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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Altoona Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALTOONA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550027000028
Altoona Elementary
157 Bartlett Ave, Altoona, WI 54720 · (715) 839-6050 · Eau Claire County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
186 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Altoona School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +7.9pp since 2023
Math
63.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 60 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 up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
555
-46 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.7:1
% White
82%
was 83%
% Hispanic
7%
was 6%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Altoona Elementary
As an expansive elementary school in Altoona, Wisconsin, Altoona Elementary serves 555 students from grades pre-K through 3, overseen by Altoona School District. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 72% bigger than typical.
Altoona School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,778 students; Altoona Elementary is among them.
Demographically, Altoona Elementary records that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 34% of students at Altoona Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, Altoona Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.1%, the actual is 57.6%, a residual of +0.6 points.
Around the school, Eau Claire County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,546 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Eau Claire County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,002 students), Altoona Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Altoona Middle, around 1.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Altoona Elementary comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 55.8%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Looking at the recent track record. Altoona Elementary's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 601 (now 555). Class-load math has tightened: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the Altoona Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Eau Claire County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,116
Census ACS
Median income
$74,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
14,002 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Altoona School District
- Altoona HighHigh · 551 students
- Altoona MiddleMiddle · 394 students
- Altoona IntermediateElementary · 278 students
Other schools in Altoona
- Altoona HighHigh · 551 students
- Altoona MiddleMiddle · 394 students
- Altoona IntermediateElementary · 278 students
Nearby schools
- Altoona Middle1.4 mi · 394
- Altoona Intermediate1.4 mi · 278
- Altoona High1.5 mi · 551
- Robbins Elementary2.1 mi · 522
- Memorial High3.0 mi · 1,558
- McKinley Charter School3.1 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About Altoona ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Altoona Elementary?
Altoona Elementary enrolls approximately 555 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Altoona Elementary serve?
Altoona Elementary serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Altoona Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Altoona Elementary is approximately 11.8:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Altoona Elementary?
Student demographics at Altoona Elementary are roughly 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Altoona Elementary public or private?
Altoona Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Altoona School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.