Tomah Middle

Summary:

Tomah Middle is a public middle school located in Tomah, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 676 students. The school is part of the Tomah Area School District, which is ranked 358 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Tomah Middle's performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally below the state average across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 36.92% (8th grade) to 47.81% (6th grade), compared to the state average of 50.36% to 54.1%. Similarly, in Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 38.86% (6th grade) to 48.6% (8th grade), compared to the state average of 53.29% to 53.55%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White students and Low Socioeconomic Status students performing particularly poorly. Additionally, Tomah Middle has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism and dropout rates.

Interestingly, Tomah Middle's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby Royall Intermediate and Sparta Meadowview Middle schools. In contrast, the Innovations STEM Academy, a public charter school within the Sparta Area School District, stands out as a high-performing school with significantly higher proficiency rates in various subjects compared to Tomah Middle and Sparta Meadowview Middle.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 612 Hollister Ave
       Tomah, WI  54660-1960


(608) 374-7885

District: Tomah Area School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
482nd of 641 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,836 Help


Students who attend Tomah Middle usually attend:

High:    Tomah High

Feeder schools for Tomah Middle:

Elementary:    Camp Douglas Elementary
    La Grange Elementary
    Lemonweir Elementary
    Miller Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  14.3 Help
Number of students:  676

Racial breakdown:

White:
83.1%
Two or more races:
7.2%
Hispanic:
3.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  46.3% Help


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Compare Details Tomah Middle ranks worse than 75.2% of middle schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.01. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (83.1%), two or more races (7.2%), Hispanic (3.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 46.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tomah Middle is 14.3. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tomah Middle is $10,836.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tomah Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Tomah Middle 482nd of 641 Wisconsin public middle schools. (See Tomah Middle in the ranking list.)

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Tomah Area School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tomah Area School District 358th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Tomah Middle

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Rank History for all students at Tomah Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 45.38 245th 324 24.4%
2005 56.32 198th 332 40.4%
2006 53.53 251st 382 34.3%
2007 62.12 172nd 366 53.0%
2008 50.36 348th 519 32.9%
2009 53.81 311th 521 40.3%
2010 50.03 353rd 539 34.5%
2011 53.19 344th 549 37.3%
2012 50.03 388th 559 30.6%
2013 43.65 390th 569 31.5%
2014 46.56 373rd 585 36.2%
2015 48.00 381st 612 37.7%
2016 37.98 420th 609 31.0%
2017 41.70 387th 612 36.8%
2018 50.05 312th 579 46.1%
2019 47.54 353rd 594 40.6%
2021 42.55 383rd 613 37.5%
2022 45.47 362nd 617 41.3%
2023 38.53 423rd 640 33.9%
2024 32.01 482nd 641 24.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Tomah Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.21 34th 96 64.6%
2019 43.13 60th 101 40.6%
2021 39.74 80th 129 38.0%
2022 44.53 69th 126 45.2%
2023 43.17 76th 132 42.4%
2024 33.12 101st 131 22.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Tomah Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.95 225th 417 46.0%
2019 48.31 195th 414 52.9%
2022 41.94 234th 421 44.4%
2023 41.93 246th 439 44.0%
2024 37.13 264th 425 37.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tomah Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.17 303rd 489 38.0%
2019 42.55 295th 487 39.4%
2021 46.49 252nd 499 49.5%
2022 48.06 256th 522 51.0%
2023 37.51 344th 525 34.5%
2024 23.89 438th 520 15.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Tomah Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.85 332nd 551 39.7%
2019 45.14 351st 557 37.0%
2021 47.79 319th 574 44.4%
2022 45.82 332nd 576 42.4%
2023 39.15 378th 579 34.7%
2024 33.71 427th 580 26.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Tomah Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.98 268th 551 51.4%
2019 50.93 288th 557 48.3%
2021 39.43 373rd 572 34.8%
2022 46.66 320th 577 44.5%
2023 39.74 374th 591 36.7%
2024 32.81 432nd 585 26.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tomah Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.41 83rd 204 59.3%
2019 43.95 122nd 209 41.6%
2021 27.37 181st 225 19.6%
2022 27.47 169th 221 23.5%
2023 26.86 180th 229 21.4%
2024 32.63 160th 239 33.1%
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Rank History for Native American students at Tomah Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.80 7th 17 58.8%
2019 58.74 7th 19 63.2%
2023 28.06 13th 15 13.3%
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Rank History for White students at Tomah Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.04 273rd 375 27.2%
2019 32.74 283rd 382 25.9%
2021 31.78 296th 393 24.7%
2022 33.11 288th 397 27.5%
2023 23.73 336th 412 18.4%
2024 12.45 379th 407 6.9%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Tomah Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 578 1 4 n/a 19 n/a n/a 0 602
1990 601 0 6 3 17 n/a n/a 0 627
1991 597 0 6 3 21 n/a n/a 0 627
1992 663 1 6 6 18 n/a n/a 0 694
1993 696 3 5 5 19 n/a n/a 0 728
1994 755 6 4 5 16 n/a n/a 0 786
1995 449 6 3 9 17 n/a n/a 0 484
1996 449 6 3 9 17 n/a n/a 0 484
1997 677 4 7 9 25 n/a n/a 0 722
1998 706 6 9 11 32 n/a n/a 0 764
1999 660 7 7 7 38 n/a n/a 0 719
2000 668 8 9 4 34 n/a n/a 0 723
2001 652 11 8 4 31 n/a n/a 0 706
2002 642 6 4 3 25 n/a n/a 0 680
2003 642 6 4 3 25 n/a n/a 0 680
2004 616 11 3 10 19 n/a n/a 0 659
2005 580 15 26 11 1 n/a n/a 0 633
2006 591 25 32 14 1 n/a n/a 0 663
2007 582 19 8 12 17 n/a n/a 0 638
2008 601 20 10 15 22 n/a n/a 0 668
2009 613 14 9 20 18 n/a n/a 0 674
2010 575 11 8 19 24 n/a n/a 0 637
2011 567 14 7 21 30 0 2 0 641
2012 576 17 5 24 25 0 5 0 652
2013 591 17 4 29 26 0 10 0 677
2014 562 19 4 25 13 0 11 0 634
2015 533 19 2 31 17 0 13 0 615
2016 534 14 6 36 18 0 13 0 621
2017 527 14 5 36 21 0 17 0 620
2018 542 11 5 30 27 0 28 0 643
2019 560 10 6 32 24 1 36 0 669
2020 573 11 5 23 20 2 37 0 671
2021 585 9 9 24 20 1 42 0 690
2022 581 9 7 31 19 0 43 0 690
2023 562 13 9 26 17 0 49 0 676

