Muskego Lakes Middle

As a sizable middle-grades school in Muskego, Wisconsin, Muskego Lakes Middle instructs 676 students from grades 5 through 8, part of Muskego-Norway School District. That puts it 77% above the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 381 students.

Muskego-Norway School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 4,602 students. Muskego Lakes Middle is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Muskego Lakes Middle lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder comes out to 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Waukesha County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Muskego Lakes Middle has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Muskego Lakes Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.0%.

In the surrounding community, Waukesha County reports that median household earnings sit near $106,076, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Waukesha County runs 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,032 students), of which Muskego Lakes Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Country Dale Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Muskego Lakes Middle at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 68.9%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Muskego Lakes Middle's enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 705 (now 676). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 91% to 85%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.