Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 358 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLFAX SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550279000315
Colfax Elementary
601 University Ave, Colfax, WI 54730 · (715) 962-3676 · Dunn County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
182 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 64 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Colfax Elementary→Colfax High
Based on grade levels within Colfax School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.6pp since 2023
Math
55.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 down about 9 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.7% | 55.9% |
| 2023-24 | 66.3% | 64.7% |
% 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Colfax Elementary
Colfax Elementary's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax Elementary this school | 398 | 45.7% | 62.6% |
| Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary Chetek | 429 | 45.0% | 61.3% |
| Neillsville Elementary Neillsville | 399 | 47.9% | 57.1% |
| Osseo-Fairchild Elementary Osseo | 367 | 46.0% | 50.7% |
| Stanley Elementary Stanley | 437 | 48.3% | 66.9% |
| Pittsville Elementary Pittsville | 357 | 46.2% | 58.7% |
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 Colfax Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dunn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #346 of 982 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #477 of 992 ▼ 139 | #4 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #297 of 992 ▼ 67 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #352 of 1,157 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #439 of 901 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #829 of 901 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #485 of 1,064 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #374 of 664 | #3 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
398
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 398 | 30.3 | 13.1:1 | 46% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 29 | 12.7:1 | 46% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 29.9 | 13.2:1 | 42% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 47% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 28.9 | 15.8:1 | 38% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 26 | 17.5:1 | 31% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 39% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 38 | 15.6:1 | 27% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 31 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colfax Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (458 to 398); teachers up 5% (28.9 to 30.3).
About Colfax Elementary
Colfax Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Wisconsin, with an address in Colfax. The school had 398 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Wisconsin) has about 323 students.
Colfax School District is responsible for 2 schools, Colfax Elementary included, with 716 students in all.
Most students at Colfax Elementary are White: 92% of enrollment. The remaining students are 3% Black and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, Dunn County is about 91% White. By the diversity index, Colfax Elementary comes in at 16%.
The school reported 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 46%.
Colfax Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 78% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Colfax Elementary is +13.0 points: 62.6% actual, 49.6% predicted.
Census estimates describe Dunn County this way: median household income is about $74,824, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 17 public schools in Dunn County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,848.
Colfax High is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are 4 more public schools inside ten miles. On state test proficiency, Colfax Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (391) to 2024-25 (398).
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Dunn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,527
Census ACS
Median income
$74,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,848 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Colfax Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Colfax Elementary. Colfax Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Colfax ElementaryColfax, NC · 587 students
- Colfax ElementaryColfax, CA · 345 students
- Colfax Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 280 students
- Colfax Elementary SchoolColfax, LA · 159 students
Nearby schools
- Colfax High0.0 mi · 318
- Elk Mound Middle9.0 mi · 368
- Elk Mound High9.2 mi · 348
- Mound View Elementary9.2 mi · 456
- Wakanda Elementary11.9 mi · 351
- Oaklawn Elementary12.2 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Colfax ElementaryHow many students attend Colfax Elementary?
Colfax Elementary enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Colfax Elementary serve?
Colfax Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Colfax Elementary?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Colfax Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Colfax Elementary?
At Colfax Elementary, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Colfax Elementary public or private?
Colfax Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Colfax School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.