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What's one thing Waupaca Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
546
Middle
DISTRICT 409 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUPACA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551584002036
Waupaca Middle
1149 Shoemaker Rd, Waupaca, WI 54981 · (715) 258-4140 · Waupaca County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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
12.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
237 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 5 | 140 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 135 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 127 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 144 | 26% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Waupaca Middle→Waupaca High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Waupaca School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -5.9pp since 2023
Math
56.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 56.2% |
| 2023-24 | 56.4% | 57.8% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Waupaca Middle
Waupaca Middle's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waupaca Middle this school | 546 | 43.4% | 56.8% |
| Medford Middle Medford | 566 | 41.3% | 46.9% |
| Rice Lake Middle Rice Lake | 622 | 43.2% | 56.4% |
| Tomah Middle Tomah | 663 | 43.7% | 42.9% |
| New London Middle New London | 540 | 40.6% | 58.0% |
| Prairie River Middle Merrill | 507 | 47.3% | 40.8% |
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 Waupaca Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waupaca County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #166 of 323 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #181 of 327 ▼ 7 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #211 of 327 ▼ 65 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #106 of 389 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #118 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.9% | #192 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.4% | #111 of 323 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #113 of 176 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
546
-25 (-4%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 546 | 42.7 | 12.8:1 | 43% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 43.4 | 12.3:1 | 46% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 43.2 | 12.1:1 | 41% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 43 | 13.3:1 | 46% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 47 | 12.8:1 | 39% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 611 | 44 | 13.9:1 | 36% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 24 | 21.9:1 | 43% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 20% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 519 | 34 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waupaca Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (601 to 546); teachers down 9% (47 to 42.7).
About Waupaca Middle
Waupaca Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Waupaca School District, located in Waupaca, Wisconsin. The school serves 546 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Wisconsin is roughly 381 students; this school is 43% above that.
Waupaca School District has 2,043 students in 5 schools, and Waupaca Middle is one of those schools.
White students are the large majority at Waupaca Middle, with 87% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, Waupaca Middle comes in at 24%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.8:1, with 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Wisconsin have a similar average ratio of 12.8:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Waupaca Middle is 43%. Across public schools in Waupaca County, the average is about the same, 43%.
Measured against Wisconsin public middle schools, Waupaca Middle receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Waupaca Middle would be expected to post about 51.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.8%.
Among Waupaca County residents, median household income is about $72,830, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Waupaca Middle is one of 26 public schools in Waupaca County, which together enroll about 7,466 students.
The next-closest public school is Waupaca Learning Center Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Waupaca Middle. On proficiency, Waupaca Middle is behind the 59.0% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
Federal data place Waupaca Middle in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 571 in 2020-21 and 546 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease.
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Waupaca County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,569
Census ACS
Median income
$72,830
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,466 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waupaca School District
- Waupaca HighHigh · 623 students
- Waupaca Learning Center ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Chain Exploration CenterElementary · 139 students
- Waupaca Community 4-Year Old KindergartenElementary · 133 students
Other schools in Waupaca
- Waupaca HighHigh · 623 students
- Waupaca Learning Center ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Chain Exploration CenterElementary · 139 students
- Waupaca Community 4-Year Old KindergartenElementary · 133 students
Nearby schools
- Waupaca Learning Center Elementary0.3 mi · 602
- Waupaca High2.2 mi · 623
- Chain Exploration Center4.9 mi · 139
- Waupaca Community 4-Year Old Kindergarten4.9 mi · 133
- Weyauwega Elementary7.2 mi · 257
- Weyauwega Middle7.2 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About Waupaca MiddleHow large is Waupaca Middle?
Waupaca Middle enrolls approximately 546 students in grades 05-08.
Is Waupaca Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waupaca Middle is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Waupaca Middle have?
Waupaca Middle employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is Waupaca Middle?
Waupaca Middle reports a student body of 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Waupaca Middle?
Waupaca Middle is overseen by Waupaca School District in Waupaca County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.