Waupaca Middle

Set in Waupaca, Wisconsin, Waupaca Middle is a mid-tier middle-grades school, part of Waupaca School District. It works with 546 students across grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 381 students each, so Waupaca Middle sits 43% above that benchmark.

Waupaca School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,043 students. Waupaca Middle is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Waupaca Middle reports that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Waupaca Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Waupaca County put the typical household earns roughly $72,830 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Waupaca County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,466 students), of which Waupaca Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Waupaca Learning Center Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Waupaca Middle at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.0%.

Waupaca Middle operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Waupaca Middle's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 601 (now 546). The White share of enrollment fell from 91% to 87% over that span.

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