Enrollment
96
Middle
DISTRICT 111 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TURTLE LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551506003068
Turtle Lake Middle
205 Oak St N, Turtle Lake, WI 54889 · (715) 986-4470 · Barron County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL96 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- B-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
13.8:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
38 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 28 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 41% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 30% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Turtle Lake Middle→Turtle Lake High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Turtle Lake School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
47.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.8% | 52.6% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Turtle Lake Middle
Turtle Lake Middle's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turtle Lake Middle this school | 96 | 39.6% | 56.8% |
| Manawa Middle Manawa | 112 | 42.9% | 46.3% |
| Prentice Middle Prentice | 90 | 37.8% | 55.7% |
| Loyal Middle School Loyal | 108 | 42.6% | 50.7% |
| Washburn Middle Washburn | 80 | 42.5% | 57.7% |
| River Ridge Middle Patch Grove | 124 | 42.7% | 69.8% |
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 Turtle Lake Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Barron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 96 | #334 of 389 | #6 of 8 |
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
96
-6 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 96 | 7 | 13.8:1 | 40% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 99 | 7 | 14.1:1 | 48% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 103 | 8.5 | 12.2:1 | 52% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 102 | 8 | 12.8:1 | 54% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 89 | 7.1 | 12.5:1 | 40% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Turtle Lake Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (89 to 96); teachers down 2% (7.1 to 7).
About Turtle Lake Middle
Among the schools in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, is Turtle Lake Middle, a small middle school. The latest federal count shows 96 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 381 students, so this school is 75% smaller than average.
Federal data list 4 schools in Turtle Lake School District, with 445 students enrolled.
About 81% of the student body at Turtle Lake Middle is White. The rest of enrollment is 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 5% Native American. Census estimates put the White share of Barron County's population at about 92%. The school's diversity index is 33%, meaning two students picked at random have a 33% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Turtle Lake Middle's 7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.8:1. On average, middle schools in Wisconsin have 12.8:1, compared with 13.8:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 40%. That tracks the 41% average for public schools in Barron County.
Turtle Lake Middle is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% 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 56.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 53.4%.
In Barron County (population about 46,797), the median household income is $65,933, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Turtle Lake Middle is one of 36 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Laker Online, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Turtle Lake Middle places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
2024-25 enrollment was 96, a 6% decrease from 102 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.8 students per teacher, compared with 12.8 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Turtle Lake Middle can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Barron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,797
Census ACS
Median income
$65,933
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
7,199 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Turtle Lake School District
- Turtle Lake ElementaryElementary · 215 students
- Turtle Lake HighHigh · 119 students
- Laker OnlineCombined · 15 students
Other schools in Turtle Lake
- Turtle Lake ElementaryElementary · 215 students
- Turtle Lake HighHigh · 119 students
- Laker OnlineCombined · 15 students
Nearby schools
- Laker Online0.0 mi · 15
- Turtle Lake Elementary0.0 mi · 215
- Turtle Lake High0.0 mi · 119
- Clayton Elementary5.1 mi · 124
- Clayton Middle5.1 mi · 46
- Clayton High5.1 mi · 86
Frequently asked questions
About Turtle Lake MiddleHow many students attend Turtle Lake Middle?
Turtle Lake Middle enrolls approximately 96 students in grades 06-08.
Is Turtle Lake Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Turtle Lake Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Turtle Lake Middle have?
Turtle Lake Middle employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Turtle Lake Middle?
Turtle Lake Middle reports a student body of 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Turtle Lake Middle public or private?
Turtle Lake Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Turtle Lake School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.