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Tomah Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wisconsin for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 718 students in Tomah Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Wisconsin.
Public Middle Schools in Tomah Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Wisconsin public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Wisconsin public middle school average of 39% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
12 Schools
729 Schools
# Students
3,030 Students
248,256 Students
# Teachers
225 Teachers
17,957 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Tomah Area School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 444 school districts in Wisconsin (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 89% has decreased from 93% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#327 out of 450 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
38%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
44%
Graduation Rate
89%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.59
% American Indian
3%
2%
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
5%
15%
% Black
2%
12%
% White
83%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,550 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,038. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,680 is less than the state median of $17,011. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$44 MM
$13,869 MM
Spending
$42 MM
$13,846 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,550
$17,038
Spending / Student
$13,680
$17,011
Best Tomah Area School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Robert Kupper Learning Center
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50% )
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1310 Townline Rd
Tomah, WI 54660
(608) 374-7020
Tomah, WI 54660
(608) 374-7020
Grades: PK-12
| 37 students
Rank: #22.
Tomah Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
612 Hollister Ave
Tomah, WI 54660
(608) 374-7885
Tomah, WI 54660
(608) 374-7885
Grades: 6-8
| 681 students
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