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Enrollment
929
Middle
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLETON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550039000060
Madison Middle
2020 S Carpenter St, Appleton, WI 54915 · (920) 852-5425 · Calumet County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL929 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
406 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 299 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 329 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 301 | 32% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
49.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.2pp 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 49 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 49.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Madison Middle
Madison Middle's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Middle this school | 929 | 43.7% | 47.1% |
| DeLong Middle Eau Claire | 893 | 43.6% | 56.1% |
| Horace Mann Middle Wausau | 635 | 46.1% | 52.5% |
| Longfellow Middle La Crosse | 631 | 46.9% | 45.1% |
| Oak Creek West Middle Oak Creek | 531 | 45.4% | 64.0% |
| Northstar Middle Eau Claire | 529 | 42.9% | 54.8% |
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 Madison Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Calumet County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #251 of 323 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #234 of 327 ▼ 4 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #243 of 327 ▲ 27 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 929 | #13 of 389 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #165 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #49 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #109 of 323 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +39.5% | #10 of 79 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
929
+311 (+50%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 879
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
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 | 929 | 68 | 13.7:1 | 44% (406) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 45.5 | 12.6:1 | 52% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 47.1 | 13.0:1 | 48% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | 49 | 12.6:1 | 43% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 666 | 49.3 | 13.5:1 | 38% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 666 | 45 | 14.8:1 | 44% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 41% (260) |
| 2000-01 | 753 | 50 | 15.1:1 | 18% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 879 | 52 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (666 to 929); teachers up 38% (49.3 to 68).
About Madison Middle
Madison Middle sits in Appleton, Wisconsin, and is classified as a middle school. The latest federal count shows 929 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 381-student average for middle schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 144% higher.
Appleton Area School District serves 14,994 students across 38 schools.
Madison Middle's enrollment is 61% White. The next largest groups are 15% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. In Calumet County overall, about 88% of residents are White. Madison Middle has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.7:1, with 68 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Wisconsin is 12.8:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 44% of enrollment. Across public schools in Calumet County, the average is 30%.
In Wisconsin, Madison Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 47.1% actual against a predicted 50.8%.
Federal survey data for Calumet County show that median household income is about $88,810, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 22 public schools operate in Calumet County, serving about 6,846 students.
McKinley Elementary is located about 0.3 miles from Madison Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Madison Middle is 6th of 8 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Madison Middle inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Reported enrollment: 618 (2020-21) and 929 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Students per teacher rose from 12.6 in 2020-21 to 13.7 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Madison Middle can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Calumet County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,942
Census ACS
Median income
$88,810
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,846 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Appleton Area School District
- North HighHigh · 1,635 students
- East HighHigh · 1,238 students
- West HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Einstein MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Wisconsin Connections AcademyCombined · 743 students
- Appleton Community 4KElementary · 672 students
Other schools in Appleton
- North HighHigh · 1,635 students
- East HighHigh · 1,238 students
- West HighHigh · 1,024 students
- Einstein MiddleMiddle · 851 students
- Wisconsin Connections AcademyCombined · 743 students
- Appleton Community 4KElementary · 672 students
Other Madison Middle schools
22 other US public schools in 20 states are named Madison Middle. Madison Middle is the 4th largest of the 23.
- Madison Middle SchoolMADISON, MS · 1,180 students
- Madison MiddleOceanside, CA · 1,158 students
- Madison Middle SchoolSEATTLE, WA · 1,017 students
- MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOLREXBURG, ID · 878 students
- Madison Middle SchoolTrumbull, CT · 857 students
Nearby schools
- McKinley Elementary0.3 mi · 380
- Stephen Foster Elementary Charter0.8 mi · 200
- East High0.9 mi · 1,238
- Appleton eSchool1.0 mi · 35
- Tesla Engineering Charter School1.0 mi · 147
- Richmond Elementary1.0 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Madison MiddleHow many students attend Madison Middle?
Madison Middle enrolls approximately 929 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Madison Middle serve?
Madison Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Madison Middle have?
Madison Middle employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Madison Middle?
At Madison Middle, the student body is approximately 61% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Madison Middle public or private?
Madison Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Appleton Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.