Enrollment
144
Middle
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILLIPS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551173001545
Phillips Middle
990 Flambeau Ave, Phillips, WI 54555 · (715) 339-3393 · Price County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- C-Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
3 students
DISTRICT 2% · 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 | 48 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 30% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Phillips Middle→Phillips High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Phillips School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
57.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.1% | 57.2% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 53.0% |
% 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-29.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 76% 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 Phillips Middle
Phillips Middle's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips Middle this school | 144 | 2.1% | 46.6% |
| Necedah Middle Necedah | 117 | 2.6% | 31.3% |
| Woodland Intermediate Appleton | 316 | 5.1% | 87.3% |
| Merton Intermediate Hartland | 368 | 5.7% | 86.6% |
| Barneveld Middle School Barneveld | 96 | 13.5% | 66.0% |
| Fox West Academy Hortonville | 65 | 12.3% | 65.1% |
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 Phillips Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #256 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #174 of 327 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #237 of 327 ▲ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 144 | #295 of 389 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 2.1% | #322 of 323 |
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
144
-15 (-9%) vs 2020
-58% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 144 | 14.2 | 10.2:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 160 | 12.7 | 12.6:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 157 | 12.7 | 12.4:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 159 | 13 | 12.2:1 | 45% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 163 | 12.2 | 13.4:1 | 42% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 156 | 11 | 14.2:1 | 43% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 182 | 11 | 16.6:1 | 43% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 260 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 27% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 18 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Phillips Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (163 to 144); teachers up 17% (12.2 to 14.2).
About Phillips Middle
In Phillips, Wisconsin, Phillips Middle is a small middle-grades school. Its 144 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 381 students.
The 3 schools in Phillips School District enroll 650 students altogether, Phillips Middle among them.
Most students at Phillips Middle are White: 90% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Price County is about 94% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Phillips Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 18%.
Teacher staffing is 14.2 full-time equivalents, or about 10.2 students per teacher. The 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 2%. On average, public schools in Price County report 28%.
Phillips Middle is graded D by allk12, scoring above 10% of Wisconsin public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Phillips Middle are 29.8 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.6%, compared with a predicted 76.4%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Across Price County, median household income is about $60,546, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Price County number 9 and enroll about 1,464.
Phillips High is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Phillips Middle at 7th of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Phillips Middle in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Phillips Middle saw enrollment fall 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 12.2 to 10.2 over 4 years.
The Phillips Middle community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Price County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,092
Census ACS
Median income
$60,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,464 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Phillips School District
- Phillips ElementaryElementary · 302 students
- Phillips HighHigh · 204 students
Other schools in Phillips
- Phillips ElementaryElementary · 302 students
- Phillips HighHigh · 204 students
Other Phillips Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Phillips Middle. Phillips Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Phillips MiddleChapel Hill, NC · 600 students
- Phillips MiddleBattleboro, NC · 118 students
Nearby schools
- Phillips High0.0 mi · 204
- Phillips Elementary0.5 mi · 302
- Prentice High11.9 mi · 105
- Prentice Middle11.9 mi · 90
- Prentice Elementary11.9 mi · 133
- Chequamegon High17.6 mi · 196
Frequently asked questions
About Phillips MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Phillips Middle?
Phillips Middle enrolls approximately 144 students in grades 06-08.
Is Phillips Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Phillips Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Phillips Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Phillips Middle is approximately 10.2:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Phillips Middle?
At Phillips Middle, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Phillips Middle?
Phillips Middle is overseen by Phillips School District in Price County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.