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Enrollment
417
Middle
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLATTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551185001554
Platteville Middle
40 E Madison St, Platteville, WI 53818 · (608) 342-4010 · Grant County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
11.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
172 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 5 | 97 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 103 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 26% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Platteville Middle→Platteville High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Platteville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
70.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.0pp 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 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.5% | 70.8% |
| 2023-24 | 65.1% | 68.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Platteville Middle
Platteville Middle's state test result (68.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platteville Middle this school | 417 | 41.2% | 68.1% |
| Central Middle Hartford | 419 | 39.4% | 47.5% |
| Wayne Bartels Middle Portage | 422 | 40.0% | 49.3% |
| New London Middle New London | 540 | 40.6% | 58.0% |
| Webb Middle Reedsburg | 572 | 40.9% | 54.0% |
| Waupaca Middle Waupaca | 546 | 43.4% | 56.8% |
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 Platteville Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #71 of 323 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #76 of 327 ▲ 4 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #79 of 327 ▼ 6 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #152 of 389 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #67 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.3% | #140 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #129 of 323 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #136 of 176 | N/A |
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
417
-39 (-9%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 417 | 35.3 | 11.8:1 | 41% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 34.3 | 12.4:1 | 46% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 43% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 48% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 32.1 | 13.7:1 | 36% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 34% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 37% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 26% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 539 | 39 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Platteville Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (440 to 417); teachers up 10% (32.1 to 35.3).
About Platteville Middle
Platteville Middle is a middle school in Platteville, Wisconsin, and it is part of Platteville School District. Its enrollment is 417 students, spread over grades 5 through 8.
Platteville Middle belongs to Platteville School District, a district of 4 schools and 1,544 students.
The share of students at Platteville Middle who are White is 80%. Smaller groups are 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 94% of Grant County residents are White. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at Platteville Middle are from different groups.
There are 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.8:1. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Grant County is similar, at 40%.
Platteville Middle holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 91% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Platteville Middle is in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 68.1% is 15.7 points above the 52.3% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Grant County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $66,858 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Grant County has 32 public schools with about 6,838 students, including Platteville Middle.
Platteville Middle's nearest public school is Platteville High (about 0.5 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 59.8%; Platteville Middle's is 68.1%, ranking 3rd of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
The school's enrollment decreased 9% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 14.3 in 2020-21 to 11.8 in 2024-25.
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Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,770
Census ACS
Median income
$66,858
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
6,838 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Platteville School District
- Platteville HighHigh · 479 students
- Westview ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Neal Wilkins Early Learning CenterElementary · 205 students
Other schools in Platteville
- Platteville HighHigh · 479 students
- Westview ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Neal Wilkins Early Learning CenterElementary · 205 students
Nearby schools
- Platteville High0.5 mi · 479
- Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center0.6 mi · 205
- Westview Elementary1.0 mi · 443
- Belmont Elementary7.5 mi · 213
- Belmont High7.5 mi · 168
- Cuba City Elementary9.4 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Platteville MiddleHow large is Platteville Middle?
Platteville Middle enrolls approximately 417 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Platteville Middle serve?
Platteville Middle serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Platteville Middle?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Platteville Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Platteville Middle?
At Platteville Middle, the student body is approximately 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Platteville Middle public or private?
Platteville Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Platteville School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.