Enrollment
153
Middle
DISTRICT 261 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WISCONSIN HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550123000609
Wisconsin Heights Middle
10173 US Highway 14, Mazomanie, WI 53560 · (608) 767-2586 · Dane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL153 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- A-Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
43 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 53 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 25% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Wisconsin Heights Middle→Wisconsin Heights High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wisconsin Heights School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
62.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.7% | 62.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 68.8% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Wisconsin Heights Middle
Wisconsin Heights Middle's state test result (67.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Heights Middle this school | 153 | 28.1% | 67.4% |
| Mineral Point Middle Mineral Point | 170 | 27.6% | 61.9% |
| Cuba City Middle Cuba City | 129 | 28.7% | 68.5% |
| Spring Valley Middle Spring Valley | 140 | 25.7% | 72.5% |
| Peshtigo Middle Peshtigo | 151 | 31.8% | 45.9% |
| Nikolay Middle Cambridge | 203 | 28.1% | 53.0% |
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 Wisconsin Heights Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #74 of 323 | #9 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #129 of 327 ▼ 51 | #14 of 33 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #54 of 327 ▲ 29 | #7 of 33 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 153 | #287 of 389 | #30 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.1% | #211 of 323 | #15 of 33 |
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
153
+5 (+3%) vs 2020
-50% since 2000-01, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 153 | 14.9 | 10.3:1 | 28% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 164 | 12.9 | 12.7:1 | 27% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 154 | 13.2 | 11.7:1 | 16% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 148 | 12 | 12.3:1 | 23% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 147 | 11.3 | 13.0:1 | 20% (30) |
| 2015-16 | 156 | 11 | 14.2:1 | 18% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 152 | 9 | 16.9:1 | 26% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 306 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 10% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wisconsin Heights Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (147 to 153); teachers up 32% (11.3 to 14.9).
About Wisconsin Heights Middle
Wisconsin Heights Middle is a low-enrollment middle-grades school serving families in Mazomanie, Wisconsin. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 153 students. Middle schools in Wisconsin have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 60% lower.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Wisconsin Heights School District totals 782 students.
Wisconsin Heights Middle is 92% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That compares with about 77% White among all Dane County residents. The diversity index for Wisconsin Heights Middle is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.3:1. The average for middle schools in Wisconsin is 12.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 28% of students at Wisconsin Heights Middle are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Wisconsin Heights Middle holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 79% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
Wisconsin Heights Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 67.4% and a predicted 60.4%.
The school's county is Dane County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $89,975, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 55%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Dane County's 169 public schools enroll about 78,525 students and include Wisconsin Heights Middle.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Wisconsin Heights Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 64.9%; Wisconsin Heights Middle's is 67.4%, ranking 4th of 8.
Wisconsin Heights Middle has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 148 to 153, a 3% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.3:1.
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Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wisconsin Heights School District
- Wisconsin Heights ElementaryElementary · 391 students
- Wisconsin Heights HighHigh · 238 students
Other schools in Mazomanie
- Wisconsin Heights ElementaryElementary · 391 students
- Wisconsin Heights HighHigh · 238 students
Nearby schools
- Wisconsin Heights Elementary0.0 mi · 391
- Wisconsin Heights High0.0 mi · 238
- Park Elementary6.3 mi · 245
- Glacier Creek Middle7.4 mi · 924
- Sauk Prairie Middle8.8 mi · 595
- Sauk Prairie High9.0 mi · 862
Frequently asked questions
About Wisconsin Heights MiddleHow many students attend Wisconsin Heights Middle?
Wisconsin Heights Middle enrolls approximately 153 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Wisconsin Heights Middle serve?
Wisconsin Heights Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Wisconsin Heights Middle have?
Wisconsin Heights Middle employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Wisconsin Heights Middle?
Student demographics at Wisconsin Heights Middle are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Wisconsin Heights Middle?
Wisconsin Heights Middle is overseen by Wisconsin Heights School District in Dane County.
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