Steffen Middle

Summary:

Steffen Middle is a public middle school located in Mequon, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 395 students. It is part of the Mequon-Thiensville School District, which is ranked 19th out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Steffen Middle has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in the state, with a current ranking of 61st out of 641 Wisconsin middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year.

Steffen Middle consistently outperforms the state and district averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 78.01% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 80% for the district and 54.1% for the state. Similarly, 87.2% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 83.33% for the district and 53.53% for the state. The school also has strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for Hispanic, African American, and multi-racial students.

Steffen Middle's performance is generally stronger than the nearby schools in the Mequon-Thiensville School District, such as Lake Shore Middle. Additionally, Steffen Middle has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, around 13-14% in recent years, which is significantly lower than some of the nearby schools, such as Glen Hills Middle (36.83%) and Morse Mid (89.21%), which serve more economically disadvantaged populations.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 6633 W Steffen Dr
       Mequon, WI  53092-4398


(262) 238-4706

District: Mequon-Thiensville School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
61st of 641 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,960 Help


Students who attend Steffen Middle usually attend:

High:    Homestead High

Feeder schools for Steffen Middle:

Elementary:    Wilson Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  13.4 Help
Number of students:  395

Racial breakdown:

White:
73.4%
Asian:
8.6%
Hispanic:
8.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  13.9% Help


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Compare Details Steffen Middle ranks better than 90.5% of middle schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 83.7. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (73.4%), Asian (8.6%), Hispanic (8.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 13.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Steffen Middle is 13.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Steffen Middle is $12,960.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Steffen Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Steffen Middle 61st of 641 Wisconsin public middle schools. (See Steffen Middle in the ranking list.)

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Mequon-Thiensville School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mequon-Thiensville School District 19th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Steffen Middle

