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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRILLION SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550168000206
Brillion Elementary
315 S Main St, Brillion, WI 54110 · (920) 756-3624 · Calumet County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
151 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 52 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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 Brillion School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
68.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.6% | 68.2% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 74.0% |
% 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
66.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% 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 Brillion Elementary
Brillion Elementary's state test result (66.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brillion Elementary this school | 426 | 35.4% | 66.6% |
| West Side Elementary Elkhorn | 406 | 36.7% | 63.4% |
| Pineview Elementary Reedsburg | 390 | 37.2% | N/A |
| Columbus Elementary Columbus | 425 | 34.8% | 57.0% |
| Garden Prairie Intermediate School Beloit | 491 | 34.0% | 56.2% |
| Riverview Elementary Silver Lake | 449 | 32.7% | 64.2% |
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 Brillion Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Calumet County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #262 of 982 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #232 of 992 ▼ 81 | #5 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #262 of 992 ▲ 68 | #3 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #290 of 1,157 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #641 of 901 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #437 of 901 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #647 of 1,064 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #237 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
426
+36 (+9%) vs 2020
+3773% since 1990-91, when it was 11
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 426 | 29.4 | 14.5:1 | 35% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 25.7 | 15.8:1 | 37% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 28.7 | 14.4:1 | 33% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 33% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 28.1 | 15.2:1 | 23% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 31% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 28% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 354 | 32 | 11.1:1 | 9% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 11 | 19 | 0.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brillion Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (425 to 426); teachers up 5% (28.1 to 29.4).
About Brillion Elementary
Brillion Elementary is a public elementary school in Brillion, Wisconsin. It educates 426 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students.
Brillion School District oversees Brillion Elementary and 2 other schools, with 964 students in total.
At 76%, White students outnumber all other groups at Brillion Elementary combined. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among people living in Calumet County, the White share is about 88%. By the diversity index, Brillion Elementary comes in at 40%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1 at Brillion Elementary, with 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 14.7:1, a similar figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 35%.
On BeatsExpectations, Brillion Elementary is 10.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
Calumet County has these Census figures: median household income is about $88,810, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of Calumet County number 22 and enroll about 6,846.
The school nearest to Brillion Elementary is Brillion Middle, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Brillion Elementary places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 426, 9% above the 390 of 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Calumet County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,942
Census ACS
Median income
$88,810
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,846 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brillion School District
- Brillion HighHigh · 327 students
- Brillion MiddleMiddle · 211 students
Other schools in Brillion
- Brillion HighHigh · 327 students
- Brillion MiddleMiddle · 211 students
Nearby schools
- Brillion Middle0.0 mi · 211
- Brillion High1.9 mi · 327
- Reedsville Jr/Sr High School5.7 mi · 256
- Hilbert Elementary5.7 mi · 177
- Hilbert Middle5.7 mi · 147
- Hilbert High5.7 mi · 157
Frequently asked questions
About Brillion ElementaryHow many students attend Brillion Elementary?
Brillion Elementary enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Brillion Elementary serve?
Brillion Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brillion Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brillion Elementary is approximately 14.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Brillion Elementary?
Brillion Elementary reports a student body of 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Brillion Elementary?
Brillion Elementary is overseen by Brillion School District in Calumet County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.