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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN-WOODVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550072000096

Viking Middle

500 Southside Dr, Woodville, WI 54028 · (715) 698-2456 · St. Croix County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Wisconsin public middle schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats 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

Enrollment
375
Middle
DISTRICT 559 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
88 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 612533%
Grade 712032%
Grade 813035%
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
33489%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
216%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
113%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · 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
19351%
Female
18249%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Viking Middle→Baldwin-Woodville High
Feeds from
Greenfield ElementaryPK–05
Based on grade levels within Baldwin-Woodville Area 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
61.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
60.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +4.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2561.3%60.5%
2023-2460.3%55.8%
% 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
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Viking Middle

Viking Middle's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Viking Middle this school37523.5%60.4%
Osceola Middle
Osceola
39823.6%71.6%
Somerset Middle
Somerset
41522.9%66.2%
Denmark Middle
Denmark
33322.5%61.0%
Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau Middle
Galesville
28623.4%65.8%
East Troy Middle
East Troy
31623.1%55.9%
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 Viking Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn St. Croix County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
60.4%#137 of 323#5 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
60.5%#153 of 327
▲ 36
#5 of 6
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.3%#115 of 327
▼ 14
#5 of 6
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
375#173 of 389#5 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.8:1#179 of 265N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
20.3%#223 of 265N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
23.5%#242 of 323#3 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.1%#68 of 79N/A
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
375
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537527.113.8:123% (88)
2023-2438924.915.6:127% (106)
2022-2339125.515.4:128% (111)
2020-213732316.2:127% (100)
2017-183712316.1:122% (82)
2015-164682916.1:121% (99)
2010-114433213.8:125% (111)
2000-014232616.3:113% (56)
1990-913511918.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Viking Middle.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (371 to 375); teachers up 18% (23 to 27.1).

About Viking Middle

Viking Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Woodville, Wisconsin, one of the schools in Baldwin-Woodville Area School District. It reports enrollment of 375 students in grades 6 through 8.

Baldwin-Woodville Area School District includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 1,678 students.

The share of students at Viking Middle who are White is 89%. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. St. Croix County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 20, compared with 70 nationally.

On staff are 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. Statewide, middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1. Viking Middle has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 23%. The figure for public schools in St. Croix County is close, at 22%.

Viking Middle earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 46% of Wisconsin public middle schools.

Viking Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.4% and a predicted 63.2%.

In St. Croix County, median household income comes to about $103,046, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. St. Croix County counts 31 public schools with about 14,266 students.

A public school about 4.8 miles away, Baldwin-Woodville High, is the closest to Viking Middle. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Viking Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.

Federal data place Viking Middle in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.

The school's size has been steady, with 373 students in 2020-21 and 375 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.2:1 to 13.8:1 over the same years.

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St. Croix County at a glance

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Population
96,033
Census ACS
Median income
$103,046
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
14,266 students

Quick facts

School name
Viking Middle
District
Baldwin-Woodville Area School District
Address
500 Southside Dr, Woodville, WI 54028
Phone
(715) 698-2456
County
St. Croix County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
375
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
13.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
88 (23%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
550072000096
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Viking Middle
How large is Viking Middle?
Viking Middle enrolls approximately 375 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Viking Middle serve?
Viking Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Viking Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Viking Middle is approximately 13.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Viking Middle?
At Viking Middle, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Viking Middle in?
Viking Middle is part of Baldwin-Woodville Area School District.
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