Enrollment
269
Middle
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550852000649
Spring Harbor Middle
1110 Spring Harbor Dr, Madison, WI 53705 · (608) 204-1100 · Dane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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.
- A-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
12.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
74 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 90 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 33% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
76.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
61.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.5% | 61.4% |
| 2023-24 | 69.5% | 59.0% |
% 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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Spring Harbor Middle
Spring Harbor Middle's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Harbor Middle this school | 269 | 27.5% | 68.0% |
| Patrick Marsh Middle Sun Prairie | 581 | 29.1% | 54.9% |
| Savanna Oaks Middle Fitchburg | 360 | 26.7% | 59.8% |
| Central Heights Middle Sun Prairie | 560 | 33.9% | 52.2% |
| Benjamin Franklin Junior High Stevens Point | 757 | 32.4% | 55.7% |
| Odyssey-Magellan Appleton | 214 | 16.4% | 96.6% |
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 Spring Harbor Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #72 of 323 | #8 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #145 of 327 ▲ 17 | #16 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #21 of 327 ▲ 18 | #2 of 33 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #224 of 389 | #27 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #79 of 265 | #18 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #43 of 265 | #12 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.5% | #217 of 323 | #17 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #63 of 79 | #5 of 8 |
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
269
+13 (+5%) vs 2020
+12% since 2000-01, when it was 240
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
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 | 269 | 22.2 | 12.1:1 | 28% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 20.8 | 13.0:1 | 26% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 263 | 20.4 | 12.9:1 | 23% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 20 | 12.8:1 | 31% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 265 | 24 | 11.1:1 | 34% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 21 | 11.9:1 | 39% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 21 | 12.7:1 | 34% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 240 | 20 | 12.0:1 | 30% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Harbor Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (265 to 269); teachers down 7% (24 to 22.2).
About Spring Harbor Middle
Spring Harbor Middle is a small middle school in Madison, Wisconsin, (ZIP code 53705). Enrolled students number 269 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 29% lower than the average for middle schools in Wisconsin, which is about 381.
Madison Metropolitan School District oversees Spring Harbor Middle and 52 other schools, with 25,155 students in total.
White students make up a majority at Spring Harbor Middle, at 58%. Smaller groups are 12% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 6% Black. For comparison, the population of Dane County is roughly 77% White. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 12.1 students per teacher and 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 28%.
Measured against Wisconsin public middle schools, Spring Harbor Middle receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Spring Harbor Middle is 7.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
Spring Harbor Middle is located in Dane County, where the median household income is $89,975, roughly 55% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Spring Harbor Middle is one of 169 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Crestwood Elementary is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Spring Harbor Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 68.0% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Spring Harbor Middle's enrollment grew from 256 in 2020-21 to 269 in 2024-25.
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Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison Metropolitan School District
- West HighHigh · 2,222 students
- Vel Phillips Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- East HighHigh · 1,643 students
- LaFollette HighHigh · 1,541 students
- Hamilton MiddleMiddle · 790 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Other schools in Madison
- West HighHigh · 2,222 students
- Vel Phillips Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- East HighHigh · 1,643 students
- LaFollette HighHigh · 1,541 students
- Hamilton MiddleMiddle · 790 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Nearby schools
- Crestwood Elementary0.6 mi · 293
- Stephens Elementary1.1 mi · 447
- Van Hise Elementary1.3 mi · 396
- Hamilton Middle1.3 mi · 790
- Muir Elementary1.5 mi · 377
- Shorewood Hills Elementary1.5 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Harbor MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Spring Harbor Middle?
Spring Harbor Middle enrolls approximately 269 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Spring Harbor Middle serve?
Spring Harbor Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Harbor Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spring Harbor Middle is approximately 12.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spring Harbor Middle?
At Spring Harbor Middle, the student body is approximately 58% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 11% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Spring Harbor Middle?
Spring Harbor Middle is overseen by Madison Metropolitan School District in Dane County.
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