Elkhorn Area Middle

Summary:

Elkhorn Area Middle is a public middle school serving 705 students in grades 6-8 in the Elkhorn Area School District in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. The school's performance has fluctuated over the past several years, with rankings ranging from 158 to 336 and star ratings from 2 to 4 out of 5.

Elkhorn Area Middle's student performance on state assessments is generally on par with or slightly below the state and district averages, with the school's strongest performance in Social Studies. The school's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students have performed relatively well, often ranking in the top half or top third of Wisconsin middle schools in these subgroups. However, the school's performance for White, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students has been more average. Elkhorn Area Middle has maintained relatively low dropout rates, but its chronic absenteeism rate has been increasing in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Park View Middle and Karcher Middle School consistently outperform Elkhorn Area Middle, while Brookwood Middle and Whitewater Middle have lower overall performance. Elkhorn Area Middle's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are on par with nearby schools, and the school has a free and reduced lunch rate of around 35%.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 627 Court St
       Elkhorn, WI  53121-1980


(262) 723-6800

District: Elkhorn Area School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
317th of 641 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,181 Help


Students who attend Elkhorn Area Middle usually attend:

High:    Elkhorn Area High

Feeder schools for Elkhorn Area Middle:

Elementary:    Jackson Elementary
    Tibbets Elementary
    West Side Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.6 Help
Number of students:  676

Racial breakdown:

White:
81.4%
Hispanic:
14.5%
Two or more races:
2.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  35.1% Help


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Compare Details Elkhorn Area Middle ranks better than 50.5% of middle schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.22. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (81.4%), Hispanic (14.5%), two or more races (2.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 35.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elkhorn Area Middle is 15.6. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elkhorn Area Middle is $12,181.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elkhorn Area Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Elkhorn Area Middle 317th of 641 Wisconsin public middle schools. (See Elkhorn Area Middle in the ranking list.)

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Elkhorn Area School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Elkhorn Area School District 158th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Elkhorn Area Middle

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Rank History for all students at Elkhorn Area Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 77.45 46th 324 85.8%
2005 76.88 43rd 332 87.0%
2006 72.62 89th 382 76.7%
2007 69.77 112th 366 69.4%
2008 68.12 155th 519 70.1%
2009 69.58 135th 521 74.1%
2010 72.12 105th 539 80.5%
2011 67.67 156th 549 71.6%
2012 67.20 171st 559 69.4%
2013 57.05 267th 569 53.1%
2014 67.25 158th 585 73.0%
2015 62.17 225th 612 63.2%
2016 58.68 250th 609 58.9%
2017 61.48 211th 612 65.5%
2018 54.46 282nd 579 51.3%
2019 52.24 311th 594 47.6%
2021 54.98 275th 613 55.1%
2022 51.31 315th 617 48.9%
2023 48.72 336th 640 47.5%
2024 54.22 317th 641 50.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Elkhorn Area Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.66 62nd 140 55.7%
2019 66.16 19th 153 87.6%
2021 52.57 43rd 138 68.8%
2022 63.73 22nd 158 86.1%
2023 40.04 98th 170 42.4%
2024 69.92 31st 173 82.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Elkhorn Area Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.82 236th 417 43.4%
2019 40.44 247th 414 40.3%
2021 49.09 197th 437 54.9%
2022 46.93 197th 421 53.2%
2023 41.15 252nd 439 42.6%
2024 50.68 175th 425 58.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elkhorn Area Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.48 232nd 489 52.6%
2019 47.31 250th 487 48.7%
2021 50.36 221st 499 55.7%
2022 58.19 184th 522 64.8%
2023 60.42 155th 525 70.5%
2024 51.41 240th 520 53.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Elkhorn Area Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.56 238th 551 56.8%
2019 51.29 298th 557 46.5%
2021 55.02 264th 574 54.0%
2022 53.24 278th 576 51.7%
2023 53.03 274th 579 52.7%
2024 55.49 282nd 580 51.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Elkhorn Area Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.78 292nd 551 47.0%
2019 53.34 271st 557 51.3%
2021 55.93 243rd 572 57.5%
2022 49.74 295th 577 48.9%
2023 44.49 340th 591 42.5%
2024 53.95 286th 585 51.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elkhorn Area Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.56 89th 204 56.4%
2019 62.12 57th 209 72.7%
2021 59.87 71st 225 68.4%
2022 50.16 100th 221 54.8%
2023 43.34 116th 229 49.3%
2024 47.28 119th 239 50.2%
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Rank History for White students at Elkhorn Area Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.45 235th 375 37.3%
2019 36.65 265th 382 30.6%
2021 45.93 217th 393 44.8%
2022 41.51 245th 397 38.3%
2023 35.69 279th 412 32.3%
2024 39.76 258th 407 36.6%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Monday, June 20, 2016

