Elk Mound Middle, Elk Mound WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Elk Mound Middle

Elk Mound Middle is a regular public school serving fifth through eighth grade in the small village of Elk Mound, part of the Elk Mound Area School District in western Wisconsin. The school sits in the village center, just a short walk from the village hall and within a compact community that blends rural farmland with a growing residential base. Many families commute to nearby Eau Claire, Menomonie, or Chippewa Falls, and the village itself has seen steady new housing development in recent years, supported by a recent referendum that funded facility upgrades across all three district schools.

Academically, Elk Mound Middle performs at a strong level. On the Wisconsin Forward assessments, math proficiency is consistently high across all four grades, with the strongest results in fifth grade. English language arts proficiency is solid across the grade levels, with a slight uptick in seventh grade. Eighth grade social studies results are very strong, while eighth grade science proficiency is lower—still above the majority mark, but a parent may want to look into this further with the school. When compared with other districts in Dunn County, Elk Mound Middle’s overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, a clear academic strength.

The school enrolls a moderate number of students. About one-third qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a middle-income profile overall. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Asian, Hispanic, Black, and multiracial students. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, so the school’s support programs in those areas are not clear from the information provided.

Because Elk Mound Middle serves only grades five through eight, there is no graduation rate to report, and no data on chronic absenteeism or discipline was available. The school is not a Title I school, though the reason is not stated in the data. The district brief turned up no major recent changes in curriculum, policy, or leadership that would affect families.

The community itself is a traditional small town with a quiet, hometown feel. The village park includes ball fields, a disc golf course, and a stone observation tower known locally as the castle. The schools are interwoven with daily village life—government offices and schools are within two blocks, and the elementary, middle, and high schools are all within the village. The area experienced a destructive tornado several years ago, but rebuilding and continued development have followed.

For a family looking at Elk Mound Middle, the picture is straightforward: a small-scale middle school in a growing rural village, with consistently above-average test results compared with other Dunn County schools. The academic foundation is solid in math and English, and the school’s size means children are likely to be well known. The main gaps in the data involve special education and English learner populations, which a prospective parent might want to discuss directly with the school.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 586%

School 86% · District 86%

▲ 35 pts above state median

Grade 677%

School 77% · District 77%

▲ 23 pts above state median

Grade 778%

School 78% · District 78%

▲ 24 pts above state median

Grade 876%

School 76% · District 76%

▲ 25 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 569%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 18 pts above state median

Grade 669%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 15 pts above state median

Grade 771%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 869%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 17 pts above state median

Science

Grade 863%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 12 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 882%

School 82% · District 82%

▲ 18 pts above state median

This schoolElk Mound Area School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income73%23 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income53%Higher-income77%24 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income71%Higher-income71%0 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income50%Higher-income75%25 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income63%Higher-income91%29 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income53%Higher-income89%36 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income71%Higher-income80%9 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income50%Higher-income85%35 pp gap