Enrollment
41
Middle
DISTRICT 69 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551686002315
Winter Middle
6585 W Grove St, Winter, WI 54896 · (715) 266-6701 · Sawyer County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL41 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- CTest 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
7.2:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
26 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 10 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 37% |
Student demographics
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
Winter Middle→Winter High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Winter School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +13.7pp since 2023
Math
45.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +14.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 26.3% | 31.6% |
% 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Winter Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 41 | #379 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
41
-21 (-34%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 118
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 41 | 5.7 | 7.2:1 | 63% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 44 | 4.4 | 10.1:1 | 84% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 53 | 5.1 | 10.3:1 | 77% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 62 | 5 | 12.4:1 | 65% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 49 | 5.3 | 9.3:1 | 55% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 52 | 5 | 10.4:1 | 40% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 62 | 4 | 15.5:1 | 61% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 106 | 6 | 17.7:1 | 44% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 118 | 5 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winter Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (49 to 41); teachers up 8% (5.3 to 5.7).
About Winter Middle
Winter Middle is a small middle-grades school in Winter, Wisconsin, one of the schools in Winter School District. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 41 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 381 students, so this school is 89% smaller than average.
Winter Middle is part of Winter School District, where 3 schools serve 206 students.
Federal enrollment data show Winter Middle is 90% White. Enrollment also includes 5% Native American, 2% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. The school's White share is 13 points above the 78% share among Sawyer County residents.
Dividing enrollment by its 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 7.2:1. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Eligible students account for 63% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Sawyer County average 55%.
Winter Middle is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of Wisconsin public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Winter Middle's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 38.7%. Winter Middle scores 46.3%, 7.5 points above that line.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Sawyer County show that the median household income is $60,801, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Winter Middle is one of 12 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Winter Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 46.3% is above the 45.8% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 41, a 34% decrease from 62 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.4:1 to 7.2:1 over the same years.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sawyer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,476
Census ACS
Median income
$60,801
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,501 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winter School District
- Winter ElementaryElementary · 93 students
- Winter HighHigh · 72 students
Other schools in Winter
- Winter ElementaryElementary · 93 students
- Winter HighHigh · 72 students
Nearby schools
- Winter Elementary0.0 mi · 93
- Winter High0.0 mi · 72
- Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa School18.8 mi · 389
- WOLI/Akii'gikinoo'amaading Environmental School18.8 mi · 21
- Ladysmith High24.2 mi · 255
- Ladysmith Middle24.2 mi · 144
Frequently asked questions
About Winter MiddleHow large is Winter Middle?
Winter Middle enrolls approximately 41 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Winter Middle serve?
Winter Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Winter Middle have?
Winter Middle employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Winter Middle?
Student demographics at Winter Middle are roughly 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Winter Middle?
Winter Middle is overseen by Winter School District in Sawyer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.