West De Pere Middle

Located at 1177 S 9th St, in De Pere, Wisconsin, West De Pere Middle is a reasonably sized intermediate school that hosts 546 students (grades 7 through 8), one of the schools within West De Pere School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 381 students each, so West De Pere Middle sits 43% bigger than that benchmark.

West De Pere School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,624 students. West De Pere Middle is one of those campuses.

On demographics, West De Pere Middle reports that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 2% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Brown County's rate of about 39%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, West De Pere Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.5%; this one delivers 63.6%.

Around the school, census data for Brown County shows the typical household earns roughly $79,649 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Brown County's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,385 students), West De Pere Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is West De Pere Intermediate School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West De Pere Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 68.5%.

West De Pere Middle operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West De Pere Middle has contracted 30%, going from 779 students in 2018 to 546 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 74% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for West De Pere Middle typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.