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Enrollment
487
Middle
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550852000953
Toki Middle
5606 Russett Rd, Madison, WI 53711 · (608) 204-4740 · Dane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
224 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 146 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 161 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 180 | 37% |
Student demographics
73%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
52.2%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
48.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.2% | 48.7% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Toki Middle
Toki Middle's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toki Middle this school | 487 | 46.0% | 50.3% |
| Oak Creek West Middle Oak Creek | 531 | 45.4% | 64.0% |
| Kaleidoscope Academy Appleton | 456 | 50.7% | 49.9% |
| Lombardi Middle Green Bay | 664 | 55.6% | 47.1% |
| Central Heights Middle Sun Prairie | 560 | 33.9% | 52.2% |
| Prairie View Middle Sun Prairie | 699 | 35.9% | 52.1% |
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 Toki Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #228 of 323 | #24 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #238 of 327 ▲ 20 | #26 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #200 of 327 ▲ 26 | #22 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #125 of 389 | #19 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #9 of 265 | #3 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #8 of 265 | #5 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.0% | #92 of 323 | #8 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #67 of 176 | #8 of 18 |
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
487
-133 (-21%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 654
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 487 | 49.4 | 9.9:1 | 46% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 44.8 | 12.0:1 | 43% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 45.9 | 12.6:1 | 43% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 52 | 11.9:1 | 51% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 47.3 | 12.1:1 | 41% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 44 | 13.3:1 | 42% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 40 | 11.9:1 | 51% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 680 | 54 | 12.6:1 | 30% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 654 | 45 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Toki Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (573 to 487); teachers up 4% (47.3 to 49.4).
About Toki Middle
Toki Middle is a mid-sized middle school with its address in Madison, Wisconsin. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 487 students. By comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin enroll about 381 students on average.
Toki Middle is run by Madison Metropolitan School District, whose 53 schools enroll 25,155 students.
About 43% of students at Toki Middle are White, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 18% Hispanic, 18% Black, 10% Asian, and 9% multiracial. Among all residents of Dane County, the White share is about 77%. A diversity index of 73% means there is a 73% chance two randomly chosen students at Toki Middle are from different groups.
Teacher count: 49.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.9:1. The average for middle schools in Wisconsin, 12.8:1, is higher. Roughly 46% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Dane County is 32%.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 49.4%. Toki Middle scores 50.3%.
Dane County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $89,975 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Toki Middle shares Dane County with 168 other public schools.
Toki Middle's nearest public school is Orchard Ridge Elementary (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Toki Middle. Toki Middle places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Toki Middle as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 487 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 620. The ratio was 11.9:1 in 2020-21 and 9.9:1 in 2024-25.
Toki Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Orchard Ridge Elementary0.0 mi · 265
- Huegel Elementary0.9 mi · 417
- Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School0.9 mi · 455
- Cherokee Heights Middle1.4 mi · 526
- Thoreau Elementary1.9 mi · 403
- Midvale Elementary2.1 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Toki MiddleHow many students attend Toki Middle?
Toki Middle enrolls approximately 487 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Toki Middle serve?
Toki Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Toki Middle?
Approximately 9.9:1 students per teacher at Toki Middle.
How diverse is Toki Middle?
Toki Middle reports a student body of 43% White, 18% Hispanic, 18% Black, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Toki Middle in?
Toki Middle is part of Madison Metropolitan School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.