Gresham Elementary
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Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedWhat this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Gresham Elementary
Gresham Elementary operates as a cozy primary school in Gresham, Wisconsin, run under Gresham School District. Current enrollment sits at 132 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 59% smaller than the state mean of about 323.
Across the 2 schools in Gresham School District (287 students total), Gresham Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Gresham Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 24% multiracial, 19% Native American, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Shawano County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, Gresham Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.3%; this one delivers 53.3%.
Around the school, Shawano County reports that median household income runs about $66,479, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Gresham Elementary is one of 17 public schools in Shawano County (combined enrollment of about 4,832 students).
Nearest neighbor: Gresham High, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Gresham Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 23.2%.
Gresham Elementary operates from a small-town location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Gresham Elementary's enrollment has shrank 11% since 2018, when it stood at 149 (now 132). Over the same period, the White share expanded from 42% to 48%.
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