Enrollment
170
Middle
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINERAL POINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550966001277
Mineral Point Middle
705 Ross St, Mineral Point, WI 53565 · (608) 987-0720 · Iowa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
12.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
47 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 55 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 32% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Mineral Point Middle→Mineral Point High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mineral Point Unified School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.2%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
64.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.2% | 64.2% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 66.9% |
% 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
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Mineral Point Middle
Mineral Point Middle's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Point Middle this school | 170 | 27.6% | 61.9% |
| Wisconsin Heights Middle Mazomanie | 153 | 28.1% | 67.4% |
| Mishicot Middle Mishicot | 216 | 28.7% | 63.9% |
| Spring Valley Middle Spring Valley | 140 | 25.7% | 72.5% |
| Nikolay Middle Cambridge | 203 | 28.1% | 53.0% |
| Stratford Middle Stratford | 163 | 24.5% | 69.6% |
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 Mineral Point Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #125 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #121 of 327 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #91 of 327 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 170 | #279 of 389 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.6% | #215 of 323 |
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
170
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 170 | 13.4 | 12.7:1 | 28% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 12 | 14.8:1 | 29% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 178 | 12.7 | 14.1:1 | 30% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 174 | 12 | 14.5:1 | 28% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 11 | 15.0:1 | 22% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 9 | 16.7:1 | 25% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 151 | 10 | 15.1:1 | 25% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 198 | 10 | 19.8:1 | 11% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 249 | 16 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mineral Point Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (165 to 170); teachers up 22% (11 to 13.4).
About Mineral Point Middle
Mineral Point Middle is a middle school located in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, in Iowa County. It reported 170 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Wisconsin average about 381 students, which makes this school 55% below average.
Mineral Point Unified School District has 3 schools and 800 students, and Mineral Point Middle is one of those schools.
Roughly 93% of students at Mineral Point Middle are White. Other students are 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Iowa County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 13%.
Based on 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Mineral Point Middle has a ratio of 12.7:1. The ratio is within a point of the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Income data for the school show 28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Iowa County average a similar 30%.
On the allk12 Grade, Mineral Point Middle lands at B, ahead of 57% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 60.7%.
In the surrounding county, Iowa County, median household income comes to about $82,182, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. The county's public schools total 15, with about 3,373 students.
Mineral Point Middle's nearest public school is Mineral Point High (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Mineral Point Middle. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Mineral Point Middle is 3rd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Mineral Point Middle as Rural: Distant.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (174) and 2024-25 (170). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.7:1, from 14.5:1.
The Mineral Point Middle discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Iowa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,867
Census ACS
Median income
$82,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,373 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mineral Point Unified School District
- Mineral Point ElementaryElementary · 377 students
- Mineral Point HighHigh · 253 students
Other schools in Mineral Point
- Mineral Point ElementaryElementary · 377 students
- Mineral Point HighHigh · 253 students
Nearby schools
- Mineral Point High0.0 mi · 253
- Mineral Point Elementary0.8 mi · 377
- Dodgeville High7.4 mi · 367
- Dodgeville Middle7.5 mi · 283
- Dodgeville Elementary7.5 mi · 385
- Belmont High10.7 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About Mineral Point MiddleHow many students attend Mineral Point Middle?
Mineral Point Middle enrolls approximately 170 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Mineral Point Middle serve?
Mineral Point Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Mineral Point Middle?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Mineral Point Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mineral Point Middle?
At Mineral Point Middle, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Mineral Point Middle in?
Mineral Point Middle is part of Mineral Point Unified School District.
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