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Enrollment
463
Middle
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551110002524
Rome Corners Intermediate
1111 S Perry Pkwy, Oregon, WI 53575 · (608) 835-4700 · Dane County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
66 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 236 | 51% |
| Grade 6 | 227 | 49% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Based on grade levels within Oregon School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.2%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
70.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.2% | 70.3% |
| 2023-24 | 61.5% | 65.7% |
% 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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Rome Corners Intermediate
Rome Corners Intermediate's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rome Corners Intermediate this school | 463 | 14.3% | 65.2% |
| Mount Horeb Middle Mount Horeb | 503 | 14.7% | 65.8% |
| North Shore Middle Hartland | 354 | 15.8% | 85.4% |
| J C McKenna Middle Evansville | 362 | 18.0% | 59.8% |
| Fox River Middle Waterford | 510 | 18.4% | 68.2% |
| Oregon Middle Oregon | 613 | 17.9% | 59.3% |
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 Rome Corners Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #96 of 323 | #11 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #79 of 327 ▲ 30 | #6 of 33 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #99 of 327 ▼ 6 | #11 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #135 of 389 | #20 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #20 of 265 | #6 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.6% | #172 of 265 | #27 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.3% | #300 of 323 | #31 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #37 of 176 | #4 of 18 |
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
463
-58 (-11%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 463 | 43.9 | 10.5:1 | 14% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 44.1 | 10.9:1 | 16% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 43.2 | 11.4:1 | 17% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 44 | 11.8:1 | 19% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 46.4 | 12.8:1 | 17% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 42 | 13.3:1 | 18% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | 43 | 12.3:1 | 17% (90) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rome Corners Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (596 to 463); teachers down 5% (46.4 to 43.9).
About Rome Corners Intermediate
Rome Corners Intermediate is a public middle school in Oregon, Wisconsin. The school enrolls 463 students, from grades 5 through 6. Average enrollment for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 381, so this school runs 22% larger than that.
District-wide, Oregon School District has 8 schools and 4,186 students.
Rome Corners Intermediate enrolls a student body that is 84% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Rome Corners Intermediate comes in at 29%.
Its 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Wisconsin is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 14% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Dane County is 18 points.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Rome Corners Intermediate is 3.7 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 65.2% actual, 68.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
In Dane County (population about 572,674), median household income is about $89,975, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 55%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 169 public schools operate in Dane County, serving about 78,525 students.
The school nearest to Rome Corners Intermediate is Oregon Middle, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. Within five miles of Rome Corners Intermediate, there are 7 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 63.7%; Rome Corners Intermediate's is 65.2%, ranking 4th of 7.
Rome Corners Intermediate is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 521 to 463. Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.8:1 to 10.5:1.
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Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oregon School District
- Oregon HighHigh · 1,339 students
- Oregon MiddleMiddle · 613 students
- Forest Edge Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Netherwood Knoll ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- Brooklyn ElementaryElementary · 363 students
- Prairie View ElementaryElementary · 330 students
Other schools in Oregon
- Oregon HighHigh · 1,339 students
- Oregon MiddleMiddle · 613 students
- Netherwood Knoll ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- Prairie View ElementaryElementary · 330 students
- Oregon 4KElementary · 213 students
- DOC: Oakhill Correctional InstitutionHigh
Nearby schools
- Oregon Middle0.8 mi · 613
- Oregon 4K0.8 mi · 213
- Netherwood Knoll Elementary0.8 mi · 419
- Prairie View Elementary0.9 mi · 330
- Oregon High1.4 mi · 1,339
- Grow Academy2.3 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About Rome Corners IntermediateHow large is Rome Corners Intermediate?
Rome Corners Intermediate enrolls approximately 463 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Rome Corners Intermediate serve?
Rome Corners Intermediate serves grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Rome Corners Intermediate?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Rome Corners Intermediate.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rome Corners Intermediate?
At Rome Corners Intermediate, the student body is approximately 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Rome Corners Intermediate?
Rome Corners Intermediate is overseen by Oregon School District in Dane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.