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Rank History for all students at Steffen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 80.44 28th 324 91.4%
2005 86.02 5th 332 98.5%
2006 84.43 9th 382 97.6%
2007 81.25 23rd 366 93.7%
2008 80.87 29th 519 94.4%
2009 81.92 21st 521 96.0%
2010 83.15 21st 539 96.1%
2011 85.08 7th 549 98.7%
2012 80.45 27th 559 95.2%
2013 89.24 16th 569 97.2%
2014 90.85 10th 585 98.3%
2015 86.07 25th 612 95.9%
2016 88.89 32nd 609 94.7%
2017 88.88 38th 612 93.8%
2018 86.26 37th 579 93.6%
2019 88.17 34th 594 94.3%
2021 81.67 69th 613 88.7%
2022 89.96 34th 617 94.5%
2023 86.81 52nd 640 91.9%
2024 83.70 61st 641 90.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Steffen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.25 5th 96 94.8%
2019 89.97 6th 101 94.1%
2021 99.14 1st 129 99.2%
2022 94.71 5th 126 96.0%
2023 87.80 10th 132 92.4%
2024 79.63 19th 131 85.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Steffen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.97 4th 140 97.1%
2021 56.08 33rd 138 76.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Steffen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.09 106th 417 74.6%
2019 86.85 18th 414 95.7%
2021 84.41 21st 437 95.2%
2022 70.05 60th 421 85.7%
2023 65.27 87th 439 80.2%
2024 80.92 44th 425 89.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Steffen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.50 87th 489 82.2%
2019 70.64 75th 487 84.6%
2021 43.85 280th 499 43.9%
2022 74.38 70th 522 86.6%
2023 62.04 152nd 525 71.0%
2024 57.84 198th 520 61.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Steffen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.16 43rd 551 92.2%
2019 83.90 41st 557 92.6%
2021 76.62 90th 574 84.3%
2022 88.18 35th 576 93.9%
2023 87.10 45th 579 92.2%
2024 85.56 46th 580 92.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Steffen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.76 40th 551 92.7%
2019 90.18 22nd 557 96.1%
2021 84.90 46th 572 92.0%
2022 88.87 31st 577 94.6%
2023 84.31 58th 591 90.2%
2024 79.45 83rd 585 85.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Steffen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.73 6th 90 93.3%
2019 84.88 15th 91 83.5%
2021 86.43 13th 90 85.6%
2022 93.77 5th 95 94.7%
2023 83.49 18th 90 80.0%
2024 77.14 24th 87 72.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Steffen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.29 6th 123 95.1%
2019 88.37 9th 127 92.9%
2021 61.09 30th 134 77.6%
2024 74.92 18th 118 84.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Steffen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.94 87th 204 57.4%
2019 82.91 19th 209 90.9%
2021 67.15 49th 225 78.2%
2022 91.87 8th 221 96.4%
2023 88.67 15th 229 93.4%
2024 91.67 13th 239 94.6%
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Rank History for White students at Steffen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.46 31st 375 91.7%
2019 85.06 30th 382 92.1%
2021 74.88 64th 393 83.7%
2022 84.48 38th 397 90.4%
2023 81.12 53rd 412 87.1%
2024 80.14 49th 407 88.0%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Steffen Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 351 24 4 3 1 n/a n/a 0 383
1989 356 25 7 6 n/a n/a n/a 0 394
1990 335 12 8 3 1 n/a n/a 0 359
1991 370 27 7 6 1 n/a n/a 0 411
1992 364 25 9 8 4 n/a n/a 0 410
1993 388 39 11 10 2 n/a n/a 0 450
1994 400 40 10 10 6 n/a n/a 0 466
1995 437 28 15 13 5 n/a n/a 0 498
1996 437 28 15 13 5 n/a n/a 0 498
1997 457 23 20 13 3 n/a n/a 0 516
1998 482 16 25 11 6 n/a n/a 0 540
1999 505 20 22 11 3 n/a n/a 0 561
2000 483 25 21 9 1 n/a n/a 0 539
2001 481 26 11 8 0 n/a n/a 0 526
2002 474 37 13 7 2 n/a n/a 0 533
2003 474 37 13 7 2 n/a n/a 0 533
2004 426 34 19 15 2 n/a n/a 0 496
2005 440 42 24 13 0 n/a n/a 0 519
2006 404 32 30 11 1 n/a n/a 0 478
2007 398 35 32 9 1 n/a n/a 0 475
2008 338 33 25 7 2 n/a n/a 0 405
2009 337 39 27 4 3 n/a n/a 0 410
2010 340 31 28 4 2 n/a n/a 0 405
2011 349 26 33 16 3 0 7 0 434
2012 344 20 26 20 1 0 5 0 416
2013 338 19 28 17 0 1 7 0 410
2014 330 19 24 20 0 1 8 0 402
2015 335 26 36 22 0 1 10 0 430
2016 329 21 47 28 0 0 20 0 445
2017 328 31 42 29 0 0 21 0 451
2018 341 29 38 25 0 0 23 0 456
2019 352 27 37 26 0 0 23 0 465
2020 331 26 42 30 0 0 23 0 452
2021 309 27 43 23 0 0 20 0 422
2022 282 17 36 33 0 1 27 0 396
2023 290 13 34 32 0 0 26 0 395

