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Alumni: what's one memory from Tomah Middle that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
663
Middle
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOMAH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551491001938
Tomah Middle
612 Hollister Ave, Tomah, WI 54660 · (608) 374-7885 · Monroe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL663 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
290 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 203 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 240 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 220 | 33% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Tomah Middle→Tomah High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tomah Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
41.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.8% | 41.7% |
| 2023-24 | 42.2% | 42.2% |
% 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Tomah Middle
Tomah Middle's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomah Middle this school | 663 | 43.7% | 42.9% |
| Waupaca Middle Waupaca | 546 | 43.4% | 56.8% |
| Rice Lake Middle Rice Lake | 622 | 43.2% | 56.4% |
| Medford Middle Medford | 566 | 41.3% | 46.9% |
| New London Middle New London | 540 | 40.6% | 58.0% |
| Webb Middle Reedsburg | 572 | 40.9% | 54.0% |
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 Tomah Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #271 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #270 of 327 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #250 of 327 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 663 | #70 of 389 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #196 of 265 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #145 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #108 of 323 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #54 of 79 |
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
663
-27 (-4%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 663 | 47.1 | 14.1:1 | 44% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 681 | 47.1 | 14.4:1 | 46% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 676 | 47.2 | 14.3:1 | 46% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 44 | 15.7:1 | 40% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 643 | 45 | 14.3:1 | 39% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 47 | 13.2:1 | 43% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 641 | 52 | 12.3:1 | 41% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 706 | 51 | 13.8:1 | 25% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 627 | 44 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tomah Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (643 to 663); teachers up 5% (45 to 47.1).
About Tomah Middle
Tomah Middle is a large middle school with an address in Tomah, Wisconsin. The school had 663 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in Wisconsin) has about 381 students.
Tomah Area School District is the local district for Tomah Middle. It runs 12 schools with 2,970 students.
About 81% of the student body at Tomah Middle is White. Other students are 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American, and 2% Black. By comparison, Monroe County residents are about 90% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 14.1:1 comes from the school's 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. The lunch program counts 44% of students at Tomah Middle as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 46% average for public schools in Monroe County.
Tomah Middle's average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.9% is 8.0 points below the 50.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Monroe County, the median household income is $69,467, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Monroe County has 23 public schools and roughly 6,845 students.
The next-closest public school is Miller Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Tomah Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Tomah Middle ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 42.9% against a local average of 45.6%.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 690 in 2020-21 to 663 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 14.1:1, from 15.7:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Tomah Middle. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,208
Census ACS
Median income
$69,467
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tomah Area School District
- Tomah HighHigh · 882 students
- La Grange ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Lemonweir ElementaryElementary · 249 students
- Miller ElementaryElementary · 245 students
- Warrens ElementaryElementary · 133 students
- Wyeville ElementaryElementary · 98 students
Other schools in Tomah
- Tomah HighHigh · 882 students
- La Grange ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Lemonweir ElementaryElementary · 249 students
- Miller ElementaryElementary · 245 students
- Oakdale ElementaryElementary · 90 students
- Tomah Area Montessori SchoolElementary · 72 students
Nearby schools
- Miller Elementary0.1 mi · 245
- Tomah High0.3 mi · 882
- Timber PUPS Learning Center0.6 mi · 32
- Lemonweir Elementary1.1 mi · 249
- Robert Kupper Learning Center1.3 mi · 41
- La Grange Elementary1.9 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Tomah MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Tomah Middle?
Tomah Middle enrolls approximately 663 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Tomah Middle serve?
Tomah Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Tomah Middle have?
Tomah Middle employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tomah Middle?
At Tomah Middle, the student body is approximately 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Tomah Middle in?
Tomah Middle is part of Tomah Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.