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What's one thing Ellsworth High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
538
High
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELLSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550432000464
Ellsworth High
323 Hillcrest St, Ellsworth, WI 54011 · (715) 273-3904 · Pierce County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
139 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 123 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 141 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 131 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 143 | 27% |
Student demographics
18%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ellsworth Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 High
Ellsworth High's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellsworth High this school | 538 | 25.8% | 57.0% |
| Plymouth High Plymouth | 735 | 25.6% | 52.5% |
| Oconto Falls High Oconto Falls | 511 | 30.1% | 47.5% |
| Somerset High Somerset | 453 | 21.9% | 62.9% |
| Baldwin-Woodville High Baldwin | 533 | 21.6% | 53.1% |
| Osceola High Osceola | 498 | 21.3% | 48.8% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #79 of 402 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #165 of 532 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #190 of 325 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.7% | #269 of 325 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.8% | #307 of 418 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.8% | #37 of 128 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
538
+38 (+8%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 538 | 36.1 | 14.9:1 | 26% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 37.2 | 14.2:1 | 29% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 32.9 | 15.8:1 | 25% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 27% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 33.1 | 14.4:1 | 20% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 21% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 34 | 16.7:1 | 21% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 683 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 14% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 453 | 33 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ellsworth High.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (477 to 538); teachers up 9% (33.1 to 36.1).
About Ellsworth High
Ellsworth High operates as a mid-sized high school in Ellsworth, Wisconsin. It had 538 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12.
Ellsworth High falls under Ellsworth Community School District, which has 3 schools enrolling 1,597 students.
Of every 100 students at Ellsworth High, about 91 are White. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Pierce County at about 92% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 18% means there is an 18% chance two randomly chosen students at Ellsworth High are from different groups.
For every teacher at Ellsworth High, there are about 14.9 students; the school has 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin. There are 139 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 26% of enrollment.
In Wisconsin, Ellsworth High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 57.0% actual against a predicted 61.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Pierce County show that the median household earns about $92,109 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Pierce County, 26 public schools serve about 7,419 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Ellsworth High from the closest public school, Ellsworth Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Nearby schools average 62.5% on proficiency, and Ellsworth High is below that at 57.0%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
An 8% rise took enrollment from 500 in 2020-21 to 538 in 2024-25.
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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 ElementaryElementary · 734 students
- Ellsworth MiddleMiddle · 325 students
Other schools in Ellsworth
- Ellsworth ElementaryElementary · 734 students
- Ellsworth MiddleMiddle · 325 students
Other Ellsworth High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Ellsworth High. Ellsworth High is the largest of the 3.
- Ellsworth High SchoolEllsworth, ME · 521 students
- Ellsworth HighEllsworth, KS · 300 students
Nearby schools
- Ellsworth Elementary0.1 mi · 734
- Ellsworth Middle0.3 mi · 325
- Renaissance Charter Academy10.0 mi · 49
- River Falls High10.2 mi · 1,062
- Rocky Branch Elementary11.0 mi · 441
- Colvill Family Education Center11.2 mi · 79
Frequently asked questions
About Ellsworth HighHow many students attend Ellsworth High?
Ellsworth High enrolls approximately 538 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ellsworth High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ellsworth High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Ellsworth High?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Ellsworth High.
What is the student diversity at Ellsworth High?
Student demographics at Ellsworth High are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Ellsworth High in?
Ellsworth High is part of Ellsworth Community School District.
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