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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICE LAKE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551281001693

Haugen Elementary

615 5th St W, Haugen, WI 54841 · (715) 234-7341 · Barron County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL83 STUDENTS
Enrollment
83
Elementary
DISTRICT 200 · STATE 323
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
38 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K1417%
Kindergarten1923%
Grade 11214%
Grade 21012%
Grade 31518%
Grade 41316%
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
7995%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
34%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9% · US 15%
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
Male
3947%
Female
4453%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Haugen Elementary→Rice Lake Middle→Rice Lake High
Based on grade levels within Rice Lake Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
57.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2557.1%50.0%
2023-2456.0%52.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →

Where Haugen Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Barron County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
83#1,108 of 1,157#10 of 11
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
83
-10 (-11%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 73
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25838.69.6:146% (38)
2023-24818.99.1:148% (39)
2022-23888.99.8:134% (30)
2020-2193713.3:142% (39)
2017-18897.911.3:135% (31)
2015-1696713.7:144% (42)
2010-11106715.1:137% (39)
2000-01124717.7:121% (26)
1990-9173236.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Haugen Elementary.

About Haugen Elementary

Haugen Elementary is a small elementary school in Haugen, Wisconsin. Grades offered run from pre-K through 4, with 83 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students.

Rice Lake Area School District enrolls 2,096 students in 6 schools, including Haugen Elementary.

Haugen Elementary's enrollment is 95% White. Next come 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 9%, meaning two students picked at random have a 9% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

With 8.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Haugen Elementary was 9.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin have 14.7:1, compared with 9.6:1 here. Haugen Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 46%.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Haugen Elementary is 12.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 62.0%. Predicted: 49.6%.

County data help place the school in context: in Barron County, the median household income is $65,933, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Barron County has 36 public schools and roughly 7,199 students.

Of nearby public schools, Hilltop Day Care and Preschool is the closest, at about 7.7 miles. In all, 5 other public schools sit within ten miles of Haugen Elementary. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Haugen Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Haugen Elementary's enrollment declined from 93 in 2020-21 to 83 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 13.3 in 2020-21 to 9.6 in 2024-25.

The Haugen Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Barron County at a glance

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Population
46,797
Census ACS
Median income
$65,933
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
7,199 students

Quick facts

School name
Haugen Elementary
District
Rice Lake Area School District
Address
615 5th St W, Haugen, WI 54841
Phone
(715) 234-7341
County
Barron County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
83
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
9.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
38 (46%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
551281001693
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Haugen Elementary
How large is Haugen Elementary?
Haugen Elementary enrolls approximately 83 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Haugen Elementary serve?
Haugen Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Haugen Elementary?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Haugen Elementary.
How diverse is Haugen Elementary?
Haugen Elementary reports a student body of 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is Haugen Elementary public or private?
Haugen Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rice Lake Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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