Enrollment
223
Middle
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STANLEY-BOYD AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551443001866
Stanley-Boyd Middle
507 E 1st Ave, Stanley, WI 54768 · (715) 644-5715 · Chippewa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL223 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
93 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 70 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 32% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Stanley-Boyd Middle→Stanley-Boyd High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Stanley-Boyd Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
60.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 58 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.8% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 53.9% | 52.7% |
% 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Stanley-Boyd Middle
Stanley-Boyd Middle's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley-Boyd Middle this school | 223 | 41.7% | 55.0% |
| Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Middle Chetek | 204 | 41.2% | 53.2% |
| Lancaster Middle Lancaster | 231 | 38.5% | 59.4% |
| Viroqua Middle Viroqua | 253 | 37.9% | 60.3% |
| Grantsburg Middle Grantsburg | 278 | 39.9% | 62.1% |
| Fennimore Middle Fennimore | 186 | 41.9% | 63.1% |
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 Stanley-Boyd Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Chippewa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #185 of 323 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #152 of 327 ▲ 54 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #146 of 327 ▲ 20 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 223 | #249 of 389 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #224 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #259 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #124 of 323 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #127 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
223
-21 (-9%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 183
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 223 | 15.2 | 14.7:1 | 42% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 15.2 | 16.6:1 | 43% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 252 | 15.5 | 16.3:1 | 46% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 14 | 17.4:1 | 52% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 242 | 17.1 | 14.1:1 | 44% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 206 | 14 | 14.7:1 | 53% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 127 | 10 | 12.7:1 | 45% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 252 | 11 | 22.9:1 | 42% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 183 | 16 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stanley-Boyd Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (242 to 223); teachers down 12% (17.1 to 15.2).
About Stanley-Boyd Middle
Stanley-Boyd Middle is a low-enrollment middle-grades school that serves part of Stanley, Wisconsin. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 223 students. That compares with an average of about 381 students for middle schools in Wisconsin.
Stanley-Boyd Middle sits within Stanley-Boyd Area School District, which has 4 schools and 1,069 students.
By race and ethnicity, Stanley-Boyd Middle is 94% White. Enrollment also includes 3% multiracial. In Chippewa County overall, the White share is about 93%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stanley-Boyd Middle is 14.7:1, based on 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Wisconsin, 12.8:1, is lower. Stanley-Boyd Middle counts 42% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Stanley-Boyd Middle posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 55.0%, compared with a predicted 52.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Chippewa County, home to about 66,799 people, median household income comes to about $74,680, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chippewa County's 28 public schools enroll about 8,353 students and include Stanley-Boyd Middle.
Stanley-Boyd High sits less than a tenth of a mile from Stanley-Boyd Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 54.0% proficiency; Stanley-Boyd Middle posts 55.0%.
Stanley-Boyd Middle is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
A 9% decline took enrollment from 244 in 2020-21 to 223 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.4:1 to 14.7:1.
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Chippewa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,799
Census ACS
Median income
$74,680
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,353 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stanley-Boyd Area School District
- Stanley ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Stanley-Boyd HighHigh · 341 students
- Boyd ElementaryElementary · 68 students
Other schools in Stanley
- Stanley ElementaryElementary · 437 students
- Stanley-Boyd HighHigh · 341 students
- DOC: Stanley Correctional InstitutionHigh
Nearby schools
- Stanley-Boyd High0.0 mi · 341
- Stanley Elementary0.0 mi · 437
- Boyd Elementary5.9 mi · 68
- Thorp High6.4 mi · 181
- Thorp Elementary6.4 mi · 321
- Cadott Elementary10.8 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Stanley-Boyd MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Stanley-Boyd Middle?
Stanley-Boyd Middle enrolls approximately 223 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Stanley-Boyd Middle serve?
Stanley-Boyd Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Stanley-Boyd Middle have?
Stanley-Boyd Middle employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stanley-Boyd Middle?
At Stanley-Boyd Middle, the student body is approximately 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Stanley-Boyd Middle public or private?
Stanley-Boyd Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stanley-Boyd Area School District.
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