Enrollment
198
Elementary
DISTRICT 179 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANTIGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550036000039
East Elementary
220 7th Ave, Antigo, WI 54409 · (715) 623-2506 · Langlade County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
96 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Antigo Unified School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +8.1pp since 2023
Math
44.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -10.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
198
+73 (+58%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.7:1
% White
80%
was 97%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About East Elementary
Located at 220 7th Ave, in Antigo, Wisconsin, East Elementary is a close-knit K-5 school that instructs 198 students (grades pre-K through 3), run under Antigo Unified School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so East Elementary sits 39% leaner than that benchmark.
East Elementary is one of 5 schools operated by Antigo Unified School District, a district that serves 1,769 students overall.
On the student-mix side, East Elementary records that 80% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 10% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 2% Native American. By comparison, Langlade County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, On paper, East Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting East Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, East Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.9%; this one delivers 56.2%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Langlade County put median household earnings sit near $55,878, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. East Elementary is one of 11 public schools in Langlade County (combined enrollment of about 2,184 students).
Antigo Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, East Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.6%.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 58%: 125 students in 2018 compared to 198 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 97% to 80%.
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Langlade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,490
Census ACS
Median income
$55,878
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,184 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Antigo Unified School District
- Antigo HighHigh · 781 students
- Antigo MiddleMiddle · 451 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 185 students
- North ElementaryElementary · 154 students
Other schools in Antigo
- Antigo HighHigh · 781 students
- Antigo MiddleMiddle · 451 students
- West ElementaryElementary · 185 students
- North ElementaryElementary · 154 students
Nearby schools
- Antigo Middle0.6 mi · 451
- North Elementary0.7 mi · 154
- West Elementary1.0 mi · 185
- Antigo High1.6 mi · 781
- Birnamwood Elementary14.8 mi · 359
- Hewitt-Texas Elementary18.4 mi · 85
Frequently asked questions
About East ElementaryHow large is East Elementary?
East Elementary enrolls approximately 198 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does East Elementary serve?
East Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Elementary is approximately 11.8:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Elementary?
At East Elementary, the student body is approximately 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is East Elementary public or private?
East Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Antigo Unified School District.
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