Enrollment
140
Middle
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551434000511
Spring Valley Middle
S1450 County Road CC, Spring Valley, WI 54767 · (715) 778-5554 · Pierce County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL140 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
36 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 44 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 36% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Spring Valley Middle→Spring Valley High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Spring Valley School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
79.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 68 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 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 | 68.1% | 79.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.4% | 77.8% |
% 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Valley Middle
Spring Valley Middle's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley Middle this school | 140 | 25.7% | 72.5% |
| Wisconsin Heights Middle Mazomanie | 153 | 28.1% | 67.4% |
| Mineral Point Middle Mineral Point | 170 | 27.6% | 61.9% |
| Stratford Middle Stratford | 163 | 24.5% | 69.6% |
| Cuba City Middle Cuba City | 129 | 28.7% | 68.5% |
| Nikolay Middle Cambridge | 203 | 28.1% | 53.0% |
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 Valley Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #41 of 323 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #27 of 327 ▲ 3 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #61 of 327 ▲ 33 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 140 | #301 of 389 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.7% | #229 of 323 | 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
140
-14 (-9%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 128
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 140 | 10.2 | 13.7:1 | 26% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 155 | 10.1 | 15.3:1 | 26% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 10 | 15.4:1 | 27% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 154 | 10 | 15.4:1 | 27% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 164 | 8.8 | 18.6:1 | 21% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 183 | 10 | 18.3:1 | 36% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 105 | 4 | 26.3:1 | 31% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 128 | 8 | 16.0:1 | 19% (24) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Valley Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (164 to 140); teachers up 16% (8.8 to 10.2).
About Spring Valley Middle
Spring Valley Middle is a public very small middle school in Spring Valley, Wisconsin. Enrollment totals 140 students across grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Wisconsin, the average enrollment is about 381.
The 3 schools of Spring Valley School District, including Spring Valley Middle, enroll 651 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Spring Valley Middle is White, at 95%. The school is also 2% Hispanic. Among Pierce County residents, the White share is about 92%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 10, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Spring Valley Middle, giving a ratio of 13.7:1. Middle schools in Wisconsin have an average ratio of 12.8:1. By family income, 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Spring Valley Middle is 61.9%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.5%.
The school's county is Pierce County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $92,109, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Pierce County's 26 public schools enroll about 7,419 students and include Spring Valley Middle.
Spring Valley Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. On average proficiency, Spring Valley Middle is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns Spring Valley Middle the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 14 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 15.4:1 to 13.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,584
Census ACS
Median income
$92,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,419 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spring Valley School District
- Spring Valley ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Spring Valley HighHigh · 194 students
Other schools in Spring Valley
- Spring Valley ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Spring Valley HighHigh · 194 students
Nearby schools
- Spring Valley Elementary0.0 mi · 317
- Spring Valley High0.0 mi · 194
- Elmwood Middle6.1 mi · 92
- Elmwood High6.1 mi · 90
- Elmwood Elementary6.1 mi · 130
- Western Wisconsin Virtual Charter School (WWVC)6.1 mi · 18
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Valley MiddleHow many students attend Spring Valley Middle?
Spring Valley Middle enrolls approximately 140 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Spring Valley Middle serve?
Spring Valley Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Spring Valley Middle?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Spring Valley Middle.
How diverse is Spring Valley Middle?
Spring Valley Middle reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Spring Valley Middle?
Spring Valley Middle is overseen by Spring Valley School District in Pierce County.
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