Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BANGOR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550078000100
Bangor Elementary
701 14th Ave S, Bangor, WI 54614 · (608) 486-2331 · La Crosse County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- BTest 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
11.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
81 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Bangor Elementary→Bangor Middle/High
Based on grade levels within Bangor School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -11.5pp since 2023
Math
56.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -10.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.5% | 56.3% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 67.1% |
% 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
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Bangor Elementary
Bangor Elementary's state test result (62.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor Elementary this school | 313 | 25.9% | 62.2% |
| Jackson Elementary Jackson | 306 | 26.8% | 72.3% |
| Marathon Elementary Marathon | 323 | 27.2% | 63.2% |
| Kegonsa Elementary Stoughton | 304 | 26.6% | 57.3% |
| Howard and Suamico 4K Collaborative Green Bay | 281 | 23.8% | N/A |
| Abrams Elementary Abrams | 287 | 25.4% | 68.8% |
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 Bangor Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In La Crosse County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #355 of 982 | #9 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #468 of 992 ▼ 185 | #9 of 20 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #473 of 992 ▼ 218 | #11 of 20 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #576 of 1,157 | #12 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #254 of 901 | #9 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.9% | #703 of 901 | #16 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.9% | #798 of 1,064 | #15 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.7% | #139 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
313
+56 (+22%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 333
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 313 | 26.4 | 11.9:1 | 26% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 25.1 | 12.0:1 | 28% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 24.2 | 12.1:1 | 30% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 257 | 23 | 11.2:1 | 35% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 22.1 | 13.4:1 | 28% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 21 | 13.3:1 | 39% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 280 | 20 | 14.0:1 | 28% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 296 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 34% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 333 | 19 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bangor Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (296 to 313); teachers up 19% (22.1 to 26.4).
About Bangor Elementary
At 701 14th Ave S in Bangor, Wisconsin, Bangor Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 313 students covers pre-K through 5.
Bangor School District enrolls 665 students, and its 2 schools include Bangor Elementary.
White students are the large majority at Bangor Elementary, with 88% of enrollment. Other groups include 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 88% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Bangor Elementary comes in at 23%.
The school reported 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 26%. Across public schools in La Crosse County, the average is 35%.
Bangor Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Bangor Elementary's results are within a point of predicted: 62.2% against 61.8%.
In the county around the school, La Crosse County, median household income is about $73,013, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bangor Elementary is among the 38 public schools in La Crosse County.
The closest public school to Bangor Elementary is Bangor Middle/High, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Bangor Elementary, there are 4 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Bangor Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Bangor Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 257 in 2020-21 and 313 in 2024-25, a gain of 56 students.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
La Crosse County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
120,488
Census ACS
Median income
$73,013
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
14,903 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Bangor Middle/High0.1 mi · 352
- West Salem Elementary4.5 mi · 677
- West Salem Middle4.6 mi · 534
- West Salem High4.7 mi · 603
- Sparta High9.1 mi · 871
- Sparta Montessori School9.2 mi · 161
Frequently asked questions
About Bangor ElementaryHow many students attend Bangor Elementary?
Bangor Elementary enrolls approximately 313 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bangor Elementary serve?
Bangor Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bangor Elementary have?
Bangor Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Bangor Elementary?
Student demographics at Bangor Elementary are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Bangor Elementary in?
Bangor Elementary is part of Bangor School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.