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Enrollment information for Elkhorn Area Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 312 1 n/a 8 1 n/a n/a 0 322
1990 332 0 0 6 2 n/a n/a 0 340
1991 342 1 0 6 2 n/a n/a 0 351
1992 343 4 3 4 2 n/a n/a 0 356
1993 490 4 6 8 0 n/a n/a 0 508
1994 563 6 8 15 2 n/a n/a 0 594
1995 599 3 9 18 1 n/a n/a 0 630
1996 599 3 9 18 1 n/a n/a 0 630
1997 594 3 10 26 1 n/a n/a 0 634
1998 622 2 10 29 1 n/a n/a 0 664
1999 652 3 8 29 2 n/a n/a 0 694
2000 669 2 6 33 0 n/a n/a 0 710
2001 724 3 9 36 0 n/a n/a 0 772
2002 734 8 12 60 3 n/a n/a 0 817
2003 734 8 12 60 3 n/a n/a 0 817
2004 571 6 12 52 1 n/a n/a 0 642
2005 579 6 10 56 2 n/a n/a 0 653
2006 614 8 10 72 3 n/a n/a 0 707
2007 618 8 8 73 6 n/a n/a 0 713
2008 561 7 9 83 2 n/a n/a 0 662
2009 551 8 13 78 3 n/a n/a 0 653
2010 532 10 12 74 2 n/a n/a 0 630
2011 558 1 5 84 2 0 12 0 662
2012 584 4 6 91 0 0 13 0 698
2013 580 6 5 89 2 0 15 0 697
2014 551 8 8 99 3 1 11 0 681
2015 560 9 8 99 2 1 19 0 698
2016 605 8 16 108 2 1 16 0 756
2017 627 10 9 106 2 0 23 0 777
2018 619 12 10 110 1 0 15 0 767
2019 614 8 8 119 0 0 18 0 767
2020 588 9 8 128 0 0 16 0 749
2021 561 8 3 110 0 0 17 0 699
2022 585 7 7 112 0 0 16 0 727
2023 567 7 8 109 0 0 14 0 705
2024 550 8 6 98 0 0 14 0 676

