Oconto Middle

Set in Oconto, Wisconsin, Oconto Middle is a low-enrollment middle school, operated by Oconto Unified School District. It educates 270 students across grades 5 through 8. That puts it 29% below the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 381 students.

Oconto Unified School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 922 students; Oconto Middle is among them.

On demographics, Oconto Middle records that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Oconto County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Oconto County (around 40%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Oconto Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.6%, the actual is 48.2%, a residual of +2.6 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Oconto County put the typical household earns roughly $75,049 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Oconto County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,349 students), of which Oconto Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Northeast Wisconsin Learning Academy, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Oconto Middle at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 52.3%.

Oconto Middle operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Oconto Middle has grew 17%, going from 230 students in 2018 to 270 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 91% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Oconto Middle community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.