540 Birch St, Nekoosa, Wood County, 54457
Alexander Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Nekoosa, Wood County. The school has 359 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nekoosa School District school district. It serves grades 4–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alexander Middle enrolls 359 students across grades 4–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 281 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
208 of the school's 359 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 188 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Alexander 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-30, state senate district 24, state house district 70.
Alexander Middle is one of 6 schools in Nekoosa School District, based in Nekoosa, Wisconsin. The district serves 1,197 students district-wide and employs 85 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 359 students, Alexander Middle is larger than the district average of about 200 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant