Enrollment
82
Middle
DISTRICT 119 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUCK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550828003124
Luck Middle
810 S 7th St, Luck, WI 54853 · (715) 472-2152 · Polk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL82 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
25 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Luck Middle→Luck High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Luck School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +16.1pp since 2023
Math
54.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
About Luck Middle
Luck Middle is a 6-8 campus of rural-scale scale in Luck, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Luck School District, educateing 82 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 78% smaller than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 381 students.
Within Luck School District, which oversees 3 schools and 358 students, Luck Middle is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Luck Middle lists that nearly all students (94%) are White. Other groups include 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, Luck Middle reports 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.0:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Luck Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.9%, the actual is 45.1%, a residual of -13.9 points.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Polk County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $77,219 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Polk County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,126 students), of which Luck Middle is one.
The closest other public school is Luck Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Luck Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 55.6%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
On the community side, the feed for Luck Middle typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,555
Census ACS
Median income
$77,219
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
6,126 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Luck School District
- Luck ElementaryElementary · 174 students
- Luck HighHigh · 102 students
Other schools in Luck
- Luck ElementaryElementary · 174 students
- Luck HighHigh · 102 students
Nearby schools
- Luck Elementary0.0 mi · 174
- Luck High0.0 mi · 102
- Unity High5.8 mi · 292
- Unity Middle5.8 mi · 238
- Unity Elementary5.8 mi · 385
- Frederic Elementary6.6 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Luck MiddleHow many students attend Luck Middle?
Luck Middle enrolls approximately 82 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Luck Middle serve?
Luck Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Luck Middle?
Approximately 9.0:1 students per teacher at Luck Middle.
What is the student diversity at Luck Middle?
Student demographics at Luck Middle are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Luck Middle public or private?
Luck Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Luck School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.