John Muir Middle

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

John Muir Middle in Wausau, Wisconsin enrolled 967 students in 2024-25 with 74.4 full-time teachers, 13.0 students per teacher against the Wisconsin middle-school median of 12.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 43% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

1,006 students in 2022-23, 977 students in 2023-24, 967 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 75.9 to 74.4.

Students enrolled at John Muir Middle by school year2022-23: 1,006, 2023-24: 977, 2024-25: 96705001k1.5k2022-231,0062023-249772024-25967
Students enrolled at John Muir Middle by school year2022-23: 1,006, 2023-24: 977, 2024-25: 96705001k1.5k2022-231,0062023-249772024-25967
Students enrolled at John Muir Middle by school year2022-23: 1,006, 2023-24: 977, 2024-25: 96705001k1.5k2022-231,0062023-249772024-25967
Students enrolled at John Muir Middle by school year2022-23: 1,006, 2023-24: 977, 2024-25: 96705001k1.5k2022-231,0062023-249772024-25967
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,00675.913.3
2023-2497773.613.3
2024-2596774.413.0

13.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 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; John Muir Middle 13.0; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherJohn Muir Middle 13.0state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; John Muir Middle 13.0; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherJohn Muir Middle 13.0state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; John Muir Middle 13.0; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherJohn Muir Middle 13.0state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.2 to 24.6; John Muir Middle 13.0; state median 12.8.510152025students per full-time teacherJohn Muir Middle 13.0state 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 253 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection John Muir Middle enrolled 1,011 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 253 of the 1,011 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions25
  • Chronically absent16.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.6% of students were White, 23.3% Asian, 6.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White61.6%
  2. Asian23.3%
  3. Hispanic6.5%
  4. Two or more races5.9%
  5. Black2.2%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

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 John Muir Middle scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% 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, 2021-2236%39%38%
Math, 2022-2343%41% (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.

Middle schools in Wausau

2 public middle schools in Wausau report 2024-25 enrollment; John Muir Middle is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
John Muir Middle96713.038.0%
Horace Mann Middle63513.338.0%

All public schools in Wausau →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about John Muir Middle

  1. Horace Mann MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 635 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  2. D C Everest MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 8.2 miles away: 844 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).8.2 mi
  3. Compare John Muir Middle with Horace Mann MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wausau School District spends per student$15,133 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,133
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinJohn Muir Middle is the number 9 by size of 384 Wisconsin middle schools open in 2024-25.#9 of 384
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher13.0 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.8 for middle schools.13.0:1
  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 John Muir Middle

  1. How many students attend John Muir Middle?
    967 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,006 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Wausau, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at John Muir Middle?
    13.0 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 John Muir Middle a Title I school?
    John Muir Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at John Muir Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at John Muir Middle scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% 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 John Muir Middle in?
    Wausau School District, NCES district ID 5515900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 551590002054 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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