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Elkhorn Area Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 322 24.0 13.4 4.3
1990 340 26.0 13.0 5
1991 351 26.7 13.1 6
1992 356 27.4 12.9 8.4
1993 508 33.8 15.0 8.9
1994 594 33.4 17.8 8.6
1995 630 40.7 15.5 9.8
1996 630 40.7 15.5 9.8
1997 634 38.3 16.6 9.3
1998 664 40.7 16.3 6.8
1999 694 42.8 16.2 12
2000 710 45.5 15.6 10.8
2001 772 48.5 15.9 11
2002 817 49.4 16.5 14.4
2003 817 49.4 16.5 14.4
2004 642 41.8 15.4 15.6
2005 653 43.0 15.2 n/a
2006 707 44.0 16.1 n/a
2007 713 45.8 15.6 18.4
2008 662 45.4 14.6 21.6
2009 653 44.8 14.6 23.3
2010 630 44.8 14.0 30
2011 662 46.0 14.3 31.9
2012 698 45.5 15.3 34.5
2013 697 44.9 15.5 36.3
2014 681 45.4 15.0 33.6
2015 698 n/a n/a 32.1
2016 756 41.0 18.4 34.4
2017 777 40.0 19.4 32.3
2018 767 40.9 18.7 31
2019 767 42.9 17.8 32.1
2020 749 44.9 16.6 33
2021 699 41.7 16.7 33.9
2022 727 41.2 17.6 35.8
2023 705 43.5 16.2 35.2
2024 676 43.2 15.6 35.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Elkhorn Area Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 322 24.0 13.4 4.3
1990 340 26.0 13.0 5
1991 351 26.7 13.1 6
1992 356 27.4 12.9 8.4
1993 508 33.8 15.0 8.9
1994 594 33.4 17.8 8.6
1995 630 40.7 15.5 9.8
1996 630 40.7 15.5 9.8
1997 634 38.3 16.6 9.3
1998 664 40.7 16.3 6.8
1999 694 42.8 16.2 12
2000 710 45.5 15.6 10.8
2001 772 48.5 15.9 11
2002 817 49.4 16.5 14.4
2003 817 49.4 16.5 14.4
2004 642 41.8 15.4 15.6
2005 653 43.0 15.2 n/a
2006 707 44.0 16.1 n/a
2007 713 45.8 15.6 18.4
2008 662 45.4 14.6 21.6
2009 653 44.8 14.6 23.3
2010 630 44.8 14.0 30
2011 662 46.0 14.3 31.9
2012 698 45.5 15.3 34.5
2013 697 44.9 15.5 36.3
2014 681 45.4 15.0 33.6
2015 698 n/a n/a 32.1
2016 756 41.0 18.4 34.4
2017 777 40.0 19.4 32.3
2018 767 40.9 18.7 31
2019 767 42.9 17.8 32.1
2020 749 44.9 16.6 33
2021 699 41.7 16.7 33.9
2022 727 41.2 17.6 35.8
2023 705 43.5 16.2 35.2
2024 676 43.2 15.6 35.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Elkhorn Area Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $71 (0.7%) $10,808 (99.4%) $10,878
2020 $144 (1.3%) $11,226 (98.7%) $11,370
2021 $536 (4.4%) $11,645 (95.6%) $12,181

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Elkhorn Area Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 311th of 594 Middle schoolsRanks 336th of 640 Middle schools
 0.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Elkhorn Area Middle)41.430.5
 10.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Elkhorn Area School District)41.931.9
 10%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)41.740.6
 1.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Elkhorn Area Middle)52.943.8
 9.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Elkhorn Area School District)52.943.7
 9.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)43.542.6
 0.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Elkhorn Area Middle)46.138.8
 7.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Elkhorn Area School District)45.539.7
 5.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)45.541.1
 4.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Elkhorn Area Middle)40.739.2
 1.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Elkhorn Area School District)40.339.7
 0.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)39.735.7
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Elkhorn Area Middle)39.231.2
 8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Elkhorn Area School District)38.331.3
 6.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)37.337.8
 0.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Elkhorn Area Middle)36.729.6
 7.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Elkhorn Area School District)36.228.5
 7.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)36.531.8
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Elkhorn Area Middle)45.853.4
 7.6%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Elkhorn Area School District)44.853.7
 8.8%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)52.159.2
 7.1%
8th Grade Science (Elkhorn Area Middle)47.352
 4.8%
   8th Grade Science (Elkhorn Area School District)46.352.4
 6.1%
   8th Grade Science (Wisconsin)54.649.4
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students767705
 8.1%
African American87
 12.5%
American Indian00
Asian88
Hispanic119109
 8.4%
Pacific Islander00
White614567
 7.7%
Two or More Races1814
 22.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients32.1%35.2%
 3.1%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 676 students attended Elkhorn Area Middle.

Elkhorn Area Middle ranks 317th of 641 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Elkhorn Area Middle usually go on to attend Elkhorn Area High

Students at Elkhorn Area Middle are 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.


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