Downsville Elementary

As a tiny K-5 school in Downsville, Wisconsin, Downsville Elementary serves 86 students from grades K through 5, run under Menomonie Area School District. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 73% leaner than typical.

Downsville Elementary is one of 8 schools operated by Menomonie Area School District, a district that educates 3,199 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Downsville Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%); the rest comes out to 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 55% of students at Downsville Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Dunn County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Downsville Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dunn County) reports that median household earnings sit near $74,824, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Dunn County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,848 students), Downsville Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: River Heights Elementary, around 5.8 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Downsville Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.5%.

Downsville Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Downsville Elementary's enrollment has fell 23% since 2018, when it stood at 112 (now 86). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 93% to 84%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

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