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
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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 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.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.5% | 48.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.3% | 36.0% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Flambeau Elementary
Flambeau Elementary's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flambeau Elementary this school | 188 | 71.3% | 45.3% |
| Marengo Valley Elementary Ashland | 184 | 67.9% | 55.1% |
| North Elementary Antigo | 154 | 72.1% | 36.8% |
| Pembine Elementary Pembine | 139 | 66.9% | 55.9% |
| West Side Elementary Mauston | 256 | 68.4% | N/A |
| Richland Center Intermediate School Richland Center | 275 | 66.5% | 49.0% |
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 Flambeau Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #696 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #614 of 992 ▲ 167 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #748 of 992 ▲ 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 188 | #930 of 1,157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.3% | #174 of 1,064 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.6% | #60 of 664 |
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
188
-42 (-18%) vs 2020
-48% since 2000-01, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 188 | 16.9 | 11.1:1 | 71% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 197 | 17.6 | 11.2:1 | 73% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 18.2 | 11.7:1 | 55% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 21 | 10.9:1 | 74% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 279 | 21 | 13.3:1 | 52% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 55% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 63% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 51% (185) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flambeau Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (279 to 188); teachers down 19% (21 to 16.9).
About Flambeau Elementary
Students in Tony, Wisconsin, attend Flambeau Elementary, a small elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 188 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students each.
The Flambeau School District system has 3 schools and 432 students.
Flambeau Elementary enrolls a student body that is 94% White. It is also 4% Hispanic. For comparison, Rusk County is about 94% White. Flambeau Elementary has a diversity index of 11%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.1:1, with 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 71% of enrollment. That is close to the 71% average for public schools in Rusk County.
allk12 grades Flambeau Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Flambeau Elementary's results are 11.3 points above predicted: 45.3% against 33.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Rusk County, median household income is about $59,944, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Flambeau Elementary is among the 9 public schools in Rusk County.
Nearby, Flambeau Middle is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Flambeau Elementary is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 18%, from 230 to 188.
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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 Middle0.0 mi · 115
- Flambeau High0.0 mi · 129
- Ladysmith Middle4.2 mi · 144
- Ladysmith High4.2 mi · 255
- Ladysmith Elementary4.9 mi · 328
- Bruce Middle13.6 mi · 73
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.
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