📍 404 Yorktown Rd, De Forest, Dane County, 53532
De Forest Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in De Forest, Dane County. The school has 561 pupils enrolled. It is part of the De Forest Area School District school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
De Forest Middle enrolls 561 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 7.1% Two or more races and 6.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 455 | 81% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 7.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 6.8% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 13 | 2.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
97 of the school's 561 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 80 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
De Forest Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-20, state senate district 13, state house district 37.
De Forest Middle is one of 7 schools in De Forest Area School District, based in DeForest, Wisconsin. The district serves 4,246 students district-wide and employs 287 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 561 students, De Forest Middle is close to the district average of about 607 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large