Enrollment
134
Middle
DISTRICT 193 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI-COUNTY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551182002620
Tri-County Middle
409 S West St, Plainfield, WI 54966 · (715) 335-6366 · Waushara County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
13.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
81 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 48 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 31% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Tri-County Middle→Tri-County High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tri-County Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
WI avg 54.8% . +11.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.3% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 43.1% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Tri-County Middle
Tri-County Middle's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Middle this school | 134 | 60.4% | 43.0% |
| Owen-Withee Junior High Owen | 112 | 58.9% | 39.5% |
| Gillett Middle Gillett | 120 | 59.2% | 53.9% |
| Berlin Middle Berlin | 276 | 52.9% | 39.6% |
| Cudahy Middle Cudahy | 247 | 62.8% | 35.3% |
| Shullsburg Junior High Shullsburg | 73 | 50.7% | 39.7% |
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 Tri-County Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #270 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #195 of 327 ▲ 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #293 of 327 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 134 | #303 of 389 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #38 of 323 |
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
134
-44 (-25%) vs 2020
-33% since 2010-11, when it was 199
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 134 | 9.8 | 13.7:1 | 60% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 137 | 10.4 | 13.2:1 | 67% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 133 | 10.8 | 12.3:1 | 67% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | 12 | 14.8:1 | 61% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 184 | 13.2 | 13.9:1 | 51% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 180 | 13 | 13.8:1 | 61% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 199 | 14 | 14.2:1 | 61% (122) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tri-County Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (184 to 134); teachers down 26% (13.2 to 9.8).
About Tri-County Middle
At 409 S West St in Plainfield, Wisconsin, Tri-County Middle operates as a small middle school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 134 students. The average among middle schools in Wisconsin is roughly 381 students; this school is 65% smaller than that.
Tri-County Area School District serves 579 students across 3 schools.
Tri-County Middle is 71% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 27% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Waushara County's population at about 89%. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Tri-County Middle total 9.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. The school counts 81 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 60%.
Tri-County Middle is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of Wisconsin public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Waushara County show that the median household income is $67,107, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 11 public schools in Waushara County, enrolling about 2,542 students in all.
The closest public school to Tri-County Middle is Tri-County High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Tri-County Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Tri-County Middle ranks 4th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Tri-County Middle as Rural: Remote.
The school enrolled 134 students in 2024-25, 44 fewer than the 178 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.8:1 to 13.7:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Waushara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,868
Census ACS
Median income
$67,107
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,542 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tri-County Area School District
- Tri-County ElementaryElementary · 265 students
- Tri-County HighHigh · 180 students
Other schools in Plainfield
- Tri-County ElementaryElementary · 265 students
- Tri-County HighHigh · 180 students
Nearby schools
- Tri-County High0.0 mi · 180
- Tri-County Elementary0.0 mi · 265
- Almond-Bancroft High5.3 mi · 103
- Almond-Bancroft Elementary5.3 mi · 171
- Almond-Bancroft Middle5.3 mi · 77
- Coloma Elementary12.2 mi · 100
Frequently asked questions
About Tri-County MiddleHow large is Tri-County Middle?
Tri-County Middle enrolls approximately 134 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Tri-County Middle serve?
Tri-County Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tri-County Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tri-County Middle is approximately 13.7:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tri-County Middle?
At Tri-County Middle, the student body is approximately 71% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Tri-County Middle in?
Tri-County Middle is part of Tri-County Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.