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Enrollment
436
Middle
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWANO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551362001775
Shawano Community Middle
1050 S Union St, Shawano, WI 54166 · (715) 526-2192 · Shawano County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
244 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 6 | 131 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 164 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 141 | 32% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Shawano Community Middle→Shawano High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Shawano School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.3% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.8% | 43.4% |
% 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Shawano Community Middle
Shawano Community Middle's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawano Community Middle this school | 436 | 56.0% | 46.1% |
| Ashland Middle Ashland | 383 | 58.7% | 38.1% |
| Hayward Middle Hayward | 340 | 50.0% | 61.3% |
| Black River Falls Middle Black River Falls | 327 | 62.1% | 44.4% |
| Woodworth Middle Fond du Lac | 413 | 54.0% | 49.5% |
| Wisconsin Dells Middle School Wisconsin Dells | 374 | 58.3% | 55.4% |
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 Shawano Community Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #258 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #228 of 327 ▲ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #234 of 327 ▲ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #144 of 389 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #98 of 265 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #34 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.0% | #52 of 323 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.1% | #18 of 79 |
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
436
-121 (-22%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 436 | 35 | 12.5:1 | 56% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 33.2 | 14.1:1 | 57% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 31.8 | 15.3:1 | 53% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 51% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 33.4 | 10.8:1 | 48% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 53% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 53% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 788 | 49 | 16.1:1 | 24% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 26 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shawano Community Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (360 to 436); teachers up 5% (33.4 to 35).
About Shawano Community Middle
Families in Shawano, Wisconsin, are served by Shawano Community Middle, a medium-sized middle-grades school. Enrollment is 436 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8.
Shawano Community Middle falls under Shawano School District, which has 5 schools enrolling 2,079 students.
At 53%, White students outnumber all other groups at Shawano Community Middle combined. After that, the student body is 22% Native American, 14% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Among all residents of Shawano County, the White share is about 85%. By the diversity index, Shawano Community Middle comes in at 64%.
Teacher staffing is 35 full-time equivalents, or about 12.5 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is about 12.8:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 56%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Shawano County is 47%.
The allk12 Grade for Shawano Community Middle is C. Compared with Wisconsin public middle schools, the school scored higher than 29% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Shawano Community Middle's average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.1% is 2.8 points above the 43.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Federal survey data for Shawano County show that median household income is about $66,479, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Shawano Community Middle is among the 17 public schools in Shawano County.
The closest public school to Shawano Community Middle is Brener Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Shawano Community Middle, there are 4 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Shawano Community Middle ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Shawano Community Middle is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Shawano Community Middle saw enrollment fall 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 16.9:1 in 2020-21 and 12.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Shawano County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,039
Census ACS
Median income
$66,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,832 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shawano School District
- Shawano HighHigh · 702 students
- Hillcrest Primary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Brener ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- LEADS Primary Charter SchoolElementary · 80 students
Other schools in Shawano
- Shawano HighHigh · 702 students
- Hillcrest Primary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Brener ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- LEADS Primary Charter SchoolElementary · 80 students
Nearby schools
- Brener Elementary0.3 mi · 389
- Shawano High0.7 mi · 702
- LEADS Primary Charter School0.7 mi · 80
- Hillcrest Primary School0.7 mi · 472
- Menominee Indian High7.2 mi · 364
- Kaehkenawapahtaeq7.2 mi · 30
Frequently asked questions
About Shawano Community MiddleHow large is Shawano Community Middle?
Shawano Community Middle enrolls approximately 436 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Shawano Community Middle serve?
Shawano Community Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Shawano Community Middle?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Shawano Community Middle.
What is the student diversity at Shawano Community Middle?
Student demographics at Shawano Community Middle are roughly 53% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Shawano Community Middle public or private?
Shawano Community Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shawano School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.