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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
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 87 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 20% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 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.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.6% | 63.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.7% | 55.9% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Altoona Elementary
Altoona Elementary's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altoona Elementary this school | 555 | 33.5% | 57.6% |
| New Richmond Hillside Elementary New Richmond | 570 | 35.1% | 54.7% |
| Minocqua Elementary Minocqua | 506 | 32.4% | 68.0% |
| Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary Arbor Vitae | 514 | 36.8% | 63.0% |
| Grant Elementary Marshfield | 554 | 33.8% | 67.0% |
| Shiocton Elementary Shiocton | 517 | 30.4% | 63.9% |
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 Altoona Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Eau Claire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #465 of 982 | #7 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #329 of 992 ▲ 190 | #3 of 17 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #345 of 992 ▲ 211 | #4 of 17 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #92 of 1,157 | #1 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #235 of 901 | #7 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #552 of 901 | #14 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #684 of 1,064 | #15 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #507 of 664 | #10 of 11 |
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
555
-75 (-12%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 555 | 47.2 | 11.8:1 | 34% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 47.6 | 12.6:1 | 36% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 646 | 46.1 | 14.0:1 | 36% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 630 | 45 | 14.0:1 | 41% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 601 | 41 | 14.7:1 | 36% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 44 | 13.8:1 | 43% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 605 | 44 | 13.8:1 | 44% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 39 | 13.0:1 | 26% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 24 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Altoona Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (601 to 555); teachers up 15% (41 to 47.2).
About Altoona Elementary
A high-enrollment elementary school in Altoona, Wisconsin, Altoona Elementary is part of Altoona School District. A federal count lists 555 students at the school, in pre-K through 3. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Wisconsin) has about 323 students.
Altoona School District operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,778 students.
White students make up 82% of enrollment at Altoona Elementary. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Altoona Elementary, 47.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin have 14.7:1, compared with 11.8:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 34% of enrollment.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Altoona Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Altoona Elementary are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (57.6% actual, 57.1% predicted).
Eau Claire County has about 107,116 residents, and the median household income is $74,546, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Altoona Elementary, Eau Claire County has 35 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Altoona Middle, about 1.4 miles away. Altoona Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 55.8% on proficiency, and Altoona Elementary is above that at 57.6%.
Altoona Elementary is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Altoona Elementary's enrollment declined from 630 in 2020-21 to 555 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 14.0 in 2020-21 to 11.8 in 2024-25.
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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
Other Altoona Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Altoona Elementary. Altoona Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Altoona ElementaryAltoona, IA · 429 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.