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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550060000090
Auburndale Elementary
10564 School Ave, Auburndale, WI 54412 · (715) 652-2812 · Wood County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
114 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 58 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Auburndale Elementary→Auburndale High
Based on grade levels within Auburndale School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
70.1%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 70.1% |
| 2023-24 | 61.4% | 69.3% |
% 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
67.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Auburndale Elementary
Auburndale Elementary's state test result (67.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburndale Elementary this school | 421 | 27.1% | 67.6% |
| East Elementary Milton | 409 | 28.6% | 51.3% |
| Schultz Elementary Mishicot | 455 | 27.9% | 53.1% |
| New Holstein Elementary New Holstein | 437 | 29.7% | 60.6% |
| Tibbets Elementary Elkhorn | 431 | 23.9% | 80.7% |
| Levi Leonard Elementary Evansville | 424 | 24.3% | N/A |
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 Auburndale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Wood County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #241 of 982 | #2 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #198 of 992 ▲ 53 | #2 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #376 of 992 ▼ 47 | #4 of 15 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #300 of 1,157 | #2 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #612 of 901 | #12 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #803 of 901 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #779 of 1,064 | #17 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #188 of 240 | 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
421
+48 (+13%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 421 | 29.6 | 14.2:1 | 27% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 29.8 | 14.2:1 | 33% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 32.4 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 31 | 12.0:1 | 28% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 30.8 | 13.3:1 | 24% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 405 | 31 | 13.1:1 | 39% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 34 | 12.7:1 | 39% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 25% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 30 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Auburndale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (409 to 421); teachers down 4% (30.8 to 29.6).
About Auburndale Elementary
Auburndale Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Auburndale, Wisconsin. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 421 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll about 323 students on average.
Auburndale Elementary reports to Auburndale School District, which has 2 schools and 821 students.
The share of students at Auburndale Elementary who are White is 91%. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic. Wood County residents are about 91% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 17, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. That is in line with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 27% of the student body. That rate is below the 43% average among public schools in Wood County.
Auburndale Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Auburndale Elementary is 6.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (67.6% versus 61.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Wood County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $67,989 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Auburndale Elementary shares Wood County with 31 other public schools.
Auburndale Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Auburndale High, about 0.2 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Auburndale Elementary ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 67.6% against a local average of 60.1%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
A 13% gain took enrollment from 373 in 2020-21 to 421 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 12.0:1 in 2020-21 to 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,004
Census ACS
Median income
$67,989
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
10,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Auburndale Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Auburndale Elementary. Auburndale Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- AUBURNDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 779 students
- Auburndale ElementaryLouisville, KY · 596 students
Nearby schools
- Auburndale High0.2 mi · 400
- Lincoln Elementary7.7 mi · 281
- Marshfield High7.7 mi · 1,181
- Madison Elementary7.7 mi · 295
- Marshfield K47.8 mi · 158
- Marshfield Middle7.8 mi · 537
Frequently asked questions
About Auburndale ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Auburndale Elementary?
Auburndale Elementary enrolls approximately 421 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Auburndale Elementary serve?
Auburndale Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Auburndale Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Auburndale Elementary is approximately 14.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Auburndale Elementary?
At Auburndale Elementary, the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Auburndale Elementary public or private?
Auburndale Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Auburndale School District.
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