Enrollment
78
Middle
DISTRICT 160 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSHOLT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551314002449
Rosholt Middle
346 W Randolph St, Rosholt, WI 54473 · (715) 677-4541 · Portage County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL78 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
17 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 7 | 40 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 49% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Rosholt Middle→Rosholt High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rosholt School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.9pp since 2023
Math
37.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -15.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.1% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 53.4% |
% 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Rosholt Middle
Rosholt Middle's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosholt Middle this school | 78 | 21.8% | 50.1% |
| Clear Lake Junior High Clear Lake | 72 | 19.4% | 63.5% |
| Gibraltar Middle Fish Creek | 92 | 22.8% | 72.7% |
| Potosi Middle Potosi | 66 | 27.3% | 51.8% |
| Belleville Middle Belleville | 111 | 22.5% | 69.7% |
| Honor Intermediate Rubicon | 128 | 17.2% | 50.5% |
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 Rosholt Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 78 | #348 of 389 |
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
78
-4 (-5%) vs 2020
-58% since 2000-01, when it was 184
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 78 | 6.1 | 12.7:1 | 22% (17) |
| 2023-24 | 61 | 6.3 | 9.6:1 | 30% (18) |
| 2022-23 | 62 | 6.4 | 9.7:1 | 23% (14) |
| 2020-21 | 82 | 5 | 16.4:1 | 23% (19) |
| 2017-18 | 128 | 7.9 | 16.1:1 | 16% (21) |
| 2015-16 | 120 | 8 | 15.0:1 | 20% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 139 | 6 | 23.2:1 | 26% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 184 | 9 | 20.4:1 | 21% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosholt Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (128 to 78); teachers down 23% (7.9 to 6.1).
About Rosholt Middle
Rosholt Middle, a very small middle school, is located in Rosholt, Wisconsin. The school enrolls 78 students in grades 7 through 8. Across middle schools in Wisconsin, the average enrollment is about 381.
The district, Rosholt School District, has 481 students enrolled across 3 schools.
Rosholt Middle is 92% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Portage County, where about 90% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rosholt Middle scores 14%.
Its staff includes 6.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.7 students per teacher. That is in line with the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Roughly 22% of students at Rosholt Middle can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 35% average for public schools in Portage County, the school's rate is lower.
The model predicts 64.3% for a school in Wisconsin with Rosholt Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Rosholt Middle posts 50.1%.
In Portage County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $76,070 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Rosholt Middle, Portage County has 31 public schools.
Rosholt High is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Rosholt Middle ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 50.1% versus a 56.8% average.
Rosholt Middle is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
The school's student count decreased 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.4 to 12.7 over 4 years.
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Portage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,832
Census ACS
Median income
$76,070
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rosholt School District
- Rosholt ElementaryElementary · 259 students
- Rosholt HighHigh · 144 students
Other schools in Rosholt
- Rosholt ElementaryElementary · 259 students
- Rosholt HighHigh · 144 students
Other Rosholt Middle schools
One other US public school is named Rosholt Middle. Rosholt Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Rosholt Middle School - 04Rosholt, SD · 42 students
Nearby schools
- Rosholt High0.0 mi · 144
- Rosholt Elementary0.0 mi · 259
- Tomorrow River Virtual Charter School (TRVCS)6.3 mi · 66
- Tomorrow River Community Charter6.3 mi · 184
- Central Sands Community High School11.3 mi · 35
- Amherst Elementary12.1 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Rosholt MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Rosholt Middle?
Rosholt Middle enrolls approximately 78 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Rosholt Middle serve?
Rosholt Middle serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Rosholt Middle?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Rosholt Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rosholt Middle?
At Rosholt Middle, the student body is approximately 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Rosholt Middle public or private?
Rosholt Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rosholt School District.
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