Northwestern Middle

As a close-knit intermediate school in Poplar, Wisconsin, Northwestern Middle caters to 289 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Maple School District. Enrollment runs roughly 24% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Northwestern Middle is one of 4 schools operated by Maple School District, a district that educates 1,271 students overall.

Demographically, Northwestern Middle reports that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Douglas County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Northwestern Middle has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Northwestern Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 33% of students at Northwestern Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Douglas County (around 24%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Northwestern Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.5%, the actual is 63.8%, a residual of +6.3 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Douglas County shows median household earnings sit near $75,099, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Northwestern Middle is one of 17 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 5,519 students).

Northwestern Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Northwestern Middle. On composite proficiency, Northwestern Middle comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northwestern Middle has remained close to its prior level, going from 286 students in 2018 to 289 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 today.

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