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If you had an hour of school board time for Herrman Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
616
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPARTA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551416003110
Herrman Elementary
925 N Black River St, Sparta, WI 54656 · (608) 366-3438 · Monroe County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
325 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 150 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 162 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 171 | 28% |
This year's 1st grade class (150) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (171).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Herrman Elementary→Sparta Meadowview Middle
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sparta Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
47.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.1% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 46.8% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Herrman Elementary
Herrman Elementary's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrman Elementary this school | 616 | 52.8% | 48.3% |
| Friendship Learning Elementary North Fond du Lac | 612 | 51.5% | 45.9% |
| Clay Lamberton Elementary Berlin | 480 | 56.7% | 45.8% |
| Prairie Ridge Intermediate Reedsburg | 505 | 49.7% | 54.4% |
| Spring Hill Elementary Wisconsin Dells | 628 | 60.2% | 53.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary Hartford | 460 | 48.7% | 60.0% |
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 Herrman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #646 of 982 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #639 of 992 ▲ 25 | #3 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #538 of 992 ▲ 29 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #52 of 1,157 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #103 of 901 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #385 of 901 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.8% | #367 of 1,064 | #5 of 9 |
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
616
-74 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 616 | 57.9 | 10.7:1 | 53% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 55.9 | 10.8:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 646 | 59.6 | 10.8:1 | 58% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 60 | 11.5:1 | 51% (354) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Herrman Elementary.
About Herrman Elementary
Herrman Elementary is the name of a large elementary school in Sparta, Wisconsin. The latest federal count shows 616 students in grades 1 through 4. Against the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 91% higher.
Sparta Area School District is made up of 7 schools with 2,749 students in all.
White students account for 72% of enrollment at Herrman Elementary. Smaller groups are 21% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Monroe County is roughly 90% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Herrman Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 44%.
Teacher staffing is 57.9 full-time equivalents, or about 10.7 students per teacher. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 53%.
Herrman Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.3% is 3.0 points above the 45.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Monroe County has about 46,208 residents, and median household income is about $69,467, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Federal data list 23 public schools in Monroe County, with a combined enrollment of about 6,845.
The school nearest to Herrman Elementary is Sparta High, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of Herrman Elementary, there are 6 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Herrman Elementary places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies Herrman Elementary's location as Rural: Fringe.
Herrman Elementary saw enrollment fall 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Community posts for Herrman Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,208
Census ACS
Median income
$69,467
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sparta Area School District
- Sparta HighHigh · 871 students
- Sparta Meadowview MiddleMiddle · 687 students
- Southside Early Learning CenterElementary · 268 students
- Sparta Montessori SchoolElementary · 161 students
- Innovations STEM AcademyMiddle · 90 students
- Sparta Alternative Independent Learning SchoolHigh · 56 students
Other schools in Sparta
- