Enrollment
235
Middle
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HOLSTEIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551053002550
New Holstein Middle
1717 Plymouth St, New Holstein, WI 53061 · (920) 898-4769 · Calumet County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- B+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
12.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
58 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 76 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 33% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
New Holstein Middle→New Holstein High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within New Holstein School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
71.1%
WI avg 54.8% . +9.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 71.1% |
| 2023-24 | 59.9% | 61.7% |
% 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 New Holstein Middle
New Holstein Middle's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Holstein Middle this school | 235 | 24.7% | 65.3% |
| Campbellsport Middle Campbellsport | 258 | 24.4% | 69.9% |
| Valders Middle Valders | 259 | 22.4% | 60.3% |
| Omro Middle Omro | 223 | 28.3% | 58.6% |
| East Troy Middle East Troy | 316 | 23.1% | 55.9% |
| Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle Galesville | 286 | 23.4% | 65.8% |
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 New Holstein Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Calumet County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #95 of 323 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #71 of 327 ▲ 73 | #3 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #153 of 327 ▼ 46 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 235 | #241 of 389 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #122 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #186 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #235 of 323 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #72 of 79 | N/A |
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
235
+13 (+6%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 212
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 235 | 18.3 | 12.8:1 | 25% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 16.8 | 13.8:1 | 25% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 235 | 16.9 | 13.9:1 | 22% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 222 | 19 | 11.7:1 | 19% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 233 | 19.8 | 11.8:1 | 15% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 234 | 18 | 13.0:1 | 26% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 212 | 16 | 13.3:1 | 26% (56) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Holstein Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (233 to 235); teachers down 7% (19.8 to 18.3).
About New Holstein Middle
New Holstein Middle operates as a low-enrollment middle school in New Holstein, Wisconsin. Total enrollment is 235 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. It has 38% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Wisconsin (about 381).
District-wide, New Holstein School District has 3 schools and 981 students.
At New Holstein Middle, 86% of students are White. The school is also 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Calumet County at about 88% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for New Holstein Middle is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 12.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at New Holstein Middle, which has 18.3. The 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at New Holstein Middle is about 25%.
On the allk12 Grade, New Holstein Middle lands at B+, ahead of 67% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
A school with New Holstein Middle's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 62.5%. New Holstein Middle scores 65.3%, 2.8 points above that line.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Calumet County show that the median household earns about $88,810 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Calumet County has 22 public schools with about 6,846 students, including New Holstein Middle.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, New Holstein High, is the closest to New Holstein Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 56.5% proficiency; New Holstein Middle posts 65.3%.
New Holstein Middle falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, New Holstein Middle had a net gain of 13 students, or 6%. By 2024-25, the school had 12.8 students per teacher, compared with 11.7 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at New Holstein Middle. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Calumet County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,942
Census ACS
Median income
$88,810
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,846 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Holstein School District
- New Holstein ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- New Holstein HighHigh · 309 students
Other schools in New Holstein
- New Holstein ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- New Holstein HighHigh · 309 students
Nearby schools
- New Holstein High0.1 mi · 309
- New Holstein Elementary0.5 mi · 437
- Kiel High3.9 mi · 375
- Kiel Middle4.1 mi · 338
- Kiel eSchool4.1 mi · 63
- Between the Lakes Virtual Academy4.1 mi · 111
Frequently asked questions
About New Holstein MiddleHow large is New Holstein Middle?
New Holstein Middle enrolls approximately 235 students in grades 06-08.
Is New Holstein Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Holstein Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Holstein Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New Holstein Middle is approximately 12.8:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is New Holstein Middle?
New Holstein Middle reports a student body of 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees New Holstein Middle?
New Holstein Middle is overseen by New Holstein School District in Calumet County.
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