Elkhorn Area Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Elkhorn, Wisconsin

Elkhorn Area Middle in Elkhorn, Wisconsin enrolled 659 students in 2024-25 with 43.0 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Wisconsin middle-school median of 12.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 33-37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 37% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

705 students in 2022-23, 676 students in 2023-24, 659 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.5 to 43.0.

Students enrolled at Elkhorn Area Middle by school year2022-23: 705, 2023-24: 676, 2024-25: 65902004006008002022-237052023-246762024-25659
Students enrolled at Elkhorn Area Middle by school year2022-23: 705, 2023-24: 676, 2024-25: 65902004006008002022-237052023-246762024-25659
Students enrolled at Elkhorn Area Middle by school year2022-23: 705, 2023-24: 676, 2024-25: 65902004006008002022-237052023-246762024-25659
Students enrolled at Elkhorn Area Middle by school year2022-23: 705, 2023-24: 676, 2024-25: 65902004006008002022-237052023-246762024-25659
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2370543.516.2
2023-2467643.315.6
2024-2565943.015.3

15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Wisconsin middle schools

Among the 382 Wisconsin middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; Elkhorn Area Middle 15.3; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherElkhorn Area Middle 15.3state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; Elkhorn Area Middle 15.3; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherElkhorn Area Middle 15.3state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; Elkhorn Area Middle 15.3; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherElkhorn Area Middle 15.3state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; Elkhorn Area Middle 15.3; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherElkhorn Area Middle 15.3state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 361 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Elkhorn Area Middle enrolled 721 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 361 of the 721 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent3.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

79.2% of students were White, 16.1% Hispanic, 2.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White79.2%
  2. Hispanic16.1%
  3. Two or more races2.4%
  4. Black1.5%
  5. Asian0.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Elkhorn Area Middle scored proficient or above: 33-37% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWisconsin
Reading and language arts, 2021-2233‑37%41‑45%38%
Math, 2022-2337%44‑48% (2021-22)40.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Elkhorn Area Middle

  1. Williams Bay MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 7.3 miles away: 145 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).7.3 mi
  2. Phoenix MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 7.6 miles away: 474 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).7.6 mi
  3. Compare Elkhorn Area Middle with Williams Bay MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Elkhorn Area School District spends per student$13,149 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,149
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinElkhorn Area Middle is the number 72 by size of 384 Wisconsin middle schools open in 2024-25.#72 of 384
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.8 for middle schools.15.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Elkhorn Area Middle

  1. How many students attend Elkhorn Area Middle?
    659 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 705 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Elkhorn, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Elkhorn Area Middle?
    15.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Elkhorn Area Middle a Title I school?
    Elkhorn Area Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Elkhorn Area Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Elkhorn Area Middle scored proficient or above: 33-37% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Elkhorn Area Middle in?
    Elkhorn Area School District, NCES district ID 5504290. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550429000460 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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