Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABBOTSFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550003000001
Abbotsford Elementary
510 W Hemlock St, Abbotsford, WI 54405 · (715) 223-4281 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
264 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Abbotsford Elementary→Abbotsford Middle/Senior High
Based on grade levels within Abbotsford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
17.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -8.9pp since 2023
Math
10.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -11.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.4% | 10.1% |
| 2023-24 | 26.3% | 21.9% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Abbotsford Elementary
Abbotsford Elementary's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford Elementary this school | 374 | 70.6% | 20.3% |
| Schurz Elementary Watertown | 223 | 67.3% | 42.1% |
| Hawthorne Elementary Waukesha | 321 | 64.5% | 33.0% |
| Fratney Elementary Milwaukee | 459 | 62.3% | 23.5% |
| Turtle Creek Elementary Delavan | 371 | 65.8% | N/A |
| Sheridan Elementary Sheboygan | 286 | 78.0% | 29.8% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Abbotsford Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #897 of 982 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #946 of 992 ▼ 60 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #913 of 992 ▼ 47 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #408 of 1,157 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #285 of 901 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #406 of 901 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.6% | #178 of 1,064 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #650 of 664 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
374
+20 (+6%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 374 | 31 | 12.1:1 | 71% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 23.1 | 17.6:1 | 75% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 27 | 14.4:1 | 76% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 28 | 12.6:1 | 76% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 26.3 | 14.3:1 | 71% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 68% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 22 | 16.5:1 | 63% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 26% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 318 | 15 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abbotsford Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (377 to 374); teachers up 18% (26.3 to 31).
About Abbotsford Elementary
Abbotsford Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Abbotsford, Wisconsin. It enrolls 374 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
Abbotsford School District is made up of 2 schools with 788 students in all.
More than half of enrollment at Abbotsford Elementary is Hispanic: 72%. The remaining shares are 25% White. Clark County as a whole is about 6% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Abbotsford Elementary scores 43%.
The school has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.1 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1, 2.6 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Abbotsford Elementary, 71% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Clark County average 53%.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Abbotsford Elementary outscored 5%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Abbotsford Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 34.3%. Abbotsford Elementary scores 20.3%, 14.0 points below that line.
American Community Survey estimates for Clark County show that median household income comes to about $67,400, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 21, with about 4,522 students.
Abbotsford Middle/Senior High is the nearest public school to Abbotsford Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Abbotsford Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 41.1%, higher than Abbotsford Elementary's 20.3%.
The federal government classifies Abbotsford Elementary's location as Rural: Remote.
The school's student count increased 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The Abbotsford Elementary discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,739
Census ACS
Median income
$67,400
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,522 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Abbotsford School District
- Abbotsford Middle/Senior HighHigh · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Abbotsford Middle/Senior High0.0 mi · 414
- Colby High2.1 mi · 306
- Colby Middle2.2 mi · 204
- Colby Elementary2.2 mi · 354
- Little Stars Pre-School2.2 mi · 37
- Stetsonville Elementary8.8 mi · 203
Frequently asked questions
About Abbotsford ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Abbotsford Elementary?
Abbotsford Elementary enrolls approximately 374 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Abbotsford Elementary serve?
Abbotsford Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Abbotsford Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Abbotsford Elementary is approximately 12.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Abbotsford Elementary?
At Abbotsford Elementary, the student body is approximately 25% White, 72% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Abbotsford Elementary?
Abbotsford Elementary is overseen by Abbotsford School District in Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.