Enrollment
179
Middle
DISTRICT 181 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSENDALE-BRANDON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551310001728
Rosendale-Brandon Middle
200 S Main St, Rosendale, WI 54974 · (920) 872-2126 · Fond du Lac County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
14.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
30 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 6 | 50 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 38% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Rosendale-Brandon Middle→Laconia High
Based on grade levels within Rosendale-Brandon School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
69.1%
WI avg 54.8% . +9.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 10 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 69.1% |
| 2023-24 | 53.6% | 59.2% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Rosendale-Brandon Middle
Rosendale-Brandon Middle's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosendale-Brandon Middle this school | 179 | 16.8% | 61.4% |
| New Glarus Middle New Glarus | 214 | 17.8% | 73.1% |
| Prescott Middle Prescott | 254 | 16.5% | 81.3% |
| Honor Intermediate Rubicon | 128 | 17.2% | 50.5% |
| Oostburg Middle Oostburg | 204 | 16.7% | 79.2% |
| Richfield Middle Richfield | 206 | 16.0% | 73.4% |
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 Rosendale-Brandon Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Fond du Lac County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #129 of 323 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #88 of 327 ▲ 71 | #3 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #157 of 327 ▲ 14 | #5 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #274 of 389 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.8% | #288 of 323 | #8 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. 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
179
+82 (+85%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 133
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 179 | 12.4 | 14.4:1 | 17% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 13.2 | 15.4:1 | 16% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 235 | 15.5 | 15.2:1 | 21% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 97 | 7 | 13.9:1 | 24% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 79 | 6.4 | 12.3:1 | 20% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 112 | 7 | 16.0:1 | 18% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 100 | 7 | 14.3:1 | 26% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 90 | 7 | 12.9:1 | 10% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 133 | 8 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosendale-Brandon Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 127% (79 to 179); teachers up 93% (6.4 to 12.4).
About Rosendale-Brandon Middle
Located in Rosendale, Wisconsin, Rosendale-Brandon Middle is a small middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 179 students. The average among middle schools in Wisconsin is roughly 381 students; this school is 53% smaller than that.
Rosendale-Brandon Middle falls under Rosendale-Brandon School District, which has 5 schools enrolling 904 students.
Rosendale-Brandon Middle enrolls a student body that is 91% White. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic. The White share in Fond du Lac County as a whole is similar, at about 88%. Rosendale-Brandon Middle has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.4:1, with 12.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 17%. Among public schools in Fond du Lac County, the average eligibility rate is 41%.
allk12 grades Rosendale-Brandon Middle a C+. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 67.4% at Rosendale-Brandon Middle; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.4%.
Federal survey data for Fond du Lac County show that median household income is about $74,275, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Rosendale-Brandon Middle is among the 42 public schools in Fond du Lac County.
The next-closest public school is Rosendale Intermediate, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Rosendale-Brandon Middle ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 61.4% versus a 59.1% average.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21 the school reported 97 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 179. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Fond du Lac County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,137
Census ACS
Median income
$74,275
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
13,230 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rosendale-Brandon School District
- Laconia HighHigh · 318 students
- Rosendale PrimaryElementary · 229 students
- Brandon ElementaryElementary · 95 students
- Rosendale IntermediateElementary · 83 students
Other schools in Rosendale
- Laconia HighHigh · 318 students
- Rosendale PrimaryElementary · 229 students
- Rosendale IntermediateElementary · 83 students
Nearby schools
- Rosendale Intermediate0.0 mi · 83
- Laconia High0.3 mi · 318
- Rosendale Primary0.4 mi · 229
- Brandon Elementary7.3 mi · 95
- Ripon Middle8.1 mi · 302
- Ripon High8.1 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Rosendale-Brandon MiddleHow many students attend Rosendale-Brandon Middle?
Rosendale-Brandon Middle enrolls approximately 179 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Rosendale-Brandon Middle serve?
Rosendale-Brandon Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Rosendale-Brandon Middle?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Rosendale-Brandon Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rosendale-Brandon Middle?
At Rosendale-Brandon Middle, the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Rosendale-Brandon Middle in?
Rosendale-Brandon Middle is part of Rosendale-Brandon School District.
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