Enrollment
90
Middle
DISTRICT 109 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRENTICE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551221002767
Prentice Middle
1025 Town St, Prentice, WI 54556 · (715) 428-2811 · Price County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL90 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
34 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Prentice Middle→Prentice High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Prentice School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -11.2pp since 2023
Math
54.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
90
-12 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.9:1
% White
88%
was 95%
% Hispanic
1%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Prentice Middle
Prentice Middle operates as a tiny 6-8 campus in Prentice, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Prentice School District. Current enrollment sits at 90 students spanning grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 76% below the state mean of about 381.
Prentice Middle is one of 3 schools operated by Prentice School District, a district that hosts 328 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Prentice Middle logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). The remainder is composed of 9% multiracial, 2% Asian.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Price County's rate of about 28%.
After controlling for student poverty, Prentice Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.5%; this one delivers 55.7%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Price County put median household income runs about $60,546, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Price County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,464 students), of which Prentice Middle is one.
Nearest neighbor: Prentice Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Prentice Middle at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 54.3%.
Prentice Middle operates from a rural location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Prentice Middle's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 102 (now 90). White enrollment moved from 95% to 88% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.
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Price County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,092
Census ACS
Median income
$60,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,464 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prentice School District
- Prentice ElementaryElementary · 133 students
- Prentice HighHigh · 105 students
Other schools in Prentice
- Prentice ElementaryElementary · 133 students
- Prentice HighHigh · 105 students
Nearby schools
- Prentice Elementary0.0 mi · 133
- Prentice High0.0 mi · 105
- Phillips Elementary11.5 mi · 302
- Phillips Middle11.9 mi · 144
- Phillips High11.9 mi · 204
- Rib Lake Elementary15.5 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About Prentice MiddleHow many students attend Prentice Middle?
Prentice Middle enrolls approximately 90 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Prentice Middle serve?
Prentice Middle serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Prentice Middle have?
Prentice Middle employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prentice Middle?
At Prentice Middle, the student body is approximately 88% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Prentice Middle public or private?
Prentice Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prentice School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.