Enrollment
413
Middle
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOND DU LAC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550468002325
Woodworth Middle
101 Morningside Dr, Fond du Lac, WI 54935 · (920) 929-6900 · Fond du Lac County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
C+
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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
12.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
223 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 145 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 143 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 125 | 30% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Woodworth Middle→Fond du Lac High
Based on grade levels within Fond du Lac School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
46.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.8% | 46.7% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 50.7% |
% 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Woodworth Middle
Woodworth Middle's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodworth Middle this school | 413 | 54.0% | 49.5% |
| Riverview Middle Barron | 282 | 55.7% | 44.4% |
| Wisconsin Dells Middle School Wisconsin Dells | 374 | 58.3% | 55.4% |
| Maplewood Middle Menasha | 676 | 55.9% | 44.0% |
| Theisen Middle Fond du Lac | 431 | 44.5% | 57.4% |
| Edison Middle Janesville | 587 | 61.0% | 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 Woodworth Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Fond du Lac County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #234 of 323 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #250 of 327 ▼ 29 | #7 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #209 of 327 ▼ 31 | #7 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #157 of 389 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #89 of 265 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #50 of 265 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #58 of 323 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #49 of 176 | N/A |
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
413
-50 (-11%) vs 2020
+779% since 1990-91, when it was 47
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 413 | 33.5 | 12.3:1 | 54% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 31.5 | 12.0:1 | 49% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 34 | 11.6:1 | 49% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 34 | 13.6:1 | 51% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 32.6 | 15.6:1 | 47% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 47% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 31 | 16.8:1 | 39% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 34 | 14.1:1 | 21% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 47 | 18 | 2.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodworth Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (508 to 413); teachers up 3% (32.6 to 33.5).
About Woodworth Middle
Woodworth Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school based in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Its 413 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
Within Fond du Lac School District, Woodworth Middle is one of 15 schools. The district enrolls 6,457 students.
White students account for 60% of enrollment at Woodworth Middle. Other groups make up 19% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Fond du Lac County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school's share is lower. Woodworth Middle has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Woodworth Middle employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.3:1. Across middle schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is about 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 54% in 2024-25. Public schools in Fond du Lac County average 41%.
Measured against Wisconsin public middle schools, Woodworth Middle receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Woodworth Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.5%; the prediction is 44.5%.
Fond du Lac County has about 104,137 residents, and median household income is about $74,275, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Fond du Lac County number 42 and enroll about 13,230.
The next-closest public school is Roberts Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Woodworth Middle's average proficiency of 49.5% compares with 54.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Woodworth Middle has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Woodworth Middle had 463 students in 2020-21 and 413 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.6:1 in 2020-21 to 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
The Woodworth Middle community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Fond du Lac County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,137
Census ACS
Median income
$74,275
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
13,230 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fond du Lac School District
- Fond du Lac HighHigh · 1,917 students
- Sabish MiddleMiddle · 445 students
- Theisen MiddleMiddle · 431 students
- Waters ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- Lakeshore ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Rosenow ElementaryElementary · 351 students
Other schools in Fond du Lac
- Fond du Lac HighHigh · 1,917 students
- Sabish MiddleMiddle · 445 students
- Theisen MiddleMiddle · 431 students
- Waters ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- Lakeshore ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Rosenow ElementaryElementary · 351 students
Other Woodworth Middle schools
One other US public school is named Woodworth Middle. Woodworth Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Woodworth Middle SchoolDEARBORN, MI · 699 students
Nearby schools
- Roberts Elementary0.6 mi · 317
- Rosenow Elementary1.0 mi · 351
- Waters Elementary1.2 mi · 389
- Chegwin Elementary1.3 mi · 296
- Fond du Lac High1.4 mi · 1,917
- Theisen Middle1.5 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Woodworth MiddleHow large is Woodworth Middle?
Woodworth Middle enrolls approximately 413 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Woodworth Middle serve?
Woodworth Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodworth Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woodworth Middle is approximately 12.3:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodworth Middle?
At Woodworth Middle, the student body is approximately 60% White, 19% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Woodworth Middle in?
Woodworth Middle is part of Fond du Lac School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.