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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSCOBEL AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550150000192

Boscobel Elementary

200 Buchanan St, Boscobel, WI 53805 · (608) 375-4165 · Grant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A+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

Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 323
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
183 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K4414%
Kindergarten3913%
Grade 15618%
Grade 23913%
Grade 35116%
Grade 44514%
Grade 53712%

This year's kindergarten class (39) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (37).

Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
28893%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
72%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
52%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
93%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
17757%
Female
13443%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Boscobel Elementary→Boscobel Junior High→Boscobel High
Based on grade levels within Boscobel Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
55.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
64.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2555.9%64.6%
2023-2461.9%65.7%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Boscobel Elementary

Boscobel Elementary's state test result (65.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Boscobel Elementary this school31158.8%65.0%
Oconto Elementary
Oconto
34056.8%46.7%
Riverdale Elementary
Muscoda
33756.4%59.8%
Kate Goodrich Elementary
Merrill
33755.8%N/A
Central Elementary
Rhinelander
26961.7%53.5%
Humke Elementary
Nekoosa
31360.1%37.1%
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 Boscobel Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Grant County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
65.0%#298 of 982#5 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
64.6%#302 of 992
▲ 13
#6 of 9
▲ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.9%#421 of 992
▼ 101
#7 of 9
▼ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
311#584 of 1,157#5 of 11
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.4:1#78 of 901#1 of 8
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
14.1%#847 of 901#5 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
58.8%#288 of 1,064#1 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-34.4%#50 of 664#2 of 8
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 2024-25
Enrollment
311
-91 (-23%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253113010.4:159% (183)
2023-2433731.510.7:164% (216)
2022-2333834.79.8:160% (203)
2020-214023910.3:165% (262)
2017-1847438.212.4:158% (274)
2015-164703712.7:156% (264)
2010-114923613.7:158% (286)
2000-015224212.4:137% (192)
1990-915504013.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boscobel Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 34% (474 to 311); teachers down 21% (38.2 to 30).

About Boscobel Elementary

Boscobel Elementary is a public elementary school in Boscobel, Wisconsin. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 311 students.

Boscobel Elementary is among 3 schools run by Boscobel Area School District, which serves 651 students.

The share of White students at Boscobel Elementary is 93%. Enrollment also includes 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. In Grant County overall, the White share is about 94%. The diversity index for Boscobel Elementary is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

With 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Roughly 59% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Grant County average 40%.

On the allk12 Grade, Boscobel Elementary lands at A, ahead of 85% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Boscobel Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools. It scores 65.0%; the prediction is 41.5%.

The school is in Grant County, where median household income comes to about $66,858, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Grant County's 32 public schools enroll about 6,838 students and include Boscobel Elementary.

Boscobel High sits about 0.2 miles from Boscobel Elementary. Boscobel Elementary has 3 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 54.0% proficiency; Boscobel Elementary posts 65.0%.

Boscobel Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.

Enrollment was 311 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 402.

This page is set up for the Boscobel Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Grant County at a glance

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Population
51,770
Census ACS
Median income
$66,858
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
6,838 students

Quick facts

School name
Boscobel Elementary
District
Boscobel Area School District
Address
200 Buchanan St, Boscobel, WI 53805
Phone
(608) 375-4165
County
Grant County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
311
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
10.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
183 (59%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
550150000192
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Boscobel Elementary
How large is Boscobel Elementary?
Boscobel Elementary enrolls approximately 311 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Boscobel Elementary serve?
Boscobel Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Boscobel Elementary have?
Boscobel Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Boscobel Elementary?
At Boscobel Elementary, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Boscobel Elementary public or private?
Boscobel Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boscobel Area School District.
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