Turner Middle

Turner Middle operates as a medium-sized junior high in Beloit, Wisconsin, run under Beloit Turner School District. Current enrollment sits at 381 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Across the 4 schools in Beloit Turner School District (1,662 students total), Turner Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Turner Middle lists that 74% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Turner Middle has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Turner Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Turner Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.0%; this one delivers 56.9%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Rock County put median household earnings sit near $75,673, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Rock County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,542 students), of which Turner Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Turner High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Turner Middle. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Turner Middle ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 39.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 4%: 365 students in 2018 compared to 381 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 12% to 16% over that span.

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