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Enrollment
375
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550252000278
Chilton Elementary
421 Court St, Chilton, WI 53014 · (920) 849-9388 · Calumet County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
160 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 43 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 26% smaller than its 4th grade class (70).
Student demographics
39%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 Chilton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
64.9%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.3% | 64.9% |
| 2023-24 | 58.8% | 63.9% |
% 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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Chilton Elementary
Chilton Elementary's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chilton Elementary this school | 375 | 42.7% | 58.6% |
| Prairie View Elementary Beaver Dam | 337 | 42.1% | 75.5% |
| Star Center Elementary Lake Geneva | 339 | 45.1% | 59.6% |
| Dyer Elementary Burlington | 395 | 39.2% | 63.5% |
| Barlow Park Elementary School Ripon | 398 | 44.7% | N/A |
| Horicon Elementary School Horicon | 372 | 46.5% | 72.8% |
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 Chilton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Calumet County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #438 of 982 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #295 of 992 ▲ 56 | #6 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #456 of 992 ▼ 76 | #7 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #405 of 1,157 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #236 of 901 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #453 of 901 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.7% | #530 of 1,064 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #414 of 664 | #4 of 6 |
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
375
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 375 | 31.9 | 11.8:1 | 43% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 26.9 | 14.1:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 30.3 | 13.2:1 | 42% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 33 | 11.8:1 | 30% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 36.1 | 11.7:1 | 41% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 41% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 31 | 15.2:1 | 28% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 13% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 606 | 32 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chilton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (423 to 375); teachers down 12% (36.1 to 31.9).
About Chilton Elementary
As a mid-sized elementary school, Chilton Elementary serves students in Chilton, Wisconsin. Its enrollment is 375 students, spread over pre-K through 4.
Chilton Elementary is a school in Chilton School District. The district has 3 schools and 1,037 students.
The largest group at Chilton Elementary is White students, at 76%. The remaining students are 19% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Calumet County, the White share is about 88%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Chilton Elementary scores 39%.
Staffing at Chilton Elementary comes to 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.8:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1, 3.0 more students per teacher than here. Chilton Elementary counts 43% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 30% average among public schools in Calumet County.
On the allk12 Grade, Chilton Elementary lands at B, ahead of 58% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
A school with Chilton Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 51.5%. Chilton Elementary scores 58.6%, 7.1 points above that line.
For Calumet County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $88,810, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 22 public schools and about 6,846 students.
Chilton Middle sits less than a tenth of a mile from Chilton Elementary. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Chilton Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 375, compared with 391 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Chilton Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Chilton School District
- Chilton HighHigh · 380 students
- Chilton MiddleMiddle · 282 students
Other schools in Chilton
- Chilton HighHigh · 380 students
- Chilton MiddleMiddle · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Chilton Middle0.0 mi · 282
- Chilton High0.3 mi · 380
- New Holstein Elementary6.5 mi · 437
- New Holstein Middle6.5 mi · 235
- New Holstein High6.6 mi · 309
- Stockbridge High7.0 mi · 53
Frequently asked questions
About Chilton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Chilton Elementary?
Chilton Elementary enrolls approximately 375 students in grades PK-04.
Is Chilton Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chilton Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chilton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chilton Elementary is approximately 11.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Chilton Elementary?
Student demographics at Chilton Elementary are roughly 76% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Chilton Elementary in?
Chilton Elementary is part of Chilton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.