Enrollment
255
Elementary
DISTRICT 189 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDGAR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550408000440
Edgar Elementary
112 N 2nd Ave, Edgar, WI 54426 · (715) 352-2727 · Marathon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
9.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
75 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 | 34 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
16%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 Edgar School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
61.0%
WI avg 54.8% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.5% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Edgar Elementary
Edgar Elementary's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Elementary this school | 255 | 29.4% | 57.3% |
| Rosholt Elementary Rosholt | 259 | 28.6% | 51.9% |
| Nasonville Elementary Marshfield | 231 | 30.7% | 71.7% |
| Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary Hazel Green | 281 | 28.8% | 60.7% |
| Cuba City Elementary Cuba City | 288 | 30.9% | 54.7% |
| Gibraltar Elementary Fish Creek | 265 | 26.8% | 82.7% |
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 Edgar Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Marathon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #474 of 982 | #14 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #372 of 992 ▲ 133 | #10 of 25 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #366 of 992 ▲ 66 | #7 of 25 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #767 of 1,157 | #14 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #47 of 901 | #2 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #820 of 901 | #19 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.4% | #742 of 1,064 | #17 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #419 of 664 | #10 of 22 |
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
255
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 301
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 255 | 25.7 | 9.9:1 | 29% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 24.6 | 10.7:1 | 35% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 25.6 | 10.5:1 | 31% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 23 | 11.5:1 | 32% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 287 | 24.6 | 11.7:1 | 28% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 313 | 23 | 13.6:1 | 32% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 35% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 278 | 22 | 12.6:1 | 15% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 301 | 23 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edgar Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (287 to 255); teachers up 5% (24.6 to 25.7).
About Edgar Elementary
Edgar Elementary sits in Edgar, Wisconsin, and is classified as an elementary school. The school has 255 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have about 323 students on average; enrollment here is 21% lower.
Edgar School District is responsible for 3 schools, Edgar Elementary included, with 568 students in all.
Edgar Elementary is 91% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
On staff are 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 29% of students at Edgar Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Edgar Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 37% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Edgar Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.3% and a predicted 59.6%.
For the population of Marathon County, the median household earns about $77,884 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Edgar Elementary shares Marathon County with 51 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Edgar High, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Edgar Elementary places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Edgar Elementary in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 3% decline, from 264 to 255. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.5:1 to 9.9:1 over the same years.
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Marathon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
138,403
Census ACS
Median income
$77,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
18,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edgar School District
- Edgar HighHigh · 193 students
- Edgar MiddleMiddle · 120 students
Nearby schools
- Edgar High0.0 mi · 193
- Edgar Middle0.0 mi · 120
- Marathon High6.3 mi · 274
- Marathon Venture Academy6.4 mi · 173
- Marathon Elementary6.4 mi · 323
- Athens Middle9.5 mi · 79
Frequently asked questions
About Edgar ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Edgar Elementary?
Edgar Elementary enrolls approximately 255 students in grades PK-05.
Is Edgar Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Edgar Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Edgar Elementary have?
Edgar Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edgar Elementary?
At Edgar Elementary, the student body is approximately 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Edgar Elementary public or private?
Edgar Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Edgar School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.