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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCONTO FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551095001431

Abrams Elementary

3000 Elm St, Abrams, WI 54101 · (920) 826-5819 · Oconto County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
287
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 323
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
73 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K4014%
Kindergarten3813%
Grade 14516%
Grade 24716%
Grade 33111%
Grade 45118%
Grade 53512%

This year's kindergarten class (38) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (35).

Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
25890%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
72%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
197%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
15955%
Female
12845%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Abrams Elementary→Washington Middle→Oconto Falls High
Based on grade levels within Oconto Falls Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
54.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -9.4pp since 2023
Math
72.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -6.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 7 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2554.3%72.4%
2023-2463.7%79.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Abrams Elementary

Abrams Elementary's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Abrams Elementary this school28725.4%68.8%
Gibraltar Elementary
Fish Creek
26526.8%82.7%
Jackson Elementary
Jackson
30626.8%72.3%
Oakfield Elementary
Oakfield
25424.4%74.1%
Grant Elementary
Wisconsin Rapids
26726.6%60.5%
Bangor Elementary
Bangor
31325.9%62.2%
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 Abrams Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Oconto County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
68.8%#211 of 982#1 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
72.4%#165 of 992
▼ 77
#1 of 7
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.3%#458 of 992
▼ 171
#3 of 7
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
287#658 of 1,157#4 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.9:1#405 of 901N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
18.7%#774 of 901N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
25.4%#806 of 1,064#6 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.0%#649 of 664N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
287
+34 (+13%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 177
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2528722.312.9:125% (73)
2023-2427520.313.6:126% (71)
2022-2327120.912.9:129% (78)
2020-212531814.1:126% (66)
2017-182901816.1:120% (57)
2015-162691814.9:123% (63)
2010-112742013.7:136% (99)
2000-013241719.1:119% (61)
1990-911771214.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abrams Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 1% (290 to 287); teachers up 24% (18 to 22.3).

About Abrams Elementary

Abrams Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Oconto Falls Public School District, located in Abrams, Wisconsin. There are 287 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.

The district, Oconto Falls Public School District, operates 4 schools serving 1,664 students.

Abrams Elementary is 90% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 7% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Oconto County, where about 94% of residents are White. The diversity index for Abrams Elementary is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Abrams Elementary is 12.9:1, based on 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Lunch program data show 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Oconto County is 40%.

Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Abrams Elementary outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.

The model predicts 62.0% for a school in Wisconsin with Abrams Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Abrams Elementary posts 68.8%.

Census data for Oconto County show the median household earns about $75,049 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Abrams Elementary, Oconto County has 18 public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Oconto Falls Elementary, is about 7.0 miles. There are 5 other public schools within ten miles. Abrams Elementary places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

Abrams Elementary falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The school grew from 253 students in 2020-21 to 287 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.1:1 to 12.9:1.

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Oconto County at a glance

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Population
39,589
Census ACS
Median income
$75,049
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,349 students

Quick facts

School name
Abrams Elementary
District
Oconto Falls Public School District
Address
3000 Elm St, Abrams, WI 54101
Phone
(920) 826-5819
County
Oconto County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
287
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
12.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
73 (25%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
551095001431
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other Abrams Elementary schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Abrams Elementary. Abrams Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Abrams Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Abrams Elementary?
Abrams Elementary enrolls approximately 287 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Abrams Elementary serve?
Abrams Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Abrams Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Abrams Elementary is approximately 12.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Abrams Elementary?
Student demographics at Abrams Elementary are roughly 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Abrams Elementary in?
Abrams Elementary is part of Oconto Falls Public School District.
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