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 Tomah Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 602 43.1 13.9 19.6
1990 627 44.1 14.2 18.8
1991 627 44.6 14.0 19.9
1992 694 44.9 15.4 22.2
1993 728 42.9 17.0 22.9
1994 786 47.0 16.7 21.4
1995 484 35.4 13.7 18
1996 484 35.4 13.7 18
1997 722 51.4 14.0 19
1998 764 49.3 15.5 18.1
1999 719 52.4 13.7 25.9
2000 723 52.1 13.9 24.2
2001 706 51.9 13.6 24.5
2002 680 51.6 13.2 28.7
2003 680 51.6 13.2 28.7
2004 659 51.4 12.8 31.7
2005 633 52.2 12.1 n/a
2006 663 52.9 12.5 n/a
2007 638 53.0 12.0 29
2008 668 54.5 12.3 34.6
2009 674 52.5 12.8 36.8
2010 637 54.0 11.8 41
2011 641 52.0 12.3 41
2012 652 50.5 12.9 42.3
2013 677 49.6 13.6 44
2014 634 50.1 12.6 45.3
2015 615 n/a n/a 44.7
2016 621 48.0 12.9 42.5
2017 620 47.2 13.1 41.5
2018 643 45.0 14.2 39.2
2019 669 44.1 15.1 42.6
2020 671 44.8 14.9 43.5
2021 690 44.4 15.5 39.9
2022 690 45.3 15.2 44.3
2023 676 47.2 14.3 46.3

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 Tomah Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 602 43.1 13.9 19.6
1990 627 44.1 14.2 18.8
1991 627 44.6 14.0 19.9
1992 694 44.9 15.4 22.2
1993 728 42.9 17.0 22.9
1994 786 47.0 16.7 21.4
1995 484 35.4 13.7 18
1996 484 35.4 13.7 18
1997 722 51.4 14.0 19
1998 764 49.3 15.5 18.1
1999 719 52.4 13.7 25.9
2000 723 52.1 13.9 24.2
2001 706 51.9 13.6 24.5
2002 680 51.6 13.2 28.7
2003 680 51.6 13.2 28.7
2004 659 51.4 12.8 31.7
2005 633 52.2 12.1 n/a
2006 663 52.9 12.5 n/a
2007 638 53.0 12.0 29
2008 668 54.5 12.3 34.6
2009 674 52.5 12.8 36.8
2010 637 54.0 11.8 41
2011 641 52.0 12.3 41
2012 652 50.5 12.9 42.3
2013 677 49.6 13.6 44
2014 634 50.1 12.6 45.3
2015 615 n/a n/a 44.7
2016 621 48.0 12.9 42.5
2017 620 47.2 13.1 41.5
2018 643 45.0 14.2 39.2
2019 669 44.1 15.1 42.6
2020 671 44.8 14.9 43.5
2021 690 44.4 15.5 39.9
2022 690 45.3 15.2 44.3
2023 676 47.2 14.3 46.3

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Tomah Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $244 (2.3%) $10,219 (97.7%) $10,463
2020 $288 (2.7%) $10,210 (97.3%) $10,498
2021 $761 (7.0%) $10,075 (93.0%) $10,836

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Tomah Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 353rd of 594 Middle schoolsRanks 423rd of 640 Middle schools
 6.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Tomah Middle)36.429.7
 6.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Tomah Area School District)36.232
 4.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)41.740.6
 1.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Tomah Middle)25.324.1
 1.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Tomah Area School District)25.224.6
 0.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)43.542.6
 0.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Tomah Middle)33.542.9
 9.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Tomah Area School District)33.842.9
 9.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)45.541.1
 4.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Tomah Middle)35.228.4
 6.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Tomah Area School District)35.528.4
 7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)39.735.7
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Tomah Middle)35.425
 10.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Tomah Area School District)34.624.9
 9.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)37.337.8
 0.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Tomah Middle)44.226.3
 17.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Tomah Area School District)43.226.2
 17%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)36.531.8
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Tomah Middle)63.553.1
 10.4%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Tomah Area School District)62.753.3
 9.4%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)52.159.2
 7.1%
8th Grade Science (Tomah Middle)64.144.2
 19.9%
   8th Grade Science (Tomah Area School District)62.744.4
 18.3%
   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 Students669676
 1%
African American1013
 30%
American Indian2417
 29.2%
Asian69
 50%
Hispanic3226
 18.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White560562
 0.4%
Two or More Races3649
 36.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42.6%46.3%
 3.7%


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Tomah Middle ranks in the bottom 24.8% of Wisconsin middle schools.

Students at Tomah Middle are 83% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 676 students attended Tomah Middle.

Students who attend Tomah Middle usually go on to attend Tomah High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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