Flambeau Elementary

Flambeau Elementary, a tight-knit elementary school in Tony, Wisconsin, part of Flambeau School District, caters to 188 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 42% leaner than the state mean of about 323.

Within Flambeau School District, which oversees 3 schools and 432 students, Flambeau Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Flambeau Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic. Compared to Rusk County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Flambeau Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Flambeau Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Flambeau Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.9%, the actual is 45.3%, a residual of +11.3 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Rusk County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,944 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Rusk County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,547 students), Flambeau Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Flambeau High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Flambeau Elementary comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 46.6%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Flambeau Elementary has shrank 33%, going from 279 students in 2018 to 188 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.