Colby Elementary

Colby Elementary is an elementary-level community of mid-sized scale in Colby, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Colby School District, instructing 354 students in grades K through 5.

Within Colby School District, which oversees 4 schools and 901 students, Colby Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Colby Elementary shows that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 38% Hispanic. By comparison, Clark County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Colby Elementary has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Colby Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Colby Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.3%; this one delivers 40.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Clark County put median household earnings sit near $67,400, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Clark County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,522 students), Colby Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Little Stars Pre-School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Colby Elementary comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.5%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 390 students in 2018 compared to 354 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 31% to 38%.

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