Enrollment
297
Middle
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUPUN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551587002808
Waupun Area Junior High
801 E Lincoln St, Waupun, WI 53963 · (920)324-5591 · Dodge County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
116 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 153 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 144 | 48% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2023-24 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
WI avg 52.8%
Math
52.2%
WI avg 55.4%
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55.
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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
Where Waupun Area Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dodge County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #255 of 323 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #213 of 327 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #255 of 327 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #209 of 389 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #228 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #181 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.1% | #143 of 323 | #4 of 7 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
297
+33 (+13%) vs 2017
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 265
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.9:1
% White
85%
was 87%
% Hispanic
11%
was 6%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 297 | 19 | 15.6:1 | 39% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 19.9 | 15.0:1 | 40% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 39% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 17.7 | 14.9:1 | 35% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 18 | 14.0:1 | 40% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 265 | 19 | 13.9:1 | 37% (97) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waupun Area Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (264 to 297); teachers up 8% (17.7 to 19).
About Waupun Area Junior High
Families in Waupun, Wisconsin, are served by Waupun Area Junior High, a small middle-grades school. There are 297 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 8. On average, middle schools in Wisconsin enroll around 381, and this school is 22% below that mark.
The Waupun School District system has 5 schools and 2,166 students.
The share of White students at Waupun Area Junior High is 85%. Other groups include 11% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Dodge County overall, the White share is about 88%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Waupun Area Junior High scores 27%.
For every teacher at Waupun Area Junior High, there are about 15.0 students; the school has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 39%. The average for public schools in Dodge County is similar, at 41%.
Waupun Area Junior High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (46.6%) and its predicted rate (53.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools.
In the wider Dodge County area, median household income comes to about $75,929, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Dodge County's 39 public schools enroll about 10,450 students and include Waupun Area Junior High.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School, is the closest to Waupun Area Junior High. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. The school's 46.6% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 297 in 2023-24. In 2017-18, it was 264. The largest shift in the student mix was in the Hispanic share, which grew from 6% to 11%.
On allk12, people connected to Waupun Area Junior High can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Dodge County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
88,742
Census ACS
Median income
$75,929
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
10,450 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waupun School District
- Waupun Area Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 832 students
- Rock River IntermediateElementary · 585 students
- Meadow View PrimaryElementary · 324 students
- School for Agricultural and Environmental StudiesElementary · 128 students
Other schools in Waupun
- Waupun Area Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 832 students
- Rock River IntermediateElementary · 585 students
- Meadow View PrimaryElementary · 324 students
- DOC: Waupun Correctional InstitutionHigh · 1 students
- DOC: John Burke Correctional CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School0.0 mi · 832
- DOC: Waupun Correctional Institution0.5 mi · 1
- Rock River Intermediate1.0 mi · 585
- Meadow View Primary1.3 mi · 324
- Brandon Elementary8.0 mi · 95
- Oakfield Elementary9.8 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Waupun Area Junior HighHow large is Waupun Area Junior High?
Waupun Area Junior High enrolls approximately 297 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Waupun Area Junior High serve?
Waupun Area Junior High serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Waupun Area Junior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Waupun Area Junior High is approximately 15.0:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Waupun Area Junior High?
Waupun Area Junior High reports a student body of 85% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Waupun Area Junior High public or private?
Waupun Area Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Waupun School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.