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Enrollment
667
Middle
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUNAKEE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551581002031
Waunakee Middle
1001 South St, Waunakee, WI 53597 · (608) 849-2060 · Dane County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
84 students
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 7 | 310 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 357 | 54% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Waunakee Middle→Waunakee High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Waunakee Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
73.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.3% | 73.2% |
| 2023-24 | 70.6% | 70.8% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Waunakee Middle
Waunakee Middle's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waunakee Middle this school | 667 | 12.6% | 72.7% |
| Waunakee Intermediate Waunakee | 661 | 9.5% | 77.9% |
| John Long Middle Grafton | 452 | 14.4% | 72.8% |
| Greenville Middle Greenville | 754 | 11.9% | 67.9% |
| Indian Mound Middle McFarland | 534 | 18.0% | 70.7% |
| Harvest Intermediate School DeForest | 966 | 17.4% | 63.5% |
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 Waunakee Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #39 of 323 | #4 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #55 of 327 ▲ 7 | #4 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #45 of 327 ▼ 9 | #5 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #68 of 389 | #8 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #11 of 265 | #4 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #131 of 265 | #20 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.6% | #305 of 323 | #32 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #65 of 79 | #7 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
667
+68 (+11%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 667 | 65.5 | 10.2:1 | 13% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 681 | 61.4 | 11.1:1 | 11% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 57.5 | 11.8:1 | 9% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 599 | 54 | 11.1:1 | 8% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 657 | 50.3 | 13.1:1 | 6% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 49 | 12.8:1 | 9% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 8% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 39 | 12.1:1 | 3% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 407 | 32 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waunakee Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (657 to 667); teachers up 30% (50.3 to 65.5).
About Waunakee Middle
Waunakee Middle operates as a large middle school in Waunakee, Wisconsin. Grades offered run from 7 through 8, with 667 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin average about 381 students.
Waunakee Middle is one of the 7 schools that make up Waunakee Community School District (4,415 students in total).
At Waunakee Middle, White students make up 79% of the student body. The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. The White share in Dane County as a whole is similar, at about 77%. The school's diversity index is 36%, meaning two students picked at random have a 36% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 65.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.2:1. That is 2.6 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Waunakee Middle is 13%. That rate is below the 32% average among public schools in Dane County.
Waunakee Middle posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 72.7%, compared with a predicted 69.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
Waunakee Middle is located in Dane County, where the median household income is $89,975, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Waunakee Middle is one of 169 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Waunakee Middle is Waunakee High, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 72.7% is above the 72.5% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Waunakee Middle as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Waunakee Middle's enrollment grew 11%, to 667.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waunakee Community School District
- Waunakee HighHigh · 1,335 students
- Waunakee IntermediateMiddle · 661 students
- Waunakee Heritage ElementaryElementary · 537 students
- Waunakee Prairie ElementaryElementary · 531 students
- Arboretum ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Waunakee Community 4K SchoolElementary · 249 students
Other schools in Waunakee
- Waunakee HighHigh · 1,335 students
- Waunakee IntermediateMiddle · 661 students
- Waunakee Heritage ElementaryElementary · 537 students
- Waunakee Prairie ElementaryElementary · 531 students
- Arboretum ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Waunakee Community 4K SchoolElementary · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Waunakee High0.2 mi · 1,335
- Waunakee Heritage Elementary0.9 mi · 537
- Waunakee Intermediate1.0 mi · 661
- Waunakee Community 4K School1.0 mi · 249
- Waunakee Prairie Elementary1.2 mi · 531
- Arboretum Elementary2.0 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Waunakee MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Waunakee Middle?
Waunakee Middle enrolls approximately 667 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Waunakee Middle serve?
Waunakee Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Waunakee Middle?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Waunakee Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Waunakee Middle?
At Waunakee Middle, the student body is approximately 79% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Waunakee Middle?
Waunakee Middle is overseen by Waunakee Community School District in Dane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.