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How has Maplewood Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
676
Middle
DISTRICT 409 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENASHA JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550903001053
Maplewood Middle
1600 Midway Rd, Menasha, WI 54952 · (920) 967-1600 · Winnebago County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL676 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
378 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 229 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 222 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 225 | 33% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Maplewood Middle→Menasha High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Menasha Joint School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
48.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.3% | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 48.2% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Maplewood Middle
Maplewood Middle's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maplewood Middle this school | 676 | 55.9% | 44.0% |
| Kaleidoscope Academy Appleton | 456 | 50.7% | 49.9% |
| Woodworth Middle Fond du Lac | 413 | 54.0% | 49.5% |
| Lombardi Middle Green Bay | 664 | 55.6% | 47.1% |
| Sabish Middle Fond du Lac | 445 | 57.3% | 53.7% |
| Edison Middle Janesville | 587 | 61.0% | 50.3% |
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 Maplewood Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #269 of 323 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #240 of 327 no change | #6 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #277 of 327 ▼ 5 | #7 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 676 | #64 of 389 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #71 of 265 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #47 of 265 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #53 of 323 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #117 of 176 | 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
676
-96 (-12%) vs 2020
+113% since 1990-91, when it was 317
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 676 | 56.6 | 11.9:1 | 56% (378) |
| 2023-24 | 656 | 56.2 | 11.7:1 | 57% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 725 | 58.1 | 12.5:1 | 60% (435) |
| 2020-21 | 772 | 58 | 13.3:1 | 63% (484) |
| 2017-18 | 741 | 53.7 | 13.8:1 | 55% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 703 | 50 | 14.1:1 | 61% (431) |
| 2010-11 | 746 | 52 | 14.3:1 | 58% (429) |
| 2000-01 | 787 | 52 | 15.1:1 | 20% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 317 | 18 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maplewood Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (741 to 676); teachers up 5% (53.7 to 56.6).
About Maplewood Middle
Maplewood Middle is a public middle-grades school run by Menasha Joint School District in Menasha, Wisconsin. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 676 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin average about 381 students.
Enrollment across the 8 schools in Menasha Joint School District totals 3,273 students.
At Maplewood Middle, White students make up 59% of the student body. It is also 23% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. For comparison, the population of Winnebago County is roughly 87% White. Maplewood Middle's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 11.9 students per teacher and 56.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Winnebago County average 41%.
On BeatsExpectations, Maplewood Middle is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Winnebago County show that the median household income is $74,925, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Maplewood Middle is one of 56 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Maplewood Middle to another public school is about 1.0 miles, to Stephen Foster Elementary Charter. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 44.0% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).
Enrollment at Maplewood Middle declined 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 772 to 676 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.3:1 to 11.9:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Winnebago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
171,769
Census ACS
Median income
$74,925
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
22,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Menasha Joint School District
- Menasha HighHigh · 1,020 students
- Clovis Grove ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Butte des Morts ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- Gegan ElementaryElementary · 258 students
- Banta Bilingual ElementaryElementary · 184 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 152 students
Other schools in Menasha
- Menasha HighHigh · 1,020 students
- Clovis Grove ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Butte des Morts ElementaryElementary · 445 students
- Gegan ElementaryElementary · 258 students
- Banta Bilingual ElementaryElementary · 184 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 152 students
Other Maplewood Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Maplewood Middle. Maplewood Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Maplewood Middle SchoolMAPLEWOOD, NJ · 762 students
- Maplewood Middle SchoolSulphur, LA · 319 students
Nearby schools
- Stephen Foster Elementary Charter1.0 mi · 200
- Clovis Grove Elementary1.3 mi · 448
- Madison Middle1.3 mi · 929
- McKinley Elementary1.4 mi · 380
- Gegan Elementary1.5 mi · 258
- Berry Elementary1.6 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Maplewood MiddleHow large is Maplewood Middle?
Maplewood Middle enrolls approximately 676 students in grades 06-08.
Is Maplewood Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Maplewood Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Maplewood Middle have?
Maplewood Middle employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Maplewood Middle?
At Maplewood Middle, the student body is approximately 59% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Maplewood Middle public or private?
Maplewood Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Menasha Joint School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.