Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEYMOUR COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551353001769
Black Creek Elementary
308 E Burdick St, Black Creek, WI 54106 · (920) 984-3396 · Outagamie County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% 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.
- C-Beats 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
13.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
120 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 26 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 22% smaller than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
18%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Black Creek Elementary→Seymour High
Based on grade levels within Seymour Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.7% | 50.4% |
% 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Black Creek Elementary
Black Creek Elementary's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Creek Elementary this school | 345 | 34.8% | 53.5% |
| West Elementary Milton | 322 | 35.1% | 58.2% |
| New Richmond Paperjack Elementary New Richmond | 333 | 33.6% | 70.8% |
| Saint Croix Falls Elementary Saint Croix Falls | 303 | 34.7% | 83.3% |
| Southern Bluffs Elementary La Crosse | 333 | 35.7% | 61.4% |
| Trailside Elementary Waterford | 331 | 32.3% | 61.3% |
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 Black Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #560 of 982 | #20 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #630 of 992 ▼ 7 | #22 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #512 of 992 ▲ 17 | #15 of 31 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #468 of 1,157 | #17 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #548 of 901 | #22 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.0% | #785 of 901 | #27 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.8% | #660 of 1,064 | #16 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #254 of 664 | #11 of 21 |
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
345
-54 (-14%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 345 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 35% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 25 | 13.9:1 | 32% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 27% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 29% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 22% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 26% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 30% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 15% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 31 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Black Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (421 to 345); teachers down 7% (27 to 25).
About Black Creek Elementary
Black Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Black Creek, Wisconsin. A federal count lists 345 students at the school, in pre-K through 8.
Seymour Community School District is the district for Black Creek Elementary. It has 4 schools and 1,772 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black Creek Elementary is 90% White. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 25 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin have 14.7:1, compared with 13.8:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 35% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Black Creek Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Black Creek Elementary is 2.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 53.5%. Predicted: 56.3%.
Across Outagamie County, the median household income is $85,069, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. In all, Outagamie County has 73 public schools and roughly 31,330 students.
Seymour Middle is the closest public school, about 5.9 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 50.2%, lower than Black Creek Elementary's 53.5%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Black Creek Elementary dropped 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 399 to 345 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.8:1 to 13.8:1.
Posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week are welcome on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Outagamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
192,826
Census ACS
Median income
$85,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
31,330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Seymour Community School District
- Seymour HighHigh · 590 students
- Rock Ledge ElementaryElementary · 553 students
- Seymour MiddleMiddle · 284 students
Nearby schools
- Seymour Middle5.9 mi · 284
- Seymour High5.9 mi · 590
- Rock Ledge Elementary6.0 mi · 553
- Shiocton High6.6 mi · 208
- Shiocton Elementary6.6 mi · 517
- Freedom Elementary9.7 mi · 691
Frequently asked questions
About Black Creek ElementaryHow large is Black Creek Elementary?
Black Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 345 students in grades PK-08.
Is Black Creek Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Black Creek Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Black Creek Elementary have?
Black Creek Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Black Creek Elementary?
At Black Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Black Creek Elementary in?
Black Creek Elementary is part of Seymour Community School District.
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