Summary:
Bessie Allen Middle is a public middle school located in North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 314 students. The school is part of the North Fond du Lac School District, which is ranked 390 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Bessie Allen Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, ranking between 460-534 out of 579-640 schools over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the entire period, indicating it is among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state. The school struggles across various student subgroups, with male students, Hispanic students, White students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds all ranking in the bottom half or quarter of Wisconsin middle schools. Bessie Allen Middle's proficiency rates on the Forward Exam are consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, ranging from 36.89% to 46.88% in English Language Arts and 43.69% to 46.15% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 50.36% to 54.1% and 53.29% to 53.55%, respectively.
Compared to nearby schools, Bessie Allen Middle significantly underperforms. The Accelerated Advanced Learning Program, a public charter school in the Oshkosh Area School District, consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, with proficiency rates well above the state averages. Other nearby public middle schools, such as Tipler Middle, South Park Middle, and Traeger Middle, also outperform Bessie Allen Middle across various metrics, including academic achievement, student group performance, and school rankings.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
North Fond du Lac School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
461st of 641 Wisconsin Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,834
Students who attend Bessie Allen Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Bessie Allen Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.8
Number of students: 323
Racial breakdown:
White:
64.7%
Hispanic:
27.2%
Two or more races:
5.3%
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Asian:
1.5%
African American:
1.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45.5%
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