Enrollment
163
Middle
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STRATFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551458002939
Stratford Middle
213311 Legion St, Stratford, WI 54484 · (715) 687-4311 · Marathon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% 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
13.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
40 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 55 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 36% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Stratford Middle→Stratford High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Stratford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
76.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.8% | 76.3% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 76.2% |
% 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
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Stratford Middle
Stratford Middle's state test result (69.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford Middle this school | 163 | 24.5% | 69.6% |
| Williams Bay Middle Williams Bay | 145 | 22.8% | 52.3% |
| Spring Valley Middle Spring Valley | 140 | 25.7% | 72.5% |
| Mineral Point Middle Mineral Point | 170 | 27.6% | 61.9% |
| Ozaukee Middle Fredonia | 174 | 22.4% | 71.6% |
| Wisconsin Heights Middle Mazomanie | 153 | 28.1% | 67.4% |
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 Stratford Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Marathon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #59 of 323 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #39 of 327 ▲ 2 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #104 of 327 ▼ 12 | #2 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 163 | #281 of 389 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.5% | #237 of 323 | #7 of 7 |
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
163
-28 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 163 | 12.1 | 13.5:1 | 25% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 172 | 12.1 | 14.3:1 | 24% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 12 | 15.9:1 | 28% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 191 | 13 | 14.7:1 | 26% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 197 | 13.1 | 15.0:1 | 16% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 224 | 11 | 20.4:1 | 25% (55) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stratford Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (197 to 163); teachers down 8% (13.1 to 12.1).
About Stratford Middle
Among the schools in Stratford, Wisconsin, is Stratford Middle, a low-enrollment middle school. There are 163 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Wisconsin enroll around 381, and this school is 57% below that mark.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Stratford School District totals 768 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Stratford Middle is White, at 91%. The rest of enrollment is 7% Hispanic. Among Marathon County residents, the White share is about 87%. The diversity index for Stratford Middle is 17%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Stratford Middle has 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. Across middle schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 12.8:1. The school has 25% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 12 points below the 37% average for public schools in Marathon County.
On the allk12 Grade, Stratford Middle lands at A-, ahead of 83% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
Stratford Middle's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (69.6%) and its predicted rate (62.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools.
The school is in Marathon County, where median household income comes to about $77,884, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Marathon County's 52 public schools enroll about 18,592 students and include Stratford Middle.
Of the public schools around it, Stratford Middle is closest to Stratford High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Stratford Middle is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 163, down from 191 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.5 students per teacher, compared with 14.7 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Stratford Middle community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Marathon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
138,403
Census ACS
Median income
$77,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
18,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stratford School District
- Stratford ElementaryElementary · 328 students
- Stratford HighHigh · 277 students
Other schools in Stratford
- Stratford ElementaryElementary · 328 students
- Stratford HighHigh · 277 students
Other Stratford Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Stratford Middle. Stratford Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Stratford Middle SchoolBloomingdale, IL · 520 students
- Stratford Middle SchoolStratford, OK · 138 students
Nearby schools
- Stratford High0.0 mi · 277
- Stratford Elementary0.1 mi · 328
- Grant Elementary9.8 mi · 554
- Edgar Elementary9.8 mi · 255
- Edgar Middle9.9 mi · 120
- Edgar High9.9 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About Stratford MiddleHow many students attend Stratford Middle?
Stratford Middle enrolls approximately 163 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Stratford Middle serve?
Stratford Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Stratford Middle?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Stratford Middle.
What is the student diversity at Stratford Middle?
Student demographics at Stratford Middle are roughly 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Stratford Middle?
Stratford Middle is overseen by Stratford School District in Marathon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.