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Enrollment
676
Middle
DISTRICT 675 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSKEGO-NORWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551017001330
Muskego Lakes Middle
W124S8009 North Cape Rd, Muskego, WI 53150 · (262) 971-1860 · Waukesha County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL676 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
65 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 5 | 150 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 167 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 173 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 28% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Muskego Lakes Middle→Muskego High
Based on grade levels within Muskego-Norway School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
74.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
85.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.9% | 85.2% |
| 2023-24 | 76.9% | 85.3% |
% 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
77.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Muskego Lakes Middle
Muskego Lakes Middle's state test result (77.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muskego Lakes Middle this school | 676 | 9.6% | 77.0% |
| Lake Denoon Middle Muskego | 673 | 10.4% | 76.1% |
| Kettle Moraine Middle Dousman | 726 | 11.2% | 78.9% |
| Greenville Middle Greenville | 754 | 11.9% | 67.9% |
| Park View Middle Mukwonago | 721 | 13.2% | 73.9% |
| Webster Middle Cedarburg | 692 | 7.1% | 84.7% |
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 Muskego Lakes Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #19 of 323 | #7 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.2% | #8 of 327 no change | #2 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #28 of 327 ▼ 14 | #8 of 17 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 676 | #65 of 389 | #10 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #177 of 265 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #183 of 265 | #12 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.6% | #312 of 323 | #14 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #148 of 176 | #12 of 13 |
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
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 780
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 49 | 13.8:1 | 10% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 680 | 49 | 13.9:1 | 11% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 691 | 47 | 14.7:1 | 11% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 685 | 46 | 14.9:1 | 14% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 45.2 | 15.6:1 | 10% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 734 | 43 | 17.1:1 | 14% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 688 | 39 | 17.6:1 | 10% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 716 | 44 | 16.3:1 | 4% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 780 | 56 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Muskego Lakes Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (705 to 676); teachers up 8% (45.2 to 49).
About Muskego Lakes Middle
Muskego Lakes Middle operates as a high-enrollment middle school in Muskego, Wisconsin. The school counts 676 students across grades 5 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 381 students.
Muskego Lakes Middle sits within Muskego-Norway School District, which has 6 schools and 4,602 students.
White students make up 85% of enrollment at Muskego Lakes Middle. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Waukesha County is about 87% White. Muskego Lakes Middle's diversity index is 27%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Muskego Lakes Middle total 49 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.8:1. That is 1.0 students per teacher above the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 10%.
The allk12 Grade for Muskego Lakes Middle is A. Compared with Wisconsin public middle schools, the school scored higher than 88% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 71.7%. Muskego Lakes Middle scores 77.0%.
In the county around the school, Waukesha County, the median household income is $106,076, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Waukesha County is home to 113 public schools and about 60,032 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Country Dale Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. Muskego Lakes Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 68.9% on proficiency, and Muskego Lakes Middle is above that at 77.0%.
Under the NCES locale system, Muskego Lakes Middle is Suburb: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 685 students in 2020-21 and 676 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 14.9 in 2020-21 to 13.8 in 2024-25.
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Waukesha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
411,762
Census ACS
Median income
$106,076
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
60,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muskego-Norway School District
- Muskego HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Bay Lane ElementaryElementary · 912 students
- Lake Denoon MiddleMiddle · 673 students
- Mill Valley ElementaryElementary · 417 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 290 students
Other schools in Muskego
- Muskego HighHigh · 1,634 students
- Bay Lane ElementaryElementary · 912 students
- Lake Denoon MiddleMiddle · 673 students
- Mill Valley ElementaryElementary · 417 students
Nearby schools
- Country Dale Elementary0.9 mi · 437
- Robinwood Elementary1.4 mi · 437
- Bay Lane Elementary2.2 mi · 912
- Elmwood Elementary2.5 mi · 567
- Hales Corners Elementary2.8 mi · 520
- Ben Franklin Elementary2.9 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Muskego Lakes MiddleHow large is Muskego Lakes Middle?
Muskego Lakes Middle enrolls approximately 676 students in grades 05-08.
Is Muskego Lakes Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Muskego Lakes Middle is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Muskego Lakes Middle?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Muskego Lakes Middle.
What is the student diversity at Muskego Lakes Middle?
Student demographics at Muskego Lakes Middle are roughly 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Muskego Lakes Middle in?
Muskego Lakes Middle is part of Muskego-Norway School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.