Rosendale-Brandon Middle

Rosendale-Brandon Middle is one of the tight-knit junior highs in Rosendale, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Rosendale-Brandon School District, with 179 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 381 students each, so Rosendale-Brandon Middle sits 53% smaller than that benchmark.

Rosendale-Brandon School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 904 students; Rosendale-Brandon Middle is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rosendale-Brandon Middle records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school lists 6% Hispanic. Compared to Fond du Lac County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Fond du Lac County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Rosendale-Brandon Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Fond du Lac County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,275 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Rosendale-Brandon Middle is one of 42 public schools in Fond du Lac County (combined enrollment of about 13,230 students).

Rosendale Intermediate is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rosendale-Brandon Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 59.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rosendale-Brandon Middle has edged up 127%, going from 79 students in 2018 to 179 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 10% to 6%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.