Poynette Middle

Located at 108 N Cleveland St, in Poynette, Wisconsin, Poynette Middle is a low-enrollment 6-8 campus that hosts 271 students (grades 5 through 8), overseen by Poynette School District. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 29% smaller than typical.

Within Poynette School District, which oversees 3 schools and 983 students, Poynette Middle is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Poynette Middle logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Columbia County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Poynette Middle has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Columbia County (around 32%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Poynette Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.5%, the actual is 67.3%, a residual of +2.8 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Columbia County put median household earnings sit near $85,351, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Poynette Middle is one of 31 public schools in Columbia County (combined enrollment of about 8,498 students).

Poynette High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Poynette Middle ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 62.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Poynette Middle's enrollment has edged up 14% since 2018, when it stood at 237 (now 271). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 96% to 90%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.