Fort Atkinson Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin

Fort Atkinson Middle in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin enrolled 467 students in 2024-25 with 43.5 full-time teachers, 10.7 students per teacher against the Wisconsin middle-school median of 12.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 44% 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 19%

504 students in 2022-23, 462 students in 2023-24, 467 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 53.5 to 43.5.

Students enrolled at Fort Atkinson Middle by school year2022-23: 504, 2023-24: 462, 2024-25: 46702004006002022-235042023-244622024-25467
Students enrolled at Fort Atkinson Middle by school year2022-23: 504, 2023-24: 462, 2024-25: 46702004006002022-235042023-244622024-25467
Students enrolled at Fort Atkinson Middle by school year2022-23: 504, 2023-24: 462, 2024-25: 46702004006002022-235042023-244622024-25467
Students enrolled at Fort Atkinson Middle by school year2022-23: 504, 2023-24: 462, 2024-25: 46702004006002022-235042023-244622024-25467
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2350453.59.4
2023-2446242.111.0
2024-2546743.510.7

10.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 84 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; Fort Atkinson Middle 10.7; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherFort Atkinson Middle 10.7state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; Fort Atkinson Middle 10.7; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherFort Atkinson Middle 10.7state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; Fort Atkinson Middle 10.7; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherFort Atkinson Middle 10.7state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; Fort Atkinson Middle 10.7; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherFort Atkinson Middle 10.7state 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 528 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fort Atkinson Middle enrolled 528 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 528 of the 528 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absent2.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.7% of students were White, 14.6% Hispanic, 2.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White80.7%
  2. Hispanic14.6%
  3. Two or more races2.1%
  4. Black1.3%
  5. Asian1.1%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Fort Atkinson Middle scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% 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, 2021-2240‑44%40‑44%38%
Math, 2022-2344%40‑44% (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 Fort Atkinson Middle

  1. Jefferson MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 5.5 miles away: 349 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.5 mi
  2. Nikolay MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 203 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Fort Atkinson Middle with Jefferson MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fort Atkinson School District spends per student$17,065 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,065
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinFort Atkinson Middle is the number 133 by size of 384 Wisconsin middle schools open in 2024-25.#133 of 384
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher10.7 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.8 for middle schools.10.7:1
  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 Fort Atkinson Middle

  1. How many students attend Fort Atkinson Middle?
    467 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 504 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Fort Atkinson, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Atkinson Middle?
    10.7 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 Fort Atkinson Middle a Title I school?
    Fort Atkinson Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Fort Atkinson Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Fort Atkinson Middle scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 44% 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 Fort Atkinson Middle in?
    Fort Atkinson School District, NCES district ID 5504740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550474000512 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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