Enrollment
159
Elementary
DISTRICT 100 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBANY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550012000013
Albany Elementary
309 Vinton St, Albany, WI 53502 · (608) 862-3225 · Green County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL159 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
46 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 24 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Based on grade levels within Albany School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
63.1%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.8% | 63.1% |
| 2023-24 | 52.9% | 61.8% |
% 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Albany Elementary
Albany Elementary's state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Elementary this school | 159 | 28.9% | 58.2% |
| Green Lake Elementary Green Lake | 137 | 28.5% | 71.0% |
| Viroqua Area Montessori School Viroqua | 147 | 27.9% | 75.1% |
| Merrimac Community Merrimac | 134 | 26.9% | 77.8% |
| Tomorrow River Community Charter Amherst Junction | 184 | 32.6% | 41.8% |
| Chain Exploration Center Waupaca | 139 | 33.1% | 74.7% |
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 Albany Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Green County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #444 of 982 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #335 of 992 ▲ 64 | #6 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #546 of 992 ▼ 21 | #7 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 159 | #979 of 1,157 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.9% | #753 of 1,064 | #7 of 9 |
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
159
+22 (+16%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 224
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 159 | 17.7 | 9.0:1 | 29% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 151 | 18.5 | 8.2:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 119 | 16 | 7.5:1 | 40% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 137 | 14 | 9.8:1 | 44% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 157 | 13 | 12.0:1 | 43% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 124 | 11 | 11.3:1 | 34% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 170 | 13 | 13.1:1 | 33% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 211 | 13 | 16.2:1 | 10% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 224 | 14 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Albany Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (157 to 159); teachers up 36% (13 to 17.7).
About Albany Elementary
Albany Elementary is a public elementary school run by Albany School District in Albany, Wisconsin. The school serves 159 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Wisconsin is roughly 323 students; this school is 51% smaller than that.
Albany School District has 3 schools; together they serve 300 students.
At Albany Elementary, White students make up 91% of the student body. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 93% White share among all Green County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Albany Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
Teachers at the school number 17.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.0:1. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Albany Elementary would score about 59.9%. It scores 58.2%, 1.7 points below that figure.
Green County census figures show that median household income is about $82,852, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. A total of 20 public schools operate in Green County, serving about 5,278 students.
The closest other public school is Albany Community Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Albany Elementary is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 137 to 159.
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Green County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,017
Census ACS
Median income
$82,852
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albany School District
- Albany HighHigh · 75 students
- Albany Community MiddleMiddle · 66 students
Other schools in Albany
- Albany HighHigh · 75 students
- Albany Community MiddleMiddle · 66 students
Other Albany Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Albany Elementary. Albany Elementary is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Albany Elementary SchoolAlbany, KY · 486 students
- ALBANY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLUTICA, NY · 478 students
- ALBANY ELEMENTARYALBANY, MN · 380 students
- Albany Elementary SchoolAlbany, IN · 267 students
Nearby schools
- Albany Community Middle0.0 mi · 66
- Albany High0.0 mi · 75
- Brodhead Middle7.2 mi · 202
- Ronald R Albrecht Elementary7.2 mi · 460
- Brodhead High7.4 mi · 313
- Evansville High7.6 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About Albany ElementaryHow many students attend Albany Elementary?
Albany Elementary enrolls approximately 159 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Albany Elementary serve?
Albany Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Albany Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Albany Elementary is approximately 9.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Albany Elementary?
Albany Elementary reports a student body of 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Albany Elementary public or private?
Albany Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Albany School District.
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