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If you had an hour of school board time for Cadott Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CADOTT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550204000247
Cadott Elementary
463 E Mills St, Cadott, WI 54727 · (715) 289-3795 · Chippewa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
218 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 29% smaller than its 6th grade class (55).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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 Cadott Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
54.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.5% | 54.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.4% | 54.7% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Cadott Elementary
Cadott Elementary's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadott Elementary this school | 436 | 50.0% | 54.3% |
| Stanley Elementary Stanley | 437 | 48.3% | 66.9% |
| Neillsville Elementary Neillsville | 399 | 47.9% | 57.1% |
| Tomahawk Elementary Tomahawk | 512 | 53.1% | 57.1% |
| Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary Chetek | 429 | 45.0% | 61.3% |
| Colfax Elementary Colfax | 398 | 45.7% | 62.6% |
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 Cadott Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Chippewa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #543 of 982 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #501 of 992 ▲ 42 | #8 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #389 of 992 ▲ 232 | #4 of 11 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #270 of 1,157 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #276 of 901 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.6% | #895 of 901 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #413 of 1,064 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #485 of 664 | #7 of 9 |
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
436
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
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 | 436 | 36.4 | 12.0:1 | 50% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 37.4 | 11.8:1 | 49% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 34.9 | 12.7:1 | 50% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 35 | 12.0:1 | 47% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 35.3 | 13.5:1 | 42% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 471 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 48% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 34 | 15.1:1 | 47% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 28% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 33 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cadott Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (477 to 436); teachers up 3% (35.3 to 36.4).
About Cadott Elementary
Cadott Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school based in Cadott, Wisconsin. It offers pre-K through 6 and has 436 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have about 323 students on average; enrollment here is 35% higher.
Cadott Elementary reports to Cadott Community School District, which has 3 schools and 800 students.
Of every 100 students at Cadott Elementary, about 96 are White. Census estimates put Chippewa County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 8, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.0:1. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 14.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 50%. The gap from the 38% average for public schools in Chippewa County is 12 points.
Cadott Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 54.3% is 7.3 points above the 47.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Chippewa County show the median household earns about $74,680 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Cadott Elementary, Chippewa County has 28 public schools.
Cadott High is the nearest public school to Cadott Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 54.3% is below the 58.9% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 436 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 419.
The discussion board for Cadott Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Chippewa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,799
Census ACS
Median income
$74,680
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,353 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cadott Community School District
- Cadott HighHigh · 230 students
- Cadott Junior HighMiddle · 134 students
Other schools in Cadott
- Cadott HighHigh · 230 students
- Cadott Junior HighMiddle · 134 students
Nearby schools
- Cadott High0.2 mi · 230
- Cadott Junior High0.2 mi · 134
- Boyd Elementary5.0 mi · 68
- Jim Falls Elementary9.0 mi · 117
- Stillson Elementary9.7 mi · 338
- Northern Wisconsin Center10.4 mi · 3
Frequently asked questions
About Cadott ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cadott Elementary?
Cadott Elementary enrolls approximately 436 students in grades PK-06.
Is Cadott Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cadott Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Cadott Elementary have?
Cadott Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Cadott Elementary?
Student demographics at Cadott Elementary are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Cadott Elementary in?
Cadott Elementary is part of Cadott Community School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.