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Amery Intermediate

543 Minneapolis Ave S, Amery, WI 54001 · (715) 268-9771 · Polk County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
Enrollment
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 323
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
Grade 3
60
Grade 4
86
Grade 5
114
Student demographics
White
24393%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Hispanic
62%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 15%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4%
Two+
83%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6%
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
Male
13753%
Female
12347%

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
61.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
66.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.4pp since 2023
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
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
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 2024-25
Enrollment
260
-52 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.8:1
% White
93%
was 91%
% Hispanic
2%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Amery Intermediate

Amery Intermediate is a close-knit elementary school in Amery, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Amery School District. The school instructs 260 students in grades 3 through 5.

Amery School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,252 students; Amery Intermediate is among them.

On demographics, Amery Intermediate lists that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Polk County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Amery Intermediate reports 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Roughly 41% of students at Amery Intermediate qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Amery Intermediate performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.4%, the actual is 64.8%, a residual of +12.4 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Polk County) records that the typical household earns roughly $77,219 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Polk County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,126 students), of which Amery Intermediate is one.

Amery Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Amery Intermediate comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 59.0%.

Amery Intermediate operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Amery Intermediate's enrollment has shrank 17% since 2018, when it stood at 312 (now 260). Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Polk County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Amery Intermediate
District
Amery School District
Address
543 Minneapolis Ave S, Amery, WI 54001
Phone
(715) 268-9771
County
Polk County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
260
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
10.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
107 (41%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
550030000075
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Amery Intermediate
How 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.
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