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Steffen Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 383 23.1 16.5 1.8
1989 394 25.4 15.5 1.5
1990 359 22.0 16.3 1.1
1991 411 21.0 19.5 1.9
1992 410 24.2 16.9 2
1993 450 27.6 16.3 2.2
1994 466 28.0 16.6 1.9
1995 498 29.4 16.9 1.6
1996 498 29.4 16.9 1.6
1997 516 31.9 16.2 1.9
1998 540 31.7 17.0 1.7
1999 561 35.7 15.7 3
2000 539 35.5 15.2 3.5
2001 526 32.6 16.1 3
2002 533 32.2 16.6 7.5
2003 533 32.2 16.6 7.5
2004 496 30.6 16.2 8.1
2005 519 31.0 16.7 n/a
2006 478 30.5 15.7 n/a
2007 475 28.7 16.6 8.6
2008 405 25.1 16.1 8.9
2009 410 25.2 16.3 11.5
2010 405 26.7 15.1 9.6
2011 434 26.3 16.4 11.5
2012 416 25.7 16.1 8.2
2013 410 26.4 15.5 8.8
2014 402 25.1 15.9 8.7
2015 430 n/a n/a 10.5
2016 445 26.0 17.1 11.2
2017 451 27.9 16.1 12.4
2018 456 29.4 15.4 9.6
2019 465 30.0 15.4 14.8
2020 452 30.7 14.6 12.6
2021 422 30.9 13.6 14
2022 396 30.8 12.8 11.6
2023 395 29.3 13.4 13.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Steffen Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 383 23.1 16.5 1.8
1989 394 25.4 15.5 1.5
1990 359 22.0 16.3 1.1
1991 411 21.0 19.5 1.9
1992 410 24.2 16.9 2
1993 450 27.6 16.3 2.2
1994 466 28.0 16.6 1.9
1995 498 29.4 16.9 1.6
1996 498 29.4 16.9 1.6
1997 516 31.9 16.2 1.9
1998 540 31.7 17.0 1.7
1999 561 35.7 15.7 3
2000 539 35.5 15.2 3.5
2001 526 32.6 16.1 3
2002 533 32.2 16.6 7.5
2003 533 32.2 16.6 7.5
2004 496 30.6 16.2 8.1
2005 519 31.0 16.7 n/a
2006 478 30.5 15.7 n/a
2007 475 28.7 16.6 8.6
2008 405 25.1 16.1 8.9
2009 410 25.2 16.3 11.5
2010 405 26.7 15.1 9.6
2011 434 26.3 16.4 11.5
2012 416 25.7 16.1 8.2
2013 410 26.4 15.5 8.8
2014 402 25.1 15.9 8.7
2015 430 n/a n/a 10.5
2016 445 26.0 17.1 11.2
2017 451 27.9 16.1 12.4
2018 456 29.4 15.4 9.6
2019 465 30.0 15.4 14.8
2020 452 30.7 14.6 12.6
2021 422 30.9 13.6 14
2022 396 30.8 12.8 11.6
2023 395 29.3 13.4 13.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Steffen Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $185 (1.6%) $11,260 (98.4%) $11,445
2020 $179 (1.5%) $11,842 (98.5%) $12,021
2021 $197 (1.5%) $12,763 (98.5%) $12,960

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Steffen Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 34th of 594 Middle schoolsRanks 52nd of 640 Middle schools
 2.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Steffen Middle)54.366.9
 12.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Mequon-Thiensville School District)64.867.1
 2.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)41.740.6
 1.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Steffen Middle)58.262.1
 3.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Mequon-Thiensville School District)61.261.5
 0.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)43.542.6
 0.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Steffen Middle)77.859.2
 18.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Mequon-Thiensville School District)76.366
 10.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)45.541.1
 4.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Steffen Middle)63.256.9
 6.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Mequon-Thiensville School District)65.159.9
 5.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)39.735.7
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Steffen Middle)57.252.5
 4.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Mequon-Thiensville School District)60.361.3
 1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)37.337.8
 0.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Steffen Middle)59.150.8
 8.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Mequon-Thiensville School District)5954.8
 4.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)36.531.8
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Steffen Middle)78.685.4
 6.8%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Mequon-Thiensville School District)75.985.3
 9.3%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)52.159.2
 7.1%
8th Grade Science (Steffen Middle)82.469.9
 12.5%
   8th Grade Science (Mequon-Thiensville School District)78.374.9
 3.4%
   8th Grade Science (Wisconsin)54.649.4
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students465395
 15.1%
African American2713
 51.9%
American Indian00
Asian3734
 8.1%
Hispanic2632
 23.1%
Pacific Islander00
White352290
 17.6%
Two or More Races2326
 13%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients14.8%13.9%
 0.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Steffen Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 395 students attended Steffen Middle.

Students who attend Steffen Middle usually go on to attend Homestead High

Yes. Steffen Middle ranks in the top 9.5% of Wisconsin middle schools.

Students at Steffen Middle are 73% White, 9% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.


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