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Random Lake Middle

605 Random Lake Rd, Random Lake, WI 53075 · (920) 994-2498 · Sheboygan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
Enrollment
144
Middle
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
41 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 64934%
Grade 75438%
Grade 84128%
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
12385%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
128%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
32%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
53%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
7955%
Female
6545%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Random Lake Middle→Random Lake High
Feeds from
Random Lake ElementaryPK–05
Based on grade levels within Random Lake School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
44.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -10.9pp since 2023
Math
56.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -9.3pp 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 57 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 9 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2544.0%56.7%
2023-2454.9%66.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 →

Where Random Lake Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Sheboygan County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
55.4%#183 of 323#6 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
56.7%#179 of 327#6 of 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.0%#263 of 327#9 of 10
Enrollment
ranked largest first
144#296 of 389#10 of 12
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
28.5%#208 of 323#6 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-39.7%#9 of 176#1 of 8
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
144
-58 (-29%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2514413.310.9:128% (41)
2023-241551411.0:134% (53)
2022-2319016.411.6:131% (58)
2020-212021711.9:137% (75)
2017-1823916.814.3:128% (66)
2015-162711715.9:124% (65)
2010-112731617.1:130% (83)
2000-012511615.7:112% (29)
1990-912761027.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Random Lake Middle.

About Random Lake Middle

Random Lake Middle is a very small middle school in Wisconsin, with an address in Random Lake. In all, 144 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 62% below the 381-student average for middle schools in Wisconsin.

Random Lake School District serves 648 students across 3 schools.

The share of students at Random Lake Middle who are White is 85%. Other students are 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Sheboygan County residents are about 83% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.

Based on 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Random Lake Middle has a ratio of 10.9:1. Across middle schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Income data for the school show 28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 45% average for public schools in Sheboygan County is 17 points higher.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Random Lake Middle would score about 60.2%. It scores 55.4%, 4.8 points below that figure.

For Sheboygan County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $73,094 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Random Lake Middle, Sheboygan County has 52 public schools.

Of the public schools around it, Random Lake Middle is closest to Random Lake Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Random Lake Middle ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 29% decline, from 202 to 144. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.9:1 in 2020-21, and 10.9:1 in 2024-25.

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Sheboygan County at a glance

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Population
117,991
Census ACS
Median income
$73,094
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
17,340 students

Quick facts

School name
Random Lake Middle
District
Random Lake School District
Address
605 Random Lake Rd, Random Lake, WI 53075
Phone
(920) 994-2498
County
Sheboygan County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
144
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
10.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
41 (28%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
551245002421
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Random Lake Middle
How many students attend Random Lake Middle?
Random Lake Middle enrolls approximately 144 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Random Lake Middle serve?
Random Lake Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Random Lake Middle?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Random Lake Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Random Lake Middle?
At Random Lake Middle, the student body is approximately 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Random Lake Middle public or private?
Random Lake Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Random Lake School District.
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