Boscobel Elementary

Boscobel Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary-level community in Boscobel, Wisconsin, operated by Boscobel Area School District. Current enrollment sits at 311 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Boscobel Elementary is one of 3 schools operated by Boscobel Area School District, a district that instructs 651 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Boscobel Elementary reports that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest is composed of 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Grant County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Grant County's rate of about 40%.

With demographic context factored in, Boscobel Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 41.5%; this one delivers 65.0%, a residual of +23.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, Grant County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,858, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Grant County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,838 students), of which Boscobel Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Boscobel Junior High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Boscobel Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Boscobel Elementary has ticked down 34%, going from 474 students in 2018 to 311 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 97% to 93% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

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