For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 401 students in Altoona School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Wisconsin.
Public Middle School in Altoona School District have an average math proficiency score of 50% (versus the Wisconsin public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Wisconsin public middle school average of 38% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
4 Schools
741 Schools
# Students
1,891 Students
251,636 Students
# Teachers
132 Teachers
18,271 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Altoona School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 445 school districts in Wisconsin (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#117 out of 450 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
38%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
44%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.58
# American Indian Students
3 Students
3,671 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
46 Students
11,113 Students
% Asian Students
2%
4%
# Hispanic Students
107 Students
37,771 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
15%
# Black Students
34 Students
31,302 Students
% Black Students
2%
12%
# White Students
1,577 Students
155,267 Students
% White Students
83%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
169 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
122 Students
12,242 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
96
6,012
# Students in K Grade:
138
6,547
# Students in 1st Grade:
124
6,950
# Students in 2nd Grade:
154
6,974
# Students in 3rd Grade:
134
7,320
# Students in 4th Grade:
136
8,345
# Students in 5th Grade:
144
14,871
# Students in 6th Grade:
132
48,765
# Students in 7th Grade:
118
58,770
# Students in 8th Grade:
151
61,238
# Students in 9th Grade:
159
6,999
# Students in 10th Grade:
135
6,084
# Students in 11th Grade:
126
6,000
# Students in 12th Grade:
144
6,761
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,742 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,831. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,329 is less than the state median of $16,804. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$26 MM
$13,869 MM
Spending
$25 MM
$13,846 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,742
$16,831
Spending / Student
$13,329
$16,804
Best Altoona School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Altoona Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1903 Bartlett Ave
Altoona, WI 54720
(715) 839-6030
Altoona, WI 54720
(715) 839-6030
Grades: 6-8
| 401 students
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