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
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 27 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 32% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
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.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.8% | 54.5% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% | 49.3% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Luck Middle
Luck Middle's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luck Middle this school | 82 | 30.5% | 45.1% |
| Elmwood Middle Elmwood | 92 | 29.3% | 79.2% |
| Potosi Middle Potosi | 66 | 27.3% | 51.8% |
| Argyle Middle Argyle | 62 | 29.0% | 52.6% |
| Monticello Middle Monticello | 58 | 31.0% | 58.9% |
| Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle Hazel Green | 96 | 30.2% | 47.0% |
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 Luck Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 82 | #345 of 389 | #5 of 7 |
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
82
-6 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 82 | 9.2 | 9.0:1 | 30% (25) |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 9.2 | 8.6:1 | 48% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 86 | 6.5 | 13.3:1 | 45% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 88 | 7 | 12.6:1 | 50% (44) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luck Middle.
About Luck Middle
In Luck, Wisconsin, part of Polk County, Luck Middle is a middle-grades school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 82 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Wisconsin) has about 381 students.
A total of 3 schools make up Luck School District, with 358 students enrolled.
White students are the large majority at Luck Middle, with 94% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share in Polk County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. The chance that two students picked at random at Luck Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.
The school reported 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.0:1. For comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 30%.
The allk12 Grade for Luck Middle is D. Compared with Wisconsin public middle schools, the school scored higher than 11% 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 58.9% for Luck Middle. The school posts 45.1%, 13.9 points below the prediction.
In Polk County (population about 45,555), median household income is about $77,219, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 26 public schools operate in Polk County, serving about 6,126 students.
The closest other public school is Luck High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 45.1% is below the 55.6% average for nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Luck Middle is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was 88 in 2020-21 and 82 in 2024-25, a decrease of 6 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.6:1 in 2020-21 to 9.0:1 in 2024-25.
The Luck Middle community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 High0.0 mi · 102
- Luck Elementary0.0 mi · 174
- 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.