The top reported proficiency rate is 56% in Math. The lowest is 43% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Westfield Area Middle
Westfield Area Middle is a regular public school serving seventh and eighth graders in the Westfield School District. The building is the only middle school in the district, a two-year bridge between elementary and high school. The enrollment is modest for a middle school, with slightly more eighth graders than seventh graders. A substantial share of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which is a measure of economic need the school tracks but that carries no judgment about the community.
The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population and a small number of students who identify as two or more races. There were no students identified as Asian, Black, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or American Indian or Alaska Native in the data provided. The school’s special education and English learner counts were not reported in the data available for this profile.
On the Wisconsin Forward state assessments, math proficiency rates showed a pattern: seventh graders had the strongest performance, with a majority meeting or exceeding expectations, while eighth graders had a lower rate. Sixth graders fell in between. In English language arts, proficiency was lower across all three grades. Seventh graders again had the highest rate, followed by eighth graders and then sixth graders. Eighth graders also took state tests in science and social studies. Social studies had the stronger showing, with just over half of students proficient, while science proficiency was lower. When compared with other districts in Marquette County, Westfield Area Middle places a bit above the midpoint in its overall proficiency across subjects and grades. That is a useful benchmark, but with only two districts in the county’s comparison set, the range is narrow, so the difference between the top and bottom is modest.
The data did not include chronic absenteeism rates, graduation rates, or course access information. Because the school serves only two grades and neither is a graduating class, the graduation rate field is not applicable. For the other gaps, a parent may want to ask the school directly about attendance patterns, available electives, and how the school supports students who are below proficiency.
The village of Westfield is a small, rural community with a compact downtown where civic buildings like the police department, municipal building, and fire station line East Third Street. Interstate 39 runs nearby, and the town draws travelers stopping for gas and food. The economic base includes machinery manufacturing and food processing, and an industrial park has been prepared with infrastructure ready for new businesses. The village has seen modest but steady population growth over the past decade, faster than both Marquette County and the state as a whole. The town’s housing stock is described as sound, with building sites still available.
The school district itself did not have recent, publicly reported changes such as referendums, curriculum shifts, or budget actions that would alter a parent’s understanding of the place. That absence of news is not a concern, just a gap in the record.
For a family considering Westfield Area Middle, the picture is of a small rural school where math is the stronger subject and English language arts is an area a parent may want to follow up on, especially for sixth and eighth graders. The economic context of the community is stable and growing modestly. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and it offers no special admissions or thematic focus beyond the standard middle school curriculum. It fits a family looking for a straightforward, neighborhood-based middle school in a small-town setting with a working-class and agricultural economic base.
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