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What tradition at Ellsworth Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
734
Elementary
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELLSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550432000465
Ellsworth Elementary
445 S Piety St, Ellsworth, WI 54011 · (715) 273-3912 · Pierce County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL734 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
241 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 119 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
23%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 Ellsworth Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
56.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.4% | 56.8% |
| 2023-24 | 50.8% | 65.2% |
% 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
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Ellsworth Elementary
Ellsworth Elementary's state test result (57.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellsworth Elementary this school | 734 | 32.8% | 57.7% |
| Greenfield Elementary Baldwin | 770 | 30.5% | 61.9% |
| Wheatland Center Elementary Burlington | 644 | 33.1% | 61.5% |
| Edgerton Community Elementary Edgerton | 809 | 31.4% | 57.4% |
| New Richmond Hillside Elementary New Richmond | 570 | 35.1% | 54.7% |
| Salem Elementary Salem | 936 | 32.4% | 58.5% |
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 Ellsworth Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #463 of 982 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #456 of 992 ▼ 129 | #7 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #582 of 992 ▼ 5 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 734 | #23 of 1,157 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #636 of 901 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.8% | #707 of 901 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #692 of 1,064 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #570 of 664 | 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
734
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
+95% since 1990-91, when it was 377
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 734 | 50.9 | 14.4:1 | 33% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 745 | 47.5 | 15.7:1 | 37% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 730 | 46.6 | 15.7:1 | 35% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 726 | 44 | 16.5:1 | 33% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 772 | 47.2 | 16.3:1 | 27% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 20 | 17.6:1 | 31% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 32% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 277 | 18 | 15.4:1 | 14% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 377 | 29 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ellsworth Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (772 to 734); teachers up 8% (47.2 to 50.9).
About Ellsworth Elementary
Ellsworth Elementary is a public elementary school in Ellsworth, Wisconsin. It serves 734 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students.
Ellsworth Community School District has 3 schools; together they serve 1,597 students.
Federal enrollment data show Ellsworth Elementary is 87% White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 23% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1 at Ellsworth Elementary, with 50.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 33%. It compares with 23% for public schools in Pierce County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 57.5% at Ellsworth Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.7%.
In the county around the school, Pierce County, the median household income is $92,109, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 26 public schools in Pierce County, enrolling about 7,419 students in all.
The school nearest to Ellsworth Elementary is Ellsworth High, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 62.4%; Ellsworth Elementary's is 57.7%, ranking 4th of 6.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show 726 students in 2020-21 and 734 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The ratio was 16.5:1 in 2020-21 and 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
The Ellsworth Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,584
Census ACS
Median income
$92,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,419 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ellsworth Community School District
- Ellsworth HighHigh · 538 students
- Ellsworth MiddleMiddle · 325 students
Other schools in Ellsworth
- Ellsworth HighHigh · 538 students
- Ellsworth MiddleMiddle · 325 students
Other Ellsworth Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Ellsworth Elementary. Ellsworth Elementary is the largest of the 6.
- Ellsworth Elementary SchoolQUEEN CREEK, AZ · 516 students
- Ellsworth Elementary SchoolVancouver, WA · 401 students
- Ellsworth Elementary SchoolNaperville, IL · 227 students
- Ellsworth ElemEllsworth, KS · 188 students
- ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARYELLSWORTH, MN · 76 students
Nearby schools
- Ellsworth High0.1 mi · 538
- Ellsworth Middle0.4 mi · 325
- Renaissance Charter Academy10.0 mi · 49
- River Falls High10.2 mi · 1,062
- Rocky Branch Elementary11.1 mi · 441
- Colvill Family Education Center11.2 mi · 79
Frequently asked questions
About Ellsworth ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ellsworth Elementary?
Ellsworth Elementary enrolls approximately 734 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ellsworth Elementary serve?
Ellsworth Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ellsworth Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ellsworth Elementary is approximately 14.4:1 (51 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ellsworth Elementary?
Ellsworth Elementary reports a student body of 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Ellsworth Elementary?
Ellsworth Elementary is overseen by Ellsworth Community School District in Pierce County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.