Medford Middle

Medford Middle operates as a medium-sized intermediate school in Medford, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Medford Area Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 566 students spanning grades 5 through 8. That puts it 49% larger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 381 students.

Medford Middle is one of 5 schools operated by Medford Area Public School District, a district that teaches 4,282 students overall.

Demographically, Medford Middle logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Beyond that, the school logs 8% Hispanic.

On the resource side, On paper, Medford Middle has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Medford Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.3%, the actual is 46.9%, a residual of -5.4 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Taylor County put median household income runs about $69,350, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Medford Middle is one of 11 public schools in Taylor County (combined enrollment of about 5,123 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rural Virtual Academy, around 0.7 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Medford Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 47.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Medford Middle's enrollment has contracted 17% since 2018, when it stood at 679 (now 566). White enrollment moved from 92% to 88% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Medford Middle typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.