Enrollment
229
Elementary
DISTRICT 148 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARNEVELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550084000111
Barneveld Elementary
304 S Jones St, Barneveld, WI 53507 · (608) 924-4711 · Iowa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
30 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 | 31 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Based on grade levels within Barneveld School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
87.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.8% | 87.5% |
| 2023-24 | 67.3% | 77.2% |
% 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Barneveld Elementary
Barneveld Elementary's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barneveld Elementary this school | 229 | 13.1% | 72.5% |
| Suamico Elementary Green Bay | 266 | 12.8% | 71.2% |
| Paris Elementary Kenosha | 251 | 14.3% | 69.5% |
| Mount Horeb Primary Center Mount Horeb | 269 | 13.8% | N/A |
| Houlton Elementary Houlton | 217 | 8.8% | 84.9% |
| Magee Elementary Genesee Depot | 255 | 15.7% | 75.7% |
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 Barneveld Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Iowa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #139 of 982 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.5% | #14 of 992 ▲ 91 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #137 of 992 ▲ 73 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #828 of 1,157 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #485 of 901 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.8% | #880 of 901 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.1% | #980 of 1,064 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #198 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
229
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 206
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 229 | 17.1 | 13.4:1 | 13% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 14.9 | 16.4:1 | 12% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 15.9 | 12.9:1 | 15% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 16 | 14.4:1 | 15% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 224 | 16.1 | 14.0:1 | 10% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 17 | 14.1:1 | 14% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 246 | 17 | 14.5:1 | 17% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 186 | 16 | 11.6:1 | 11% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 206 | 19 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barneveld Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (224 to 229); teachers up 7% (16.1 to 17.1).
About Barneveld Elementary
Barneveld Elementary runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in Barneveld, Wisconsin. Enrollment is 229 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students, so this school is 29% smaller than average.
Barneveld School District has 3 schools and 443 students, and Barneveld Elementary is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Barneveld Elementary, 94%, are White. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Barneveld Elementary comes in at 11%.
Barneveld Elementary counts 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.4 students for each one. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is higher than this school's figure. About 13% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Iowa County, the average is 30%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 69.6% at Barneveld Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.5%.
Within Iowa County, median household income is about $82,182, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 15 public schools in Iowa County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,373.
The nearest public school is Barneveld Middle School, at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Barneveld Elementary places 1st of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 230 to 229.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Iowa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,867
Census ACS
Median income
$82,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,373 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barneveld School District
- Barneveld HighHigh · 118 students
- Barneveld Middle SchoolMiddle · 96 students
Other schools in Barneveld
- Barneveld HighHigh · 118 students
- Barneveld Middle SchoolMiddle · 96 students
Nearby schools
- Barneveld Middle School0.0 mi · 96
- Barneveld High0.0 mi · 118
- Mount Horeb Primary Center8.0 mi · 269
- Mount Horeb Area Community 4K8.1 mi · 113
- Mount Horeb Early Learning Center8.1 mi · 160
- Mount Horeb High8.4 mi · 745
Frequently asked questions
About Barneveld ElementaryHow many students attend Barneveld Elementary?
Barneveld Elementary enrolls approximately 229 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Barneveld Elementary serve?
Barneveld Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Barneveld Elementary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Barneveld Elementary.
How diverse is Barneveld Elementary?
Barneveld Elementary reports a student body of 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Barneveld Elementary in?
Barneveld Elementary is part of Barneveld School District.
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