Enrollment
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMERY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550030000075
Amery Intermediate
543 Minneapolis Ave S, Amery, WI 54001 · (715) 268-9771 · Polk County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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.
- A-Beats 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
10.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
107 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 60 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 44% |
Student demographics
12%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 Amery School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
66.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.2% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 62.3% | 66.3% |
% 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Amery Intermediate
Amery Intermediate's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amery Intermediate this school | 260 | 41.2% | 64.8% |
| River Valley Elementary Spring Green | 258 | 38.8% | 51.1% |
| Hurley Elementary Hurley | 235 | 40.0% | 53.8% |
| Westby Elementary Westby | 277 | 39.0% | 55.3% |
| Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center Clear Lake | 266 | 38.7% | 52.0% |
| Lien Elementary Amery | 299 | 40.8% | 78.8% |
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 Amery Intermediate ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #307 of 982 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #260 of 992 ▲ 44 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #306 of 992 ▲ 8 | #3 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #742 of 1,157 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #80 of 901 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #864 of 901 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #554 of 1,064 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #285 of 664 | #6 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
260
-19 (-7%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 260 | 25 | 10.4:1 | 41% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 275 | 25.5 | 10.8:1 | 46% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 26.1 | 10.9:1 | 43% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 24 | 11.6:1 | 44% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 312 | 24.3 | 12.8:1 | 37% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 349 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 43% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 22 | 15.0:1 | 42% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 306 | 18 | 17.0:1 | 25% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amery Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (312 to 260); teachers up 3% (24.3 to 25).
About Amery Intermediate
In Amery, Wisconsin, Amery Intermediate is a low-enrollment elementary school. School enrollment was 260 students in 2024-25, in grades 3 through 5.
Amery Intermediate is in Amery School District, a district with 1,252 students across 4 schools.
The student body at Amery Intermediate is 93% White. The rest of enrollment is 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is close to the 94% White share among all Polk County residents. Amery Intermediate's diversity index is 12%, against a US figure of 70%.
Amery Intermediate employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.4:1. This ratio sits 4.3 below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 41% in 2024-25.
Amery Intermediate is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 79% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Amery Intermediate is 12.4 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 64.8% actual, 52.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Federal survey data for Polk County show that the median household income is $77,219, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 26 public schools in Polk County, enrolling about 6,126 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Amery Middle, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Amery Intermediate ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Amery Intermediate has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment dropped 7% from its 2020-21 level of 279. The ratio was 11.6:1 in 2020-21 and 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,555
Census ACS
Median income
$77,219
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
6,126 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amery School District
- Amery HighHigh · 418 students
- Lien ElementaryElementary · 299 students
- Amery MiddleMiddle · 275 students
Other schools in Amery
- Amery HighHigh · 418 students
- Lien ElementaryElementary · 299 students
- Amery MiddleMiddle · 275 students
Nearby schools
- Amery Middle0.1 mi · 275
- Amery High0.2 mi · 418
- Lien Elementary0.3 mi · 299
- Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center5.3 mi · 266
- Clear Lake Junior High5.7 mi · 72
- Clear Lake High5.7 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Amery IntermediateHow many students attend Amery Intermediate?
Amery Intermediate enrolls approximately 260 students in grades 03-05.
Is Amery Intermediate an elementary, middle, or high school?
Amery Intermediate is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Amery Intermediate?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Amery Intermediate.
How diverse is Amery Intermediate?
Amery Intermediate reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Amery Intermediate?
Amery Intermediate is overseen by Amery School District in Polk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.