Enrollment
271
Middle
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POYNETTE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551212001581
Poynette Middle
108 N Cleveland St, Poynette, WI 53955 · (608) 635-4347 · Columbia County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- B-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
10.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
58 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 5 | 70 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 24% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Poynette Middle→Poynette High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Poynette School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
74.1%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.0pp 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 74 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 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.8% | 74.1% |
| 2023-24 | 66.5% | 68.1% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Poynette Middle
Poynette Middle's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poynette Middle this school | 271 | 21.4% | 67.3% |
| Valders Middle Valders | 259 | 22.4% | 60.3% |
| Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle Galesville | 286 | 23.4% | 65.8% |
| Campbellsport Middle Campbellsport | 258 | 24.4% | 69.9% |
| Kiel Middle Kiel | 338 | 18.9% | 70.2% |
| Denmark Middle Denmark | 333 | 22.5% | 61.0% |
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 Poynette Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #78 of 323 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #49 of 327 ▲ 42 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #76 of 327 ▼ 12 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #221 of 389 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #17 of 265 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.0% | #237 of 265 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.4% | #259 of 323 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.3% | #25 of 79 | 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
271
-28 (-9%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 250
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 271 | 26.1 | 10.4:1 | 21% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 24.1 | 11.5:1 | 22% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 25.1 | 11.0:1 | 22% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 299 | 24 | 12.5:1 | 26% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 237 | 19.3 | 12.3:1 | 22% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 18 | 14.5:1 | 26% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 268 | 18 | 14.9:1 | 16% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 18 | 15.6:1 | 6% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 250 | 15 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poynette Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (237 to 271); teachers up 35% (19.3 to 26.1).
About Poynette Middle
Poynette Middle is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Poynette, Wisconsin, one of the schools in Poynette School District. The school's enrollment of 271 students covers grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 29% lower than the average for middle schools in Wisconsin, which is about 381.
Poynette School District has 983 students in 3 schools, and Poynette Middle is one of those schools.
At Poynette Middle, White students make up 90% of the student body. The remaining students are 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 91% White, within a few points of the school. Poynette Middle has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Poynette Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 10.4:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Wisconsin is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 21%. Public schools in Columbia County average 32%.
allk12 grades Poynette Middle a B+. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Poynette Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 67.3% and a predicted 64.5%.
In the county around the school, Columbia County, median household income is about $85,351, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 31 public schools operate in Columbia County, serving about 8,498 students.
The closest other public school is Poynette High, about 0.1 miles away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Poynette Middle is ahead of the 62.9% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 271, 9% below the 299 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 12.5:1 to 10.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,272
Census ACS
Median income
$85,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
8,498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Poynette School District
- Poynette ElementaryElementary · 416 students
- Poynette HighHigh · 296 students
Other schools in Poynette
- Poynette ElementaryElementary · 416 students
- Poynette HighHigh · 296 students
Nearby schools
- Poynette High0.1 mi · 296
- Poynette Elementary0.7 mi · 416
- Lodi Elementary8.2 mi · 234
- Ouisconsing School of Collaboration8.2 mi · 74
- Rio Elementary8.5 mi · 169
- Rio Middle/High8.9 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Poynette MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Poynette Middle?
Poynette Middle enrolls approximately 271 students in grades 05-08.
Is Poynette Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Poynette Middle is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Poynette Middle?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Poynette Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Poynette Middle?
At Poynette Middle, the student body is approximately 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Poynette Middle public or private?
Poynette Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Poynette School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.