Enrollment
66
Middle
DISTRICT 113 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POTOSI SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551209001603
Potosi Middle
128 Highway 61 N, Potosi, WI 53820 · (608) 763-2161 · Grant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL66 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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.
- DBeats 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
10.4:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
18 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 27 | 41% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 30% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Potosi Middle→Potosi High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Potosi School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.3pp since 2023
Math
46.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 44 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. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 46.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.1% | 53.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Potosi Middle
Potosi Middle's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potosi Middle this school | 66 | 27.3% | 51.8% |
| Argyle Middle Argyle | 62 | 29.0% | 52.6% |
| Monticello Middle Monticello | 58 | 31.0% | 58.9% |
| Luck Middle Luck | 82 | 30.5% | 45.1% |
| Elmwood Middle Elmwood | 92 | 29.3% | 79.2% |
| Rosholt Middle Rosholt | 78 | 21.8% | 50.1% |
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 Potosi Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 66 | #360 of 389 | #9 of 9 |
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
66
-19 (-22%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 98
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 66 | 6.3 | 10.4:1 | 27% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 53 | 5.2 | 10.3:1 | 38% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 59 | 5.4 | 10.9:1 | 31% (18) |
| 2020-21 | 85 | 6 | 14.2:1 | 32% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 68 | 6.5 | 10.4:1 | 41% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 65 | 5 | 13.0:1 | 40% (26) |
| 2010-11 | 59 | 7 | 8.4:1 | 36% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 16% (16) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Potosi Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (68 to 66); teachers down 3% (6.5 to 6.3).
About Potosi Middle
Among the schools in Potosi, Wisconsin, is Potosi Middle, a very small middle school. There are 66 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 83% below the average for middle schools in Wisconsin.
Federal data list 3 schools in Potosi School District, with 339 students enrolled.
The share of students at Potosi Middle who are White is 92%. Other groups make up 6% multiracial. Grant County residents are about 94% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 14%.
The school lists 6.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 27% of the student body. Among public schools in Grant County, the average eligibility rate is 40%.
Potosi Middle earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 23% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Potosi Middle's results are 9.1 points below predicted: 51.8% against 60.9%.
For the population of Grant County, median household income comes to about $66,858, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Grant County's 32 public schools enroll about 6,838 students and include Potosi Middle.
Potosi High sits less than a tenth of a mile from Potosi Middle. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Potosi Middle places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 22%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.2:1 in 2020-21, and 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Potosi Middle is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Potosi School District
- Potosi ElementaryElementary · 166 students
- Potosi HighHigh · 107 students
Other schools in Potosi
- Potosi ElementaryElementary · 166 students
- Potosi HighHigh · 107 students
Nearby schools
- Potosi High0.0 mi · 107
- Potosi Elementary0.0 mi · 166
- Sageville Elementary School8.7 mi · 304
- Westview Elementary10.7 mi · 443
- Winskill Elementary10.8 mi · 435
- Lancaster Middle10.9 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About Potosi MiddleHow large is Potosi Middle?
Potosi Middle enrolls approximately 66 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Potosi Middle serve?
Potosi Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Potosi Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Potosi Middle is approximately 10.4:1 (6 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Potosi Middle?
Potosi Middle reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Potosi Middle?
Potosi Middle is overseen by Potosi School District in Grant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.