Enrollment
188
Elementary
DISTRICT 144 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLAMBEAU SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551497001919
Flambeau Elementary
N4540 County Road I, Tony, WI 54563 · (715) 532-5559 · Rusk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL188 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
134 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Flambeau School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
48.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +12.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
188
-91 (-33%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.3:1
% White
94%
was 97%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Rusk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,179
Census ACS
Median income
$59,944
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Flambeau School District
- Flambeau HighHigh · 129 students
- Flambeau MiddleMiddle · 115 students
Other schools in Tony
- Flambeau HighHigh · 129 students
- Flambeau MiddleMiddle · 115 students
Nearby schools
- Flambeau High0.0 mi · 129
- Flambeau Middle0.0 mi · 115
- Ladysmith Middle4.2 mi · 144
- Ladysmith High4.2 mi · 255
- Ladysmith Elementary4.9 mi · 328
- Bruce Elementary13.6 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About Flambeau ElementaryHow large is Flambeau Elementary?
Flambeau Elementary enrolls approximately 188 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Flambeau Elementary serve?
Flambeau Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Flambeau Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Flambeau Elementary is approximately 11.1:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Flambeau Elementary?
At Flambeau Elementary, the student body is approximately 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black.
What district is Flambeau Elementary in?
Flambeau Elementary is part of Flambeau School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.