Northstar Middle

Northstar Middle, a reasonably sized junior high in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, run under Eau Claire Area School District, works with 529 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 39% above the state mean of about 381.

Across the 23 schools in Eau Claire Area School District (10,687 students total), Northstar Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Northstar Middle logs that White students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder looks like 12% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Northstar Middle has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 43% of students at Northstar Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Northstar Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.3%, the actual is 54.8%, a residual of +3.4 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Eau Claire County) logs that median household income runs about $74,546, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Eau Claire County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,002 students), of which Northstar Middle is one.

Locust Lane Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Northstar Middle at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 51.0%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northstar Middle has remained close to its prior level, going from 524 students in 2018 to 529 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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