Enrollment
94
Middle
DISTRICT 128 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUSAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551593002069
Wausaukee Middle
N11941 US Highway 141, Wausaukee, WI 54177 · (715) 856-5152 · Marinette County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL94 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
9.6:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
43 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 34 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 40% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Wausaukee Middle→Wausaukee High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wausaukee School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
40.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 40.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Wausaukee Middle
Wausaukee Middle's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wausaukee Middle this school | 94 | 45.7% | 41.6% |
| De Soto Middle De Soto | 101 | 45.5% | 53.2% |
| Rib Lake Middle Rib Lake | 93 | 48.4% | 59.2% |
| Loyal Middle School Loyal | 108 | 42.6% | 50.7% |
| Ithaca Middle Richland Center | 69 | 43.5% | 45.0% |
| Royall Intermediate Elroy | 99 | 50.5% | 50.3% |
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 Wausaukee Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 94 | #335 of 389 |
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
94
+6 (+7%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 103
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 94 | 9.8 | 9.6:1 | 46% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 109 | 9.3 | 11.8:1 | 55% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 93 | 7.3 | 12.7:1 | 63% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 88 | 6 | 14.7:1 | 53% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 72 | 5.3 | 13.5:1 | 50% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 73 | 5 | 14.6:1 | 56% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 71 | 5 | 14.2:1 | 58% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 112 | 6 | 18.7:1 | 40% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 103 | 3 | 34.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wausaukee Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (72 to 94); teachers up 83% (5.3 to 9.8).
About Wausaukee Middle
At N11941 US Highway 141 in Wausaukee, Wisconsin, Wausaukee Middle operates as a small middle school. A total of 94 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 381 students, so this school is 75% smaller than average.
Wausaukee School District is responsible for 3 schools, Wausaukee Middle included, with 385 students in all.
The large majority of students at Wausaukee Middle, 94%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is close to the 94% White share among all Marinette County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Wausaukee Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.
At Wausaukee Middle, 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 9.6:1. That ratio is under the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 46% of enrollment. Across public schools in Marinette County, the average is about the same, 44%.
Measured against Wisconsin public middle schools, Wausaukee Middle receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Wausaukee Middle would score about 49.6%. It scores 41.6%, 8.0 points below that figure.
In Marinette County (population about 42,046), median household income is about $63,809, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 22 public schools operate in Marinette County, serving about 5,654 students.
The shortest distance from Wausaukee Middle to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Wausaukee Elementary. The five-mile area around Wausaukee Middle holds 2 other public schools. The school's 41.6% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
The number of students grew from 88 to 94 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 9.6 students per teacher, compared with 14.7 in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Marinette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,046
Census ACS
Median income
$63,809
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,654 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wausaukee School District
- Wausaukee ElementaryElementary · 168 students
- Wausaukee HighHigh · 123 students
Other schools in Wausaukee
- Wausaukee ElementaryElementary · 168 students
- Wausaukee HighHigh · 123 students
Nearby schools
- Wausaukee Elementary0.0 mi · 168
- Wausaukee High0.0 mi · 123
- Crivitz Elementary10.9 mi · 470
- Crivitz High11.5 mi · 209
- Crivitz Middle11.5 mi · 120
- Pembine Elementary17.1 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About Wausaukee MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Wausaukee Middle?
Wausaukee Middle enrolls approximately 94 students in grades 06-08.
Is Wausaukee Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wausaukee Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Wausaukee Middle have?
Wausaukee Middle employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Wausaukee Middle?
Student demographics at Wausaukee Middle are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Wausaukee Middle?
Wausaukee Middle is overseen by Wausaukee School District in Marinette County.
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