Enrollment
125
Elementary
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTBY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551641002144
Coon Valley Elementary
300 Lien St, Coon Valley, WI 54623 · (608) 452-3143 · Vernon County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL125 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
29 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 24 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 18% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 Westby Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +18.9pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.5% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.6% | 38.5% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 63% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Coon Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Vernon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #703 of 982 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #737 of 992 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #293 of 992 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 125 | #1,042 of 1,157 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.2% | #845 of 1,064 | #7 of 7 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
125
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 208
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 125 | 12.1 | 10.4:1 | 23% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 115 | 11.5 | 10.0:1 | 26% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 131 | 11.5 | 11.3:1 | 24% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 124 | 9 | 13.8:1 | 28% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 119 | 10.7 | 11.1:1 | 21% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 126 | 10 | 12.6:1 | 38% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 140 | 10 | 14.0:1 | 24% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 156 | 12 | 13.0:1 | 20% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 208 | 10 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coon Valley Elementary.
About Coon Valley Elementary
Federal records list Coon Valley Elementary as an elementary school in Coon Valley, Wisconsin. It covers pre-K through 4, with a total enrollment of 125 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students each.
Within Westby Area School District, Coon Valley Elementary is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 993 students.
White students make up 96% of enrollment at Coon Valley Elementary. The remaining students are 4% multiracial. For comparison, Vernon County is about 95% White. Pick two students at random and there is an 8% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 12.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin have 14.7:1, compared with 10.4:1 here. Around 23% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 38% average among public schools in Vernon County.
Coon Valley Elementary trails its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 18.6 points (44.8% versus 63.4%), a bottom-10% result in Wisconsin on BeatsExpectations.
Within Vernon County, the median household income is $71,893, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Vernon County has 23 public schools and roughly 3,669 students.
The next-closest public school is Westby High, about 8.3 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within ten miles of Coon Valley Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 44.8% is below the 52.8% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 124 to 125. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.8:1 to 10.4:1.
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Vernon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,049
Census ACS
Median income
$71,893
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
3,669 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westby Area School District
- Westby HighHigh · 319 students
- Westby ElementaryElementary · 277 students
- Westby MiddleMiddle · 272 students
Nearby schools
- Westby High8.3 mi · 319
- Westby Middle8.3 mi · 272
- Westby Elementary8.3 mi · 277
- Southern Bluffs Elementary9.8 mi · 333
- Stoddard Elementary10.4 mi · 105
- State Road Elementary11.0 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Coon Valley ElementaryHow many students attend Coon Valley Elementary?
Coon Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 125 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Coon Valley Elementary serve?
Coon Valley Elementary serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Coon Valley Elementary?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Coon Valley Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Coon Valley Elementary?
Student demographics at Coon Valley Elementary are roughly 96% White, 4% Two or more.
Is Coon Valley Elementary public or private?
Coon Valley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Westby Area School District.
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