Enrollment
51
Middle
DISTRICT 72 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLUM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551188003404
Plum City Middle School
907 Main St, Plum City, WI 54761 · (715) 647-2591 · Pierce County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL51 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
13.4:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
24 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 22 | 43% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 29% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Plum City Middle School→Plum City High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Plum City 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%
Math
47.1%
WI avg 54.8%
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 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55.
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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Plum City Middle School
Plum City Middle School's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plum City Middle School this school | 51 | 47.1% | 49.7% |
| Highland Community Middle Highland | 58 | 44.8% | 46.8% |
| Almond-Bancroft Middle Almond | 77 | 42.9% | 37.7% |
| Drummond Junior High Drummond | 53 | 39.6% | 57.3% |
| Shullsburg Junior High Shullsburg | 73 | 50.7% | 39.7% |
| Ithaca Middle Richland Center | 69 | 43.5% | 45.0% |
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 Plum City Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 51 | #371 of 389 | #6 of 6 |
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.
About Plum City Middle School
Plum City Middle School is a very small middle-grades school in Plum City, Wisconsin. There are 51 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 87% below the 381-student average for middle schools in Wisconsin.
Plum City Middle School is one school in a 3-school district, Plum City School District, which enrolls 215 students.
The share of students at Plum City Middle School who are White is 80%. Smaller groups are 14% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 92% of Pierce County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 33%.
Teacher count: 3.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.4:1. The average for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 12.8:1. Roughly 47% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Pierce County is 23%.
Among Wisconsin public middle schools, Plum City Middle School outscored 32%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Plum City Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.7%, compared with a predicted 48.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Pierce County area, the median household earns about $92,109 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Plum City Middle School shares Pierce County with 25 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Plum City Middle School is closest to Plum City High, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 63.4% on proficiency, and Plum City Middle School is below that at 49.7%.
For locale, NCES codes Plum City Middle School as Rural: Remote.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,584
Census ACS
Median income
$92,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,419 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plum City School District
- Plum City ElementaryElementary · 85 students
- Plum City HighHigh · 79 students
Other schools in Plum City
- Plum City ElementaryElementary · 85 students
- Plum City HighHigh · 79 students
Nearby schools
- Plum City High0.0 mi · 79
- Plum City Elementary0.2 mi · 85
- Elmwood High10.0 mi · 90
- Elmwood Middle10.0 mi · 92
- Western Wisconsin Virtual Charter School (WWVC)10.0 mi · 18
- Elmwood Elementary10.0 mi · 130
Frequently asked questions
About Plum City Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Plum City Middle School?
Plum City Middle School enrolls approximately 51 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Plum City Middle School serve?
Plum City Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Plum City Middle School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Plum City Middle School.
How diverse is Plum City Middle School?
Plum City Middle School reports a student body of 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
What district is Plum City Middle School in?
Plum City Middle School is part of Plum City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.