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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Somerset Middle this year?
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Enrollment
415
Middle
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOMERSET SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551401001108
Somerset Middle
625 Sunrise Dr, Somerset, WI 54025 · (715) 247-4400 · St. Croix County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- A-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
14.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
95 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 101 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 106 | 26% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Somerset Middle→Somerset High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Somerset School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
69.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 67 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.4% | 69.4% |
| 2023-24 | 58.3% | 65.1% |
% 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
66.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% 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 Somerset Middle
Somerset Middle's state test result (66.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Middle this school | 415 | 22.9% | 66.2% |
| Osceola Middle Osceola | 398 | 23.6% | 71.6% |
| Viking Middle Woodville | 375 | 23.5% | 60.4% |
| West Salem Middle West Salem | 534 | 23.2% | 68.8% |
| Milton Middle Milton | 509 | 21.8% | 61.5% |
| Kewaskum Middle Kewaskum | 418 | 26.3% | 68.6% |
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 Somerset Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In St. Croix County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #87 of 323 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #86 of 327 ▲ 30 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #65 of 327 ▲ 59 | #3 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #155 of 389 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #213 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #231 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.9% | #247 of 323 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #146 of 176 | N/A |
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
415
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
+22% since 2000-01, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 415 | 28.6 | 14.5:1 | 23% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 29.4 | 14.3:1 | 28% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 33.5 | 12.9:1 | 25% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 29% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 32.6 | 13.3:1 | 19% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 26% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 24% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 24 | 14.2:1 | 9% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Somerset Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (433 to 415); teachers down 12% (32.6 to 28.6).
About Somerset Middle
Somerset Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school with an address in Somerset, Wisconsin. The school's enrollment of 415 students covers grades 5 through 8.
Somerset School District is the district for Somerset Middle. It has 3 schools and 1,445 students.
Most students at Somerset Middle are White: 90% of enrollment. Other students are 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, St. Croix County is about 92% White. By the diversity index, Somerset Middle comes in at 19%.
Its teaching staff equals 28.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.5:1. That ratio is over the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Around 23% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 22% average for public schools in St. Croix County.
allk12 grades Somerset Middle a B+. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Somerset Middle's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (66.2%) and its predicted rate (63.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in St. Croix County, median household income is about $103,046, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 31 public schools operate in St. Croix County, serving about 14,266 students.
The closest other public school is Somerset High, about 0.2 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Somerset Middle ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 66.2% against a local average of 65.0%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21, Somerset Middle enrolled 424; in 2024-25, 415. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 14.5:1, from 12.8:1.
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St. Croix County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,033
Census ACS
Median income
$103,046
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
14,266 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Somerset School District
- Somerset ElementaryElementary · 577 students
- Somerset HighHigh · 453 students
Other schools in Somerset
- Somerset ElementaryElementary · 577 students
- Somerset HighHigh · 453 students
Other Somerset Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Somerset Middle. Somerset Middle is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Somerset MiddleModesto, CA · 947 students
- Somerset Middle SchoolSomerset, MA · 610 students
Nearby schools
- Somerset High0.2 mi · 453
- Somerset Elementary0.4 mi · 577
- Houlton Elementary6.5 mi · 217
- New Richmond Early Childhood Special Education7.0 mi · 20
- New Richmond Starr Elementary7.0 mi · 555
- New Richmond Middle7.1 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About Somerset MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Somerset Middle?
Somerset Middle enrolls approximately 415 students in grades 05-08.
Is Somerset Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Somerset Middle is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Somerset Middle have?
Somerset Middle employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
How diverse is Somerset Middle?
Somerset Middle reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Somerset Middle?
Somerset Middle is overseen by Somerset School District in St. Croix County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.