715) 255-8511 · Clark County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL108 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
46 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 39 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 36% |
Student demographics
17%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
Loyal Middle School→Loyal High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Loyal School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -15.8pp since 2023
Math
51.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.4% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.2% | 61.5% |
% 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
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Loyal Middle School
Loyal Middle School's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyal Middle School this school | 108 | 42.6% | 50.7% |
| River Ridge Middle Patch Grove | 124 | 42.7% | 69.8% |
| Manawa Middle Manawa | 112 | 42.9% | 46.3% |
| Wausaukee Middle Wausaukee | 94 | 45.7% | 41.6% |
| Boyceville Middle Boyceville | 155 | 41.9% | 56.1% |
| Black Hawk Middle South Wayne | 76 | 40.8% | 52.4% |
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 Loyal Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #222 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #222 of 327 ▼ 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #312 of 327 ▼ 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 108 | #324 of 389 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #119 of 323 |
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
108
+26 (+32%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 101
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 108 | 9 | 12.1:1 | 43% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 106 | 9.2 | 11.5:1 | 44% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 111 | 7.7 | 14.4:1 | 47% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 82 | 4 | 20.5:1 | 48% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 86 | 4.5 | 19.2:1 | 47% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 74 | 4 | 18.5:1 | 50% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 96 | 6 | 16.0:1 | 53% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 115 | 4 | 28.8:1 | 36% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 101 | 4 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loyal Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (86 to 108); teachers up 100% (4.5 to 9).
About Loyal Middle School
Loyal Middle School is a public middle school run by Loyal School District in Loyal, Wisconsin. A federal count lists 108 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 381, so this school runs 72% smaller than that.
Loyal Middle School belongs to Loyal School District, a district of 3 schools and 459 students.
White students make up 91% of enrollment at Loyal Middle School. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Clark County is about 91% White. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.1:1, with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin fairly closely. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 43% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Clark County report 53%.
Test results at Loyal Middle School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (50.7% actual, 51.5% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in Clark County, the median household income is $67,400, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clark County is home to 21 public schools and about 4,522 public school students.
Loyal High is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Loyal Middle School comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Loyal Middle School's location as Rural: Remote.
The school enrolled 108 students in 2024-25, 26 more than the 82 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.5:1 in 2020-21 to 12.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,739
Census ACS
Median income
$67,400
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,522 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Loyal School District
- Loyal ElementaryElementary · 183 students
- Loyal HighHigh · 168 students
Other schools in Loyal
- Loyal ElementaryElementary · 183 students
- Loyal HighHigh · 168 students
Nearby schools
- Loyal High0.0 mi · 168
- Loyal Elementary0.0 mi · 183
- Greenwood Elementary4.8 mi · 176
- Greenwood High5.2 mi · 155
- Granton Elementary10.1 mi · 132
- Granton High10.1 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About Loyal Middle SchoolHow many students attend Loyal Middle School?
Loyal Middle School enrolls approximately 108 students in grades 06-08.
Is Loyal Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Loyal Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Loyal Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Loyal Middle School is approximately 12.1:1 (9 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Loyal Middle School?
Loyal Middle School reports a student body of 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Loyal Middle School?
Loyal Middle School is overseen by Loyal School District in Clark County.
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