Enrollment
96
Middle
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALMYRA-EAGLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551135002418
Palmyra-Eagle Middle
123 Burr Oak St, Palmyra, WI 53156 · (262) 495-7101 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL96 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
32 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 39 | 41% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 29% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Palmyra-Eagle Middle→Palmyra-Eagle High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Palmyra-Eagle Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
44.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -20.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 21 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 65.6% |
% 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Palmyra-Eagle Middle
Palmyra-Eagle Middle's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra-Eagle Middle this school | 96 | 33.3% | 60.8% |
| Randolph Middle School Randolph | 117 | 32.5% | 54.3% |
| Innovations STEM Academy Sparta | 90 | 32.2% | 60.3% |
| Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle Hazel Green | 96 | 30.2% | 47.0% |
| Albany Community Middle Albany | 66 | 33.3% | 57.2% |
| Athens Middle Athens | 79 | 30.4% | 53.7% |
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 Palmyra-Eagle Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 96 | #333 of 389 | #7 of 7 |
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
96
-26 (-21%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 241
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 96 | 12.3 | 7.8:1 | 33% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 99 | 12.5 | 7.9:1 | 33% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 114 | 12.5 | 9.1:1 | 37% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 122 | 13 | 9.4:1 | 38% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 123 | 11.1 | 11.1:1 | 22% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 128 | 12 | 10.7:1 | 34% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 161 | 12 | 13.4:1 | 25% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 235 | 18 | 13.1:1 | 16% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 241 | 19 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palmyra-Eagle Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (123 to 96); teachers up 11% (11.1 to 12.3).
About Palmyra-Eagle Middle
Palmyra-Eagle Middle is a middle school in Palmyra, Wisconsin, according to federal school records. There are 96 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Wisconsin, the average enrollment is about 381.
Palmyra-Eagle Middle is part of a district of 4 schools: Palmyra-Eagle Area School District, with 521 students.
White students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at Palmyra-Eagle Middle are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Palmyra-Eagle Middle totals 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 7.8:1. The average for middle schools in Wisconsin, 12.8:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Palmyra-Eagle Middle is about 33%. Public schools in Jefferson County average a similar 35%.
Palmyra-Eagle Middle posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.8%, compared with a predicted 57.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Jefferson County, the median household earns about $83,750 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Palmyra-Eagle Middle shares Jefferson County with 30 other public schools.
Palmyra-Eagle High is less than a tenth of a mile from Palmyra-Eagle Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Palmyra-Eagle Middle is 2nd on average proficiency.
Palmyra-Eagle Middle has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 122 to 96, a 21% decline. Federal data show the ratio falling from 9.4:1 to 7.8:1.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,003
Census ACS
Median income
$83,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Palmyra-Eagle Area School District
- Eagle ElementaryElementary · 234 students
- Palmyra-Eagle HighHigh · 165 students
- Palmyra Eagle Montessori SchoolElementary · 26 students
Other schools in Palmyra
- Palmyra-Eagle HighHigh · 165 students
- Palmyra Eagle Montessori SchoolElementary · 26 students
Nearby schools
- Palmyra-Eagle High0.0 mi · 165
- Palmyra Eagle Montessori School0.3 mi · 26
- JEDI Virtual K-126.2 mi · 188
- Eagle Elementary6.6 mi · 234
- Washington Elementary7.1 mi · 312
- Eagleville Charter School8.1 mi · 95
Frequently asked questions
About Palmyra-Eagle MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Palmyra-Eagle Middle?
Palmyra-Eagle Middle enrolls approximately 96 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Palmyra-Eagle Middle serve?
Palmyra-Eagle Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Palmyra-Eagle Middle have?
Palmyra-Eagle Middle employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.8:1.
How diverse is Palmyra-Eagle Middle?
Palmyra-Eagle Middle reports a student body of 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Palmyra-Eagle Middle?
Palmyra-Eagle Middle is overseen by Palmyra-Eagle Area School District in Jefferson County.
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