Enrollment
140
High
DISTRICT 74 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550972002934
Northwood High/Middle
N14463 Highway 53, Minong, WI 54859 · (715) 466-2297 · Washburn County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL140 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Wisconsin public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
68 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 26 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 14% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Northwood School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
16.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% | 16.7% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Northwood High/Middle
Northwood High/Middle's state test result (25.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood High/Middle this school | 140 | 48.6% | 25.5% |
| Wausaukee High Wausaukee | 123 | 48.0% | 45.7% |
| John Edwards High Port Edwards | 144 | 48.6% | 56.8% |
| Tigerton High Tigerton | 125 | 48.0% | 41.0% |
| Suring High Suring | 118 | 50.8% | 46.8% |
| Wonewoc-Center High Wonewoc | 114 | 50.9% | 35.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 Northwood High/Middle ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #368 of 402 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #60 of 64 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #55 of 64 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 140 | #382 of 532 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #98 of 418 |
Ranked against other public high 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
140
+3 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 140 | 13.9 | 10.1:1 | 49% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 137 | 12.4 | 11.1:1 | 47% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 144 | 12.8 | 11.3:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 137 | 14 | 9.8:1 | 39% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 170 | 14.4 | 11.8:1 | 45% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 168 | 14 | 12.0:1 | 51% (86) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwood High/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (170 to 140); teachers down 3% (14.4 to 13.9).
About Northwood High/Middle
Northwood High/Middle is a small high school located in Minong, Wisconsin. The school counts 140 students across grades 6 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Wisconsin is about 475 students.
Northwood School District has 296 students spread across 4 schools.
Northwood High/Middle's enrollment is 91% White. After that, the student body is 4% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. For comparison, Washburn County is about 93% White. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin. The school's lunch program data list 49% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 47% average for public schools in Washburn County.
Northwood High/Middle is graded F by allk12, scoring above 3% of Wisconsin public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Northwood High/Middle scores 22.3 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 25.5%; the prediction is 47.9%.
Census estimates describe Washburn County this way: the median household income is $63,441, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Washburn County has 16 public schools and roughly 2,097 students.
The nearest other public school, Northwood Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Northwood High/Middle is 7th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Northwood High/Middle is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (137) and 2024-25 (140).
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Washburn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,854
Census ACS
Median income
$63,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
2,097 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northwood School District
- Northwood ElementaryElementary · 133 students
- NorthStar Community Charter SchoolElementary · 20 students
- Northwood Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 3 students
Other schools in Minong
- Northwood ElementaryElementary · 133 students
- NorthStar Community Charter SchoolElementary · 20 students
- Northwood Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 3 students
Nearby schools
- Northwood Elementary0.0 mi · 133
- Northwood Virtual Charter School0.0 mi · 3
- NorthStar Community Charter School0.0 mi · 20
- Solon Springs School13.1 mi · 173
- Eagles Academy13.1 mi · 23
- Eagles' Wings Public Montessori Charter13.1 mi · 89
Frequently asked questions
About Northwood High/MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Northwood High/Middle?
Northwood High/Middle enrolls approximately 140 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Northwood High/Middle serve?
Northwood High/Middle serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Northwood High/Middle?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Northwood High/Middle.
How diverse is Northwood High/Middle?
Northwood High/Middle reports a student body of 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Northwood High/Middle?
Northwood High/Middle is overseen by Northwood School District in Washburn County.
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