Enrollment
228
Middle
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STURGEON BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551461002322
Walker Middle
19 N 14th Ave, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 · (920) 746-2810 · Door County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL228 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
9.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
111 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 70 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 75 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 36% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Walker Middle→Sturgeon Bay High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sturgeon Bay School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
74.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
82.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.3% | 82.2% |
| 2023-24 | 73.2% | 78.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Walker Middle
Walker Middle's state test result (75.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Middle this school | 228 | 48.7% | 75.1% |
| Clintonville Middle Clintonville | 224 | 48.2% | 52.9% |
| Berlin Middle Berlin | 276 | 52.9% | 39.6% |
| Weyauwega Middle Weyauwega | 153 | 43.8% | 64.9% |
| Dodgeland Middle Juneau | 140 | 50.0% | 51.0% |
| Olson Middle Mauston | 240 | 55.4% | 45.2% |
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 Walker Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #28 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #17 of 327 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #32 of 327 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 228 | #244 of 389 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #4 of 265 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #106 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.7% | #80 of 323 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #71 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 2024-25Enrollment
228
-10 (-4%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 228 | 25.3 | 9.0:1 | 49% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 23.5 | 8.7:1 | 50% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 21.5 | 10.4:1 | 48% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 23 | 10.3:1 | 52% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 266 | 20.7 | 12.8:1 | 38% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 20 | 13.2:1 | 43% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 34% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 21% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 21 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walker Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (266 to 228); teachers up 22% (20.7 to 25.3).
About Walker Middle
Walker Middle sits in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and is classified as a middle school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 228 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 381, so this school runs 40% smaller than that.
The district for Walker Middle is Sturgeon Bay School District, with 4 schools and 1,013 students.
Walker Middle is 74% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. That compares with about 92% White among all Door County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Walker Middle total 25.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. The school counts 111 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 49%. Compared with the 36% average for public schools in Door County, the school's rate is higher.
Walker Middle is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 96% of Wisconsin public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Walker Middle is +27.3 points, in the top 10% of Wisconsin. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 75.1%, and the predicted rate is 47.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Door County, the median household income is $74,795, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 16 public schools in Door County, enrolling about 3,203 students in all.
The shortest distance from Walker Middle to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Sturgeon Bay High. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Walker Middle places 3rd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
Enrollment dropped 4% from its 2020-21 level of 238. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.0:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Door County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,445
Census ACS
Median income
$74,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,203 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sturgeon Bay School District
- Sturgeon Bay HighHigh · 348 students
- Sawyer ElementaryElementary · 223 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 214 students
Other schools in Sturgeon Bay
- Sturgeon Bay HighHigh · 348 students
- Sevastopol ElementaryElementary · 230 students
- Sawyer ElementaryElementary · 223 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 214 students
- Sevastopol HighHigh · 209 students
- Sevastopol MiddleMiddle · 140 students
Other Walker Middle schools
One other US public school is named Walker Middle. Walker Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Walker Middle SchoolSalem, OR · 571 students
Nearby schools
- Sturgeon Bay High0.0 mi · 348
- Sunrise Elementary0.3 mi · 214
- Sawyer Elementary1.4 mi · 223
- Sevastopol High5.2 mi · 209
- Sevastopol Middle5.2 mi · 140
- Sevastopol Elementary5.2 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About Walker MiddleHow many students attend Walker Middle?
Walker Middle enrolls approximately 228 students in grades 06-08.
Is Walker Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Walker Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walker Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walker Middle is approximately 9.0:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Walker Middle?
Walker Middle reports a student body of 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Walker Middle in?
Walker Middle is part of Sturgeon Bay School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.