Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RHINELANDER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551272001675
Crescent Elementary
3319 Boyce Dr, Rhinelander, WI 54501 · (715) 365-9132 · Oneida County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
203 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 45 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Rhinelander School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
34.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.6% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.3% | 41.2% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Crescent Elementary
Crescent Elementary's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Elementary this school | 384 | 52.9% | 42.5% |
| Spooner Elementary Spooner | 363 | 53.2% | 55.4% |
| Unity Elementary Balsam Lake | 385 | 53.2% | 54.1% |
| Parkview Elementary Chippewa Falls | 377 | 55.7% | 50.9% |
| Marinette Intermediate Marinette | 372 | 52.7% | 43.5% |
| Kate Goodrich Elementary Merrill | 337 | 55.8% | N/A |
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 Crescent Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Oneida County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #737 of 982 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #790 of 992 ▼ 57 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #734 of 992 ▲ 42 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 384 | #386 of 1,157 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #112 of 901 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #718 of 901 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.9% | #366 of 1,064 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #204 of 240 | N/A |
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
384
+44 (+13%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 256
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 384 | 35.7 | 10.8:1 | 53% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 35 | 10.5:1 | 60% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 33.5 | 11.2:1 | 59% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 28 | 12.1:1 | 62% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 29.8 | 12.7:1 | 51% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 53% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 53% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 195 | 11 | 17.7:1 | 30% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 256 | 12 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crescent Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (377 to 384); teachers up 20% (29.8 to 35.7).
About Crescent Elementary
Crescent Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. It enrolled 384 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Rhinelander School District includes 6 schools. Together they enroll 2,224 students.
Crescent Elementary's enrollment is 88% White. Next come 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Native American. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 10.8:1 comes from the school's 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The lunch program counts 53% of students at Crescent Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in Oneida County, the school's rate is higher.
A school with Crescent Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 45.2%. Crescent Elementary scores 42.5%, 2.7 points below that line.
Crescent Elementary is located in Oneida County, where the median household income is $69,371, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Crescent Elementary, Oneida County has 14 other public schools.
The school nearest to Crescent Elementary is Central Elementary, at a distance of about 1.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 4. On average proficiency, Crescent Elementary is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has grown by 44 students since 2020-21, to 384. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 10.8:1, from 12.1:1.
Discussions about Crescent Elementary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Oneida County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,167
Census ACS
Median income
$69,371
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,949 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rhinelander School District
- Rhinelander HighHigh · 757 students
- James Williams MiddleMiddle · 454 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 269 students
- Pelican ElementaryElementary · 263 students
- Northwoods Community ElementaryElementary · 97 students
Other schools in Rhinelander
- Rhinelander HighHigh · 757 students
- James Williams MiddleMiddle · 454 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 269 students
- Pelican ElementaryElementary · 263 students
- Sugar Camp ElementaryElementary · 111 students
Other Crescent Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Crescent Elementary. Crescent Elementary is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Crescent ElementaryAnaheim, CA · 805 students
- Crescent ElementarySuisun, CA · 528 students
- Crescent ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 496 students
- Crescent Elementary SchoolWALDWICK, NJ · 313 students
- Crescent ElementaryBeckley, WV · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary1.8 mi · 269
- Rhinelander High2.3 mi · 757
- James Williams Middle2.5 mi · 454
- Pelican Elementary3.3 mi · 263
- Northwoods Community Elementary11.5 mi · 97
- Sugar Camp Elementary12.7 mi · 111
Frequently asked questions
About Crescent ElementaryHow large is Crescent Elementary?
Crescent Elementary enrolls approximately 384 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Crescent Elementary serve?
Crescent Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crescent Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crescent Elementary is approximately 10.8:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crescent Elementary?
At Crescent Elementary, the student body is approximately 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Crescent Elementary public or private?
Crescent Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rhinelander School District.
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