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Alumni: what's one memory from South Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
797
Middle
DISTRICT 740 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAU CLAIRE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550405002297
South Middle
2115 Mitscher Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54701 · (715) 852-5200 · Eau Claire County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL797 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.5:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
266 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 283 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 254 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 260 | 33% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
58.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.4% | 58.4% |
| 2023-24 | 58.4% | 61.7% |
% 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 South Middle
South Middle's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Middle this school | 797 | 33.4% | 60.3% |
| P J Jacobs Junior High Stevens Point | 709 | 34.8% | 58.0% |
| Benjamin Franklin Junior High Stevens Point | 757 | 32.4% | 55.7% |
| Einstein Middle Appleton | 851 | 28.9% | 58.6% |
| Parkview Middle Green Bay | 747 | 37.5% | 55.0% |
| Patrick Marsh Middle Sun Prairie | 581 | 29.1% | 54.9% |
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 South Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Eau Claire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #139 of 323 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #166 of 327 ▼ 22 | #4 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #131 of 327 ▼ 10 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 797 | #31 of 389 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #155 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #94 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.4% | #176 of 323 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #147 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
797
-44 (-5%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 1,144
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 797 | 59.1 | 13.5:1 | 33% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 792 | 88.2 | 9.0:1 | 34% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 791 | 76.8 | 10.3:1 | 33% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 841 | 54 | 15.6:1 | 36% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 831 | 55.4 | 15.0:1 | 28% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 826 | 51 | 16.2:1 | 32% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 753 | 48 | 15.7:1 | 28% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 886 | 64 | 13.8:1 | 26% (228) |
| 1990-91 | 1,144 | 79 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (831 to 797); teachers up 7% (55.4 to 59.1).
About South Middle
South Middle is a large middle school in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 797 students. By comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin enroll about 381 students on average.
South Middle is run by Eau Claire Area School District, whose 23 schools enroll 10,687 students.
More than half of enrollment at South Middle is White: 72%. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 88% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, South Middle scores 46%.
With 59.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.5:1. Statewide, middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1. Roughly 33% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, South Middle lands at B, ahead of 61% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.2% for South Middle. The school posts 60.3%, 3.1 points above the prediction.
In Eau Claire County, median household income comes to about $74,546, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Eau Claire County counts 36 public schools with about 14,002 students.
Measured in a straight line, Meadowview Elementary is about 0.9 miles from South Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, South Middle is ahead of the 59.1% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
NCES describes the area around South Middle as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 797 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 841. The ratio was 15.6:1 in 2020-21 and 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at South Middle. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Eau Claire County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,116
Census ACS
Median income
$74,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
14,002 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eau Claire Area School District
- North HighHigh · 1,567 students
- Memorial HighHigh · 1,558 students
- DeLong MiddleMiddle · 893 students
- Northstar MiddleMiddle · 529 students
- Robbins ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Sherman ElementaryElementary · 502 students
Other schools in Eau Claire
- North HighHigh · 1,567 students
- Memorial HighHigh · 1,558 students
- DeLong MiddleMiddle · 893 students
- Northstar MiddleMiddle · 529 students
- Robbins ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Sherman ElementaryElementary · 502 students
Other South Middle schools
17 other US public schools in 14 states are named South Middle. South Middle is the 6th largest of the 18.
- South Middle SchoolEDINBURG, TX · 1,246 students
- South Middle SchoolWaukee, IA · 1,092 students
- SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLBRENTWOOD, NY · 975 students
- SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLNAMPA, ID · 836 students
- South Middle SchoolArlington Heights, IL · 812 students
Nearby schools
- Meadowview Elementary0.9 mi · 385
- Manz Elementary0.9 mi · 342
- Memorial High1.0 mi · 1,558
- Robbins Elementary1.1 mi · 522
- Flynn Elementary1.6 mi · 198
- Putnam Heights Elementary1.7 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About South MiddleHow large is South Middle?
South Middle enrolls approximately 797 students in grades 06-08.
Is South Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does South Middle have?
South Middle employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at South Middle?
Student demographics at South Middle are roughly 72% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees South Middle?
South Middle is overseen by Eau Claire Area School District in Eau Claire County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.