Enrollment
296
Elementary
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOND DU LAC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550468000493
Chegwin Elementary
109 E Merrill Ave, Fond du Lac, WI 54935 · (920) 929-2820 · Fond du Lac County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% 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.
- B-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
9.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
223 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 44 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
40.9%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.6% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 31.7% | 40.0% |
% 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Chegwin Elementary
Chegwin Elementary's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chegwin Elementary this school | 296 | 75.3% | 36.2% |
| Alcott Elementary Milwaukee | 264 | 74.2% | 26.8% |
| Hadfield Elementary Waukesha | 338 | 73.7% | 37.2% |
| Gaston Elementary Beloit | 348 | 75.6% | 26.4% |
| Bose Elementary Kenosha | 304 | 69.1% | 43.2% |
| Sheboygan Leadership Academy Sheboygan | 213 | 72.3% | 38.2% |
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 Chegwin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Fond du Lac County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #799 of 982 | #17 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #723 of 992 ▲ 25 | #16 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #799 of 992 ▲ 18 | #17 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #630 of 1,157 | #10 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #27 of 901 | #1 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #42 of 901 | #1 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.3% | #146 of 1,064 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #344 of 664 | #5 of 14 |
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
296
+63 (+27%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 296 | 31 | 9.6:1 | 75% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 24.1 | 11.8:1 | 72% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 25.1 | 10.2:1 | 77% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 22 | 10.6:1 | 83% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 75% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 74% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 390 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 67% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 21% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | 27 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chegwin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (345 to 296); teachers up 15% (27 to 31).
About Chegwin Elementary
Chegwin Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The student body numbers 296 students, from pre-K through 5.
Chegwin Elementary falls under Fond du Lac School District, which has 15 schools enrolling 6,457 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Chegwin Elementary. The largest is White students, at 38%. Next come 30% Hispanic, 17% Black, 10% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 88% White among all Fond du Lac County residents. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Chegwin Elementary counts 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 9.6 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin have 14.7:1, compared with 9.6:1 here. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Fond du Lac County average 41%.
The allk12 Grade for Chegwin Elementary is C. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 28% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Chegwin Elementary would score about 31.4%. It scores 36.2%, 4.8 points above that figure.
Fond du Lac County has about 104,137 residents, and the median household income is $74,275, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Fond du Lac County has 42 public schools and roughly 13,230 students.
Rosenow Elementary is located about 0.8 miles from Chegwin Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 36.2% is below the 52.4% average for nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Over 4 years, Chegwin Elementary's enrollment grew 27%, to 296. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 10.6:1 to 9.6:1.
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Fond du Lac County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,137
Census ACS
Median income
$74,275
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
13,230 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fond du Lac School District
- Fond du Lac HighHigh · 1,917 students
- Sabish MiddleMiddle · 445 students
- Theisen MiddleMiddle · 431 students
- Woodworth MiddleMiddle · 413 students
- Waters ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- Lakeshore ElementaryElementary · 354 students
Other schools in Fond du Lac
- Fond du Lac HighHigh · 1,917 students
- Sabish MiddleMiddle · 445 students
- Theisen MiddleMiddle · 431 students
- Woodworth MiddleMiddle · 413 students
- Waters ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- Lakeshore ElementaryElementary · 354 students
Nearby schools
- Rosenow Elementary0.8 mi · 351
- Riverside Elementary1.0 mi · 273
- Roberts Elementary1.0 mi · 317
- Waters Elementary1.2 mi · 389
- Fond du Lac STEM Academy1.2 mi · 162
- Parkside Elementary1.2 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Chegwin ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Chegwin Elementary?
Chegwin Elementary enrolls approximately 296 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Chegwin Elementary serve?
Chegwin Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chegwin Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chegwin Elementary is approximately 9.6:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Chegwin Elementary?
Student demographics at Chegwin Elementary are roughly 38% White, 30% Hispanic, 17% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Chegwin Elementary?
Chegwin Elementary is overseen by Fond du Lac School District in Fond du Lac County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.