Ellsworth Elementary

Located at 445 S Piety St, in Ellsworth, Wisconsin, Ellsworth Elementary is a big elementary-level community that educates 734 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Ellsworth Community School District. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 127% bigger than typical.

Within Ellsworth Community School District, which oversees 3 schools and 1,597 students, Ellsworth Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Ellsworth Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Pierce County runs at roughly 23%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Ellsworth Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.5%; this one delivers 57.7%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Pierce County put median household income runs about $92,109, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Ellsworth Elementary is one of 26 public schools in Pierce County (combined enrollment of about 7,419 students).

Ellsworth High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Ellsworth Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ellsworth Elementary at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 62.4%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Ellsworth Elementary's enrollment has declined 5% since 2018, when it stood at 772 (now 734). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 94% to 87% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.