📍 509 E Clark St, Medford, Taylor County, 54451
Medford Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Medford, Taylor County. The school has 628 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Medford Area Public School District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 50.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Medford Middle enrolls 628 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 50.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 573 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
258 of the school's 628 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 202 qualify for free lunch and 56 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.
Medford Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-70, state senate district 29, state house district 87.
Medford Middle is one of 5 schools in Medford Area Public School District, based in Medford, Wisconsin. The district serves 3,220 students district-wide and employs 242 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 628 students, Medford Middle is close to the district average of about 644 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant