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Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High

19121 Hobson St, Whitehall, WI 54773 · (715) 538-4364 · Trempealeau County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Wisconsin public high schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A+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 high schools

Enrollment
321
High
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 475
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
139 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 75918%
Grade 84915%
Grade 95718%
Grade 105617%
Grade 115216%
Grade 124815%
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
25479%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
5417%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Two+
82%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
52%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
15950%
Female
16250%

School pathway

Feeds from
Whitehall Memorial ElementaryPK–06
Based on grade levels within Whitehall School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
39.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -12.1pp since 2023
Math
69.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2539.4%69.2%
2023-2451.5%76.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 59% 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 Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High

Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High this school32143.3%59.3%
Clintonville High
Clintonville
39241.1%34.4%
Dodgeland High
Juneau
23343.8%43.5%
Berlin High
Berlin
44139.0%39.0%
Westfield Area High
Westfield
32940.1%47.4%
Lincoln Jr/Sr High School
Alma Center
25048.8%46.1%
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Trempealeau County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
59.3%#65 of 402#1 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
69.2%#5 of 64
▼ 1
N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.4%#44 of 64
▼ 21
N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
321#239 of 532#3 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.1:1#10 of 325N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
34.5%#132 of 325N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
43.3%#127 of 418#3 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.0%#128 of 203N/A
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
321
-19 (-6%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 201
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2532128.911.1:143% (139)
2023-2432130.510.5:143% (139)
2022-2333827.412.3:144% (149)
2020-213402712.6:144% (149)
2017-1834525.813.4:134% (118)
2015-163262612.5:141% (133)
2010-112581913.6:138% (98)
2000-012401516.0:121% (50)
1990-912012010.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (345 to 321); teachers up 12% (25.8 to 28.9).

About Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High

Located in Whitehall, Wisconsin, Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High is a low-enrollment high school. It educates 321 students in grades 7 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Wisconsin is about 475 students.

Whitehall School District counts 2 schools and 760 students, including Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High.

White students make up a majority at Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High, at 79%. Other students are 17% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school has about 11.1 students per teacher and 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.

Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High is graded A by allk12, scoring above 93% of Wisconsin public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High falls in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools: 59.3% actual against 51.1% predicted.

Among Trempealeau County residents, the median household income is $76,313, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High is one of 21 public schools in the county.

Nearest public school: Whitehall Memorial Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High ranks 1st of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 59.3% against a local average of 43.6%.

Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.

Enrollment has fallen by 19 students since 2020-21, to 321. The school's ratio fell from 12.6:1 to 11.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Trempealeau County at a glance

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Population
30,839
Census ACS
Median income
$76,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,893 students

Quick facts

School name
Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High
District
Whitehall School District
Address
19121 Hobson St, Whitehall, WI 54773
Phone
(715) 538-4364
County
Trempealeau County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
321
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
11.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
139 (43%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
551665002176
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High
How many students attend Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High?
Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High enrolls approximately 321 students in grades 07-12.
Is Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High is approximately 11.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High?
At Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High, the student body is approximately 79% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High public or private?
Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Whitehall School District.
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