Sparta Meadowview Middle

Sparta Meadowview Middle operates as a heavily attended junior high in Sparta, Wisconsin, operated by Sparta Area School District. Current enrollment sits at 687 students spanning grades 5 through 8. That puts it 80% above the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 7 schools in Sparta Area School District (2,749 students total), Sparta Meadowview Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Sparta Meadowview Middle shows that White students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder reads as 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

On the income-and-resources front, Sparta Meadowview Middle lists 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Sparta Meadowview Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Monroe County indicate median household income runs about $69,467, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Monroe County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,845 students), of which Sparta Meadowview Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Innovations STEM Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Sparta Meadowview Middle. On composite proficiency, Sparta Meadowview Middle comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 50.0%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Sparta Meadowview Middle's enrollment has ticked up 36% since 2018, when it stood at 505 (now 687). Over the same period, the White share declined from 75% to 71%.

On allk12, the feed for Sparta Meadowview Middle typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.