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Enrollment
389
Elementary
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHAWANO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551362001779
Brener Elementary
1300 S Union St, Shawano, WI 54166 · (715) 524-2131 · Shawano County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest 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
15.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 35.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
221 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 113 | 29% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 146 | 38% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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 Shawano School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.8pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.8% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 47.5% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Brener Elementary
Brener Elementary's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brener Elementary this school | 389 | 56.8% | 45.3% |
| Hillcrest Primary School Shawano | 472 | 60.4% | N/A |
| Red Creek Elementary Black River Falls | 436 | 58.9% | 44.6% |
| Hayward Intermediate Hayward | 327 | 50.2% | 64.7% |
| Kennedy Elementary Janesville | 404 | 52.2% | 71.4% |
| Washington Elementary Janesville | 410 | 56.8% | 57.5% |
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 Brener Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Shawano County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #695 of 982 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #666 of 992 ▼ 8 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #785 of 992 ▼ 76 | #7 of 7 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #374 of 1,157 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #721 of 901 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #154 of 901 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #311 of 1,064 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #147 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
389
-51 (-12%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 389 | 25.3 | 15.4:1 | 57% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 25.5 | 15.7:1 | 59% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 57% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 36 | 12.2:1 | 61% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 41.5 | 8.9:1 | 42% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 57% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 55% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 673 | 38 | 17.7:1 | 24% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 24 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brener Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (371 to 389); teachers down 39% (41.5 to 25.3).
About Brener Elementary
Brener Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Shawano, Wisconsin. It had 389 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 3 through 5. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students, which makes this school 20% bigger than average.
Brener Elementary is one of the 5 schools that make up Shawano School District (2,079 students in total).
At Brener Elementary, 52% of students are White. The school is also 20% Native American, 15% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. That is lower than the 85% White share among all Shawano County residents. The diversity index for Brener Elementary is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is similar, at 14.7:1. Brener Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 57%. On average, public schools in Shawano County report 47%.
On the allk12 Grade, Brener Elementary lands at C, ahead of 29% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Brener Elementary would be expected to post about 42.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.3%.
In the surrounding county, Shawano County, median household income comes to about $66,479, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 17, with about 4,832 students.
Shawano Community Middle, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Brener Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Brener Elementary is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 389, compared with 440 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 15.4:1, from 12.2:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Shawano County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,039
Census ACS
Median income
$66,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,832 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shawano School District
- Shawano HighHigh · 702 students
- Hillcrest Primary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Shawano Community MiddleMiddle · 436 students
- LEADS Primary Charter SchoolElementary · 80 students
Other schools in Shawano
- Shawano HighHigh · 702 students
- Hillcrest Primary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Shawano Community MiddleMiddle · 436 students
- LEADS Primary Charter SchoolElementary · 80 students
Nearby schools
- Shawano Community Middle0.3 mi · 436
- Shawano High0.4 mi · 702
- LEADS Primary Charter School0.7 mi · 80
- Hillcrest Primary School0.7 mi · 472
- Bonduel Middle7.5 mi · 212
- Bonduel High7.5 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Brener ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Brener Elementary?
Brener Elementary enrolls approximately 389 students in grades 03-05.
Is Brener Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brener Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Brener Elementary have?
Brener Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brener Elementary?
At Brener Elementary, the student body is approximately 52% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Brener Elementary public or private?
Brener Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shawano School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.