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Enrollment
1,305
High
DISTRICT 729 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELOIT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550105000146
Memorial High
1225 4th St, Beloit, WI 53511 · (608) 361-3005 · Rock County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,305 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
808 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 338 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 346 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 313 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 308 | 24% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Based on grade levels within Beloit School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Memorial High
Memorial High's state test result (17.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial High this school | 1,305 | 61.9% | 17.9% |
| Bradford High Kenosha | 1,453 | 65.0% | 21.1% |
| Horlick High Racine | 1,212 | 66.8% | 13.8% |
| Park High Racine | 1,203 | 69.7% | 14.6% |
| South High Waukesha | 833 | 55.2% | 28.2% |
| Central High West Allis | 961 | 73.0% | 22.1% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 Memorial High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Rock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #381 of 402 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,305 | #48 of 532 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #176 of 325 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #11 of 325 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.9% | #50 of 418 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #17 of 203 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,305
-412 (-24%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,246
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 1,305 | 89 | 14.7:1 | 62% (808) |
| 2023-24 | 1,378 | 100 | 13.8:1 | 67% (918) |
| 2022-23 | 1,417 | 103.5 | 13.7:1 | 66% (941) |
| 2020-21 | 1,717 | 104 | 16.5:1 | 72% (1,238) |
| 2017-18 | 1,768 | 96 | 18.4:1 | 63% (1,113) |
| 2015-16 | 1,790 | 95 | 18.8:1 | 60% (1,077) |
| 2010-11 | 1,758 | 110 | 16.0:1 | 62% (1,084) |
| 2000-01 | 1,841 | 116 | 15.9:1 | 42% (766) |
| 1990-91 | 1,246 | 88 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memorial High.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (1,768 to 1,305); teachers down 7% (96 to 89).
About Memorial High
Memorial High is a high-enrollment high school found in Beloit, Wisconsin. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 1,305 students. For comparison, high schools in Wisconsin average about 475 students.
Beloit School District has 4,958 students spread across 12 schools.
Memorial High has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 39%. Other reported shares: 31% White, 21% Black, and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 10% Hispanic among all Rock County residents. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 89 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.7:1. That is close to the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Memorial High is 62%. That is higher than the 47% average for public schools in Rock County.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 39.7%. Memorial High posts 17.9%, 21.8 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Within Rock County, the median household income is $75,673, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Memorial High, Rock County has 64 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Beloit Virtual School, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 25.1%, higher than Memorial High's 17.9%.
NCES describes the area around Memorial High as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, Memorial High's enrollment dropped 24%, to 1,305. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.5:1 to 14.7:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Rock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,350
Census ACS
Median income
$75,673
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
25,542 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beloit School District
- Aldrich IntermediateMiddle · 521 students
- Fran Fruzen IntermediateMiddle · 490 students
- Robinson ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Todd ElementaryElementary · 471 students
- Converse ElementaryElementary · 446 students
- Hackett ElementaryElementary · 434 students
Other schools in Beloit
- The Lincoln AcademyCombined · 727 students
- Aldrich IntermediateMiddle · 521 students
- Garden Prairie Intermediate SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Fran Fruzen IntermediateMiddle · 490 students
- Robinson ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Todd ElementaryElementary · 471 students
Other Memorial High schools
12 other US public schools in 6 states are named Memorial High. Memorial High is the 9th largest of the 13.
- Memorial HighEau Claire, WI · 1,558 students
- Memorial High SchoolEdmond, OK · 2,770 students
- Memorial High SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 2,636 students
- Memorial High SchoolWEST NEW YORK, NJ · 2,345 students
- Memorial High SchoolPORT ARTHUR, TX · 2,140 students
Nearby schools
- Beloit Virtual School0.4 mi · 46
- The Lincoln Academy0.7 mi · 727
- Merrill Elementary0.9 mi · 224
- Hackett Elementary0.9 mi · 434
- Todd Elementary1.2 mi · 471
- Gaston Elementary1.3 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Memorial HighWhat is the total enrollment at Memorial High?
Memorial High enrolls approximately 1,305 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Memorial High serve?
Memorial High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Memorial High?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Memorial High.
What is the student diversity at Memorial High?
Student demographics at Memorial High are roughly 31% White, 39% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Memorial High in?
Memorial High is part of Beloit School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.