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Enrollment
633
Middle
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCONOMOWOC AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551089001422
Silver Lake Intermediate
555 Oconomowoc Pkwy, Oconomowoc, WI 53066 · (262) 560-4305 · Waukesha County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.7:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
119 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 | 129 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 166 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 165 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 173 | 27% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Silver Lake Intermediate→Oconomowoc High
Based on grade levels within Oconomowoc Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
73.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
79.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.9% | 79.3% |
| 2023-24 | 72.8% | 79.6% |
% 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
75.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Silver Lake Intermediate
Silver Lake Intermediate's state test result (75.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake Intermediate this school | 633 | 18.8% | 75.5% |
| Oregon Middle Oregon | 613 | 17.9% | 59.3% |
| Meyer Middle River Falls | 725 | 18.1% | 69.7% |
| Fox River Middle Waterford | 510 | 18.4% | 68.2% |
| Slinger Middle Slinger | 740 | 17.0% | 76.5% |
| Nature Hill Intermediate Oconomowoc | 750 | 16.7% | 65.5% |
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 Silver Lake Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waukesha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #27 of 323 | #9 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #29 of 327 ▼ 8 | #9 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #33 of 327 ▼ 4 | #9 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #75 of 389 | #12 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #110 of 265 | #3 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #175 of 265 | #11 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #270 of 323 | #5 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #116 of 176 | #9 of 13 |
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
633
+21 (+3%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 633 | 49.8 | 12.7:1 | 19% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 54.6 | 11.7:1 | 21% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 595 | 46.8 | 12.7:1 | 17% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 612 | 47 | 13.0:1 | 23% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 695 | 50.1 | 13.9:1 | 16% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 721 | 50 | 14.4:1 | 18% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 650 | 42 | 15.5:1 | 21% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 644 | 47 | 13.7:1 | 5% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 42 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver Lake Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (695 to 633); teachers down 1% (50.1 to 49.8).
About Silver Lake Intermediate
The public middle school Silver Lake Intermediate is located in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Total enrollment is 633 students, and the grades served are 5 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin enroll about 381 students on average.
Oconomowoc Area School District oversees Silver Lake Intermediate and 7 other schools, with 4,928 students in total.
White students are 84% of those enrolled at Silver Lake Intermediate. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Waukesha County overall, the White share is about 87%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 28%.
Classroom staffing at Silver Lake Intermediate totals 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Wisconsin is similar, at 12.8:1. Federal data show 19% of students (119) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Waukesha County is similar, at 17%.
On the allk12 Grade, Silver Lake Intermediate lands at A, ahead of 93% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
Silver Lake Intermediate's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (75.5%) and its predicted rate (66.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools.
For Waukesha County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $106,076 a year, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Public schools in Waukesha County number 113, with about 60,032 students.
Oconomowoc High is about 1.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Silver Lake Intermediate is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Silver Lake Intermediate ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 75.5% against a local average of 67.6%.
NCES describes the area around Silver Lake Intermediate as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 612 to 633, a 3% increase.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Waukesha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
411,762
Census ACS
Median income
$106,076
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
60,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oconomowoc Area School District
- Oconomowoc HighHigh · 1,591 students
- Nature Hill IntermediateMiddle · 750 students
- Meadow View ElementaryElementary · 548 students
- Summit ElementaryElementary · 504 students
- Park Lawn ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- Greenland ElementaryElementary · 263 students
Other schools in Oconomowoc
- Oconomowoc HighHigh · 1,591 students
- Nature Hill IntermediateMiddle · 750 students
- Lake Country Classical Academy IncCombined · 562 students
- Meadow View ElementaryElementary · 548 students
- Summit ElementaryElementary · 504 students
- Park Lawn ElementaryElementary · 383 students
Nearby schools
- Oconomowoc High1.3 mi · 1,591
- Park Lawn Elementary1.5 mi · 383
- Lake Country Classical Academy Inc2.1 mi · 562
- Greenland Elementary2.4 mi · 263
- Summit Elementary2.6 mi · 504
- Nature Hill Intermediate3.4 mi · 750
Frequently asked questions
About Silver Lake IntermediateHow large is Silver Lake Intermediate?
Silver Lake Intermediate enrolls approximately 633 students in grades 05-08.
Is Silver Lake Intermediate an elementary, middle, or high school?
Silver Lake Intermediate is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Silver Lake Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Silver Lake Intermediate is approximately 12.7:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Silver Lake Intermediate?
At Silver Lake Intermediate, the student body is approximately 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Silver Lake Intermediate public or private?
Silver Lake Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oconomowoc Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.