Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEVENS POINT AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551449002452
Bannach Elementary
5400 Walter St, Stevens Point, WI 54482 · (715) 345-5668 · Portage County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
107 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (56).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
66.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -8.9pp since 2023
Math
59.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -13.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 59.9% |
| 2023-24 | 75.6% | 73.7% |
% 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
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Bannach Elementary
Bannach Elementary's state test result (70.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bannach Elementary this school | 368 | 29.1% | 70.5% |
| Sand Lake Elementary Holmen | 363 | 27.8% | 60.7% |
| Oaklawn Elementary Menomonie | 382 | 31.9% | 61.5% |
| Dodgeville Elementary Dodgeville | 385 | 33.0% | 62.9% |
| Westside Elementary Kimberly | 408 | 30.6% | 63.2% |
| Marathon Elementary Marathon | 323 | 27.2% | 63.2% |
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 Bannach Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Portage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #184 of 982 | #2 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #395 of 992 ▼ 236 | #3 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #203 of 992 ▼ 130 | #1 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #424 of 1,157 | #5 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #686 of 901 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #579 of 901 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.1% | #750 of 1,064 | #11 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #458 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
368
-63 (-15%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 368 | 24.6 | 15.0:1 | 29% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 26.8 | 13.9:1 | 30% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 26.6 | 14.5:1 | 26% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 24% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 408 | 23.8 | 17.2:1 | 19% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 22 | 19.2:1 | 23% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 25% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 20% (99) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bannach Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (408 to 368); teachers up 3% (23.8 to 24.6).
About Bannach Elementary
Bannach Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. School enrollment was 368 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 6.
Enrollment across the 17 schools in Stevens Point Area Public School District totals 6,885 students.
Bannach Elementary's enrollment is 84% White. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 29% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 24.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Roughly 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Bannach Elementary is 10.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 70.5%. Predicted: 59.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Portage County, the median household income is $76,070, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Bannach Elementary is one of 31 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Bannach Elementary to another public school is about 1.6 miles, to Washington Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 70.5% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Bannach Elementary is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, Bannach Elementary's enrollment dropped 15%, to 368. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.6:1 to 15.0:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Portage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,832
Census ACS
Median income
$76,070
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stevens Point Area Public School District
- Stevens Point Area Senior HighHigh · 1,478 students
- Benjamin Franklin Junior HighMiddle · 757 students
- P J Jacobs Junior HighMiddle · 709 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Plover-Whiting ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 443 students
Other schools in Stevens Point
- Stevens Point Area Senior HighHigh · 1,478 students
- Benjamin Franklin Junior HighMiddle · 757 students
- P J Jacobs Junior HighMiddle · 709 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Point 4 the FutureElementary · 406 students
- McKinley CenterElementary · 373 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary1.6 mi · 443
- P J Jacobs Junior High2.3 mi · 709
- Jefferson Elementary2.7 mi · 276
- McKinley Center2.8 mi · 373
- McDill Elementary3.1 mi · 360
- Benjamin Franklin Junior High3.1 mi · 757
Frequently asked questions
About Bannach ElementaryHow many students attend Bannach Elementary?
Bannach Elementary enrolls approximately 368 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Bannach Elementary serve?
Bannach Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bannach Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bannach Elementary is approximately 15.0:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bannach Elementary?
At Bannach Elementary, the student body is approximately 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Bannach Elementary public or private?
Bannach Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stevens Point Area Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.