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Tomahawk Middle

1048 E Kings Rd, Tomahawk, WI 54487 · (715) 453-5371 · Lincoln County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
Enrollment
259
Middle
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
125 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 68834%
Grade 78131%
Grade 89035%
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
23792%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
73%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
93%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
14054%
Female
11946%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Tomahawk Middle→Tomahawk High
Feeds from
Tomahawk ElementaryPK–05
Based on grade levels within Tomahawk School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
50.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
50.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2550.2%50.6%
2023-2453.2%52.4%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Tomahawk Middle

Tomahawk Middle's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Tomahawk Middle this school25948.3%55.3%
Spooner Middle
Spooner
27648.9%53.3%
Unity Middle
Balsam Lake
23850.4%58.1%
Bluff View Middle
Prairie du Chien
20050.0%62.1%
Oconto Middle
Oconto
27052.2%48.2%
Neillsville Middle
Neillsville
18046.1%41.9%
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 Tomahawk Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Wisconsin
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
55.3%#184 of 323
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
50.6%#223 of 327
▼ 15
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.2%#213 of 327
▼ 36
Enrollment
ranked largest first
259#226 of 389
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.9:1#126 of 265
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
16.0%#248 of 265
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.3%#83 of 323
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-14.5%#70 of 176
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 2024-25
Enrollment
259
-15 (-5%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2525920.112.9:148% (125)
2023-2426321.212.4:144% (116)
2022-2327920.213.8:142% (116)
2020-212742113.1:135% (96)
2017-1830320.614.7:133% (101)
2015-163012015.1:136% (109)
2010-113412314.8:140% (137)
2000-014352418.1:120% (88)
1990-912541025.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tomahawk Middle.

Since 2017-18: students down 15% (303 to 259); teachers down 3% (20.6 to 20.1).

About Tomahawk Middle

Tomahawk Middle is a low-enrollment middle school based in Tomahawk, Wisconsin. In all, 259 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. The school is 32% below the average for middle schools in Wisconsin.

Tomahawk School District is responsible for 3 schools, Tomahawk Middle included, with 1,142 students in all.

Tomahawk Middle is 92% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Lincoln County, where about 94% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.

Teacher count: 20.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.9:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Wisconsin is similar, at 12.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 48%. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Lincoln County, the school's rate is higher.

Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Tomahawk Middle's results are 7.2 points above predicted: 55.3% against 48.0%.

The school is in Lincoln County, where median household income comes to about $68,164, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Lincoln County's 12 public schools enroll about 3,880 students and include Tomahawk Middle.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Tomahawk High, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Tomahawk Middle is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% drop, from 274 to 259.

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Lincoln County at a glance

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Population
28,426
Census ACS
Median income
$68,164
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,880 students

Quick facts

School name
Tomahawk Middle
District
Tomahawk School District
Address
1048 E Kings Rd, Tomahawk, WI 54487
Phone
(715) 453-5371
County
Lincoln County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
259
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
12.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
125 (48%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
551494001948
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Tomahawk Middle
What is the total enrollment at Tomahawk Middle?
Tomahawk Middle enrolls approximately 259 students in grades 06-08.
Is Tomahawk Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tomahawk Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tomahawk Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tomahawk Middle is approximately 12.9:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Tomahawk Middle?
Tomahawk Middle reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Tomahawk Middle in?
Tomahawk Middle is part of Tomahawk School District.
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