📍 108 N Cleveland St, Poynette, Columbia County, 53955
Poynette Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Poynette, Columbia County. The school has 276 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Poynette School District school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Poynette Middle enrolls 276 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 253 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
61 of the school's 276 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 52 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Poynette Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-60, state senate district 14, state house district 42.
Poynette Middle is one of 3 schools in Poynette School District, based in Poynette, Wisconsin. The district serves 990 students district-wide and employs 82 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 276 students, Poynette Middle is smaller than the district average of about 330 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant