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De Forest Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wisconsin for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 568 students in De Forest Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Wisconsin.
Public Middle School in De Forest Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Wisconsin public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Wisconsin public middle school average of 39% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
7 Schools
729 Schools
# Students
4,153 Students
248,238 Students
# Teachers
307 Teachers
17,959 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
De Forest Area School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 444 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 95% has decreased from 96% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#121 out of 450 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
38%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
44%
Graduation Rate
95%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.35
0.59
# American Indian Students
4 Students
3,614 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
132 Students
11,285 Students
% Asian Students
3%
5%
# Hispanic Students
296 Students
37,753 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
15%
# Black Students
126 Students
30,293 Students
% Black Students
3%
12%
# White Students
3,329 Students
152,522 Students
% White Students
80%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
174 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
265 Students
12,537 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
295
6,117
# Students in K Grade:
290
6,551
# Students in 1st Grade:
321
6,827
# Students in 2nd Grade:
322
7,080
# Students in 3rd Grade:
289
7,007
# Students in 4th Grade:
323
8,146
# Students in 5th Grade:
330
14,725
# Students in 6th Grade:
297
48,528
# Students in 7th Grade:
293
57,406
# Students in 8th Grade:
275
59,497
# Students in 9th Grade:
296
7,426
# Students in 10th Grade:
272
5,915
# Students in 11th Grade:
281
6,276
# Students in 12th Grade:
269
6,737
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,876 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,039. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $31,975 is higher than the state median of $17,011. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$66 MM
$13,869 MM
Spending
$133 MM
$13,846 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,876
$17,039
Spending / Student
$31,975
$17,011
Best De Forest Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
De Forest Middle School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
404 Yorktown Rd
Deforest, WI 53532
(608) 842-6000
Deforest, WI 53532
(608) 842-6000
Grades: 7-8
| 568 students
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