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Alexander Middle School

Serves grades 4 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
540 Birch St
Nekoosa, WI 54457
Phone
(715) 886-8040
District
Nekoosa School District
County
WOOD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
333
Classroom Teachers
28

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.8% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Alexander Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
55%
42%
54%
36%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
54%
37%
54%
40%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
54%
28%
54%
22%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
53%
43%
52%
50%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
52%
34%
51%
44%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 4 70 21.0%
Grade 5 76 22.8%
Grade 6 67 20.1%
Grade 7 62 18.6%
Grade 8 58 17.4%
Total 333 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.3% 87.0% 70.0%
Black 0.3% 0.8% 9.3%
Hispanic 11.4% 7.6% 14.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.9% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 5.4% 3.6% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 57.1% 49.1% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 50.2% 42.9% 36.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.9% 6.2% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,483 5,910,955
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 58.2 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.4% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.8% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 19.3% 31.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.7% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 31.8% 18.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,885 2,446,028
Single Parent Households With Children 5.3% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.2% 93.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 21.6% 32.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.9% 17.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.8% 18.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.4% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.1% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.3% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.9% 10.2%
$15,000 or less 6.6% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,575 $9,287,000 43.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $599 $734,000 3.4%
Staff $1,268 $1,555,000 7.2%
General Administration $402 $493,000 2.3%
School Administration $911 $1,117,000 5.2%
Operation $1,706 $2,092,000 9.7%
Transportation $891 $1,092,000 5.1%
Other $848 $1,040,000 4.8%
Total Support $6,626 $8,123,000 37.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,424 $4,198,000 19.4%
Total Expenditures $17,625 $21,608,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,396 $6,839,279,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $819 $667,292,000 4.6%
Staff $911 $742,104,000 5.2%
General Administration $322 $262,293,000 1.8%
School Administration $734 $597,863,000 4.2%
Operation $1,482 $1,207,516,000 8.4%
Transportation $582 $473,921,000 3.3%
Other $801 $652,183,000 4.5%
Total Support $5,651 $4,603,172,000 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,628 $2,954,814,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $17,675 $14,397,265,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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