Enrollment
86
Elementary
DISTRICT 56 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRCHWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550117000168
Birchwood Elementary
300 S Wilson St, Birchwood, WI 54817 · (715) 354-3471 · Washburn County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL86 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
7.8:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
37 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 6 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (15).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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 Birchwood School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.2%
WI avg 53.1% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.2% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.4% | 22.9% |
% 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Birchwood Elementary
Birchwood Elementary's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birchwood Elementary this school | 86 | 43.0% | 37.9% |
| Eagles' Wings Public Montessori Charter Solon Springs | 89 | 42.7% | 45.3% |
| La Farge Elementary La Farge | 83 | 45.8% | 52.0% |
| River Valley Early Learning Center Plain | 97 | 44.3% | N/A |
| Haugen Elementary Haugen | 83 | 45.8% | 62.0% |
| Prairie View Elementary De Soto | 92 | 45.7% | 47.5% |
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 Birchwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Washburn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 86 | #1,101 of 1,157 | #5 of 7 |
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
86
+13 (+18%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 197
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 8.1:1
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 | 86 | 11 | 7.8:1 | 43% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 87 | 9.9 | 8.8:1 | 51% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 101 | 10 | 10.1:1 | 53% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 73 | 9 | 8.1:1 | 44% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 107 | 7.9 | 13.5:1 | 52% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 111 | 10 | 11.1:1 | 59% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 117 | 10 | 11.7:1 | 63% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 210 | 11 | 19.1:1 | 30% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 197 | 10 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Birchwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (107 to 86); teachers up 38% (7.9 to 11).
About Birchwood Elementary
Among the schools in Birchwood, Wisconsin, is Birchwood Elementary, a very small elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 86 students. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have about 323 students on average; enrollment here is 73% lower.
The 5 schools in Birchwood School District enroll 217 students altogether, Birchwood Elementary among them.
White students are 91% of those enrolled at Birchwood Elementary. The remaining shares are 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Washburn County, where about 93% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 17, compared with 70 nationally.
Birchwood Elementary reports a ratio of 7.8 students per teacher, from 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 7.8:1 compares with an average of 14.7:1 for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Lunch program data show 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Birchwood Elementary outscored 13%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Birchwood Elementary is 13.3 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (37.9% versus 51.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
The school's county is Washburn County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $63,441 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Washburn County number 16, with about 2,097 students.
Bobcat Virtual Academy is the nearest public school to Birchwood Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Birchwood Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 57.8% proficiency; Birchwood Elementary posts 37.9%.
Locale data from NCES put Birchwood Elementary in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment increased 18% over 4 years, reaching 86 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Birchwood Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Washburn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,854
Census ACS
Median income
$63,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
2,097 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Birchwood School District
- Birchwood HighHigh · 59 students
- Birchwood MiddleMiddle · 36 students
- Birchwood Public MontessoriElementary · 25 students
- Bobcat Virtual AcademyCombined · 11 students
- Birchwood Blue Hills Charter SchoolCombined
Other schools in Birchwood
- Birchwood HighHigh · 59 students
- Birchwood MiddleMiddle · 36 students
- Birchwood Public MontessoriElementary · 25 students
- Bobcat Virtual AcademyCombined · 11 students
- Birchwood Blue Hills Charter SchoolCombined
Other Birchwood Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Birchwood Elementary. Birchwood Elementary is the 4th largest of the 4.
- BIRCHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NY · 376 students
- Birchwood Elementary SchoolBellingham, WA · 335 students
- Birchwood Elementary SchoolDOVER, NJ · 314 students
Nearby schools
- Bobcat Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 11
- Birchwood Middle0.0 mi · 36
- Birchwood High0.0 mi · 59
- Birchwood Public Montessori0.1 mi · 25
- Haugen Elementary11.5 mi · 83
- Rice Lake High14.2 mi · 674
Frequently asked questions
About Birchwood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Birchwood Elementary?
Birchwood Elementary enrolls approximately 86 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Birchwood Elementary serve?
Birchwood Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Birchwood Elementary?
Approximately 7.8:1 students per teacher at Birchwood Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Birchwood Elementary?
Student demographics at Birchwood Elementary are roughly 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is Birchwood Elementary public or private?
Birchwood Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Birchwood School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.