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What's something Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
514
Elementary
STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODRUFF J1 SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551716002227
Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary
11065 Old Highway 51 N, Arbor Vitae, WI 54568 · (715) 356-3282 · Vilas County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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.
- B+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
11.5:1
45 FTE teachers
STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
189 students
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 | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 26% smaller than its 8th grade class (58).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
56.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.7pp 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 57 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 down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.6% | 56.7% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 59.4% |
% 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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary
Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary this school | 514 | 36.8% | 63.0% |
| New Richmond Hillside Elementary New Richmond | 570 | 35.1% | 54.7% |
| Altoona Elementary Altoona | 555 | 33.5% | 57.6% |
| Minocqua Elementary Minocqua | 506 | 32.4% | 68.0% |
| Southern Door Elementary Brussels | 482 | 40.2% | 65.5% |
| Crivitz Elementary Crivitz | 470 | 35.5% | 56.0% |
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 Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Vilas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #335 of 982 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #460 of 992 ▼ 20 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #347 of 992 ▼ 25 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #134 of 1,157 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #190 of 901 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #512 of 901 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #624 of 1,064 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #592 of 664 | N/A |
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
514
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 514 | 44.7 | 11.5:1 | 37% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 45.2 | 11.3:1 | 43% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 45.3 | 11.5:1 | 47% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 42 | 12.6:1 | 46% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 41.2 | 12.9:1 | 38% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 42% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 40 | 13.3:1 | 39% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 614 | 46 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 28 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (533 to 514); teachers up 9% (41.2 to 44.7).
About Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary
Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary is a public large elementary school in Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin. The school counted 514 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 8. That is 59% above the average of about 323 students for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary reports to Woodruff J1 School District.
At Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary, 81% of students are White. The remaining students are 8% Native American, 5% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 34%.
Based on 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary has a ratio of 11.5:1. Compared with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 37%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Vilas County is 50%.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 55.1% at Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Vilas County show that median household income comes to about $68,431, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 2,771 students.
Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary is about 2.8 miles from Lakeland STAR Acad (LSA), its nearest public school. Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary has 3 other public schools within five miles. Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary ranks 4th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 63.0% against a local average of 57.9%.
For locale, NCES codes Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary as Rural: Remote.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 514, down from 530 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 12.6:1 to 11.5:1.
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Vilas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,647
Census ACS
Median income
$68,431
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Lakeland STAR Acad (LSA)2.8 mi · 21
- Lakeland High2.9 mi · 696
- Lakeland STAR School--Strong Talented Adventurous Remarkable3.1 mi · 2
- Minocqua Elementary7.2 mi · 506
- Lac du Flambeau Elementary9.5 mi · 499
- Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC)9.6 mi · 69
Frequently asked questions
About Arbor Vitae-Woodruff ElementaryHow many students attend Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary?
Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary enrolls approximately 514 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary serve?
Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary have?
Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
How diverse is Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary?
Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary reports a student body of 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary?
Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary is overseen by Woodruff J1 School District in Vilas County.
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