Enrollment
199
Elementary
DISTRICT 129 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUCE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550183000234
Bruce Elementary
104 W Washington Ave, Bruce, WI 54819 · (715) 868-2585 · Rusk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
195 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 28 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 Bruce School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
31.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.6% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 33.7% | 36.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 18% 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 20 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 Bruce Elementary
Bruce Elementary's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Elementary this school | 199 | 98.0% | 37.2% |
| Mead Elementary Wisconsin Rapids | 266 | 78.2% | 43.9% |
| Flambeau Elementary Tony | 188 | 71.3% | 45.3% |
| North Elementary Antigo | 154 | 72.1% | 36.8% |
| Adams Elementary Janesville | 267 | 76.8% | 39.6% |
| Marengo Valley Elementary Ashland | 184 | 67.9% | 55.1% |
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 Bruce Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #786 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #811 of 992 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #812 of 992 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #902 of 1,157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.0% | #4 of 1,064 |
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
199
-17 (-8%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 388
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 199 | 19.3 | 10.3:1 | 98% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 22.2 | 9.2:1 | 66% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 200 | 21.1 | 9.5:1 | 64% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 18 | 12.0:1 | 98% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 196 | 17.5 | 11.2:1 | 79% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 196 | 18 | 10.9:1 | 98% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 227 | 17 | 13.3:1 | 68% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 18 | 13.9:1 | 52% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 388 | 27 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bruce Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (196 to 199); teachers up 10% (17.5 to 19.3).
About Bruce Elementary
Bruce Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Bruce, Wisconsin. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 199 students in 2024-25. The school is 38% below the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Bruce School District is made up of 3 schools with 388 students in all.
White students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Rusk County residents, the White share is about 94%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 16%.
A staff of 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, 14.7:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 98%. Among public schools in Rusk County, the average eligibility rate is 71%.
On the allk12 Grade, Bruce Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 48% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Bruce Elementary scores 19.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 37.2% actual versus 17.5% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Rusk County, home to about 14,179 people, the median household earns about $59,944 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Bruce Elementary shares Rusk County with 8 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Bruce High is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Bruce Elementary is 9th on average proficiency.
Bruce Elementary is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 199, down from 216 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 12.0 to 10.3 over 4 years.
The Bruce Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Rusk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,179
Census ACS
Median income
$59,944
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bruce School District
- Bruce HighHigh · 116 students
- Bruce MiddleMiddle · 73 students
Other Bruce Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bruce Elementary. Bruce Elementary is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Bruce ElementaryMilwaukee, WI · 270 students
- Bruce ElementaryMemphis, TN · 448 students
- Bruce Elementary SchoolMacon, GA · 411 students
- Bruce ElementaryBRUCE, MS · 316 students
- Bruce Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 285 students
Nearby schools
- Bruce High0.0 mi · 116
- Bruce Middle0.0 mi · 73
- Ladysmith Elementary8.7 mi · 328
- Ladysmith Middle9.6 mi · 144
- Ladysmith High9.6 mi · 255
- Flambeau Middle13.6 mi · 115
Frequently asked questions
About Bruce ElementaryHow many students attend Bruce Elementary?
Bruce Elementary enrolls approximately 199 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bruce Elementary serve?
Bruce Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bruce Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bruce Elementary is approximately 10.3:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bruce Elementary?
Student demographics at Bruce Elementary are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Bruce Elementary in?
Bruce Elementary is part of Bruce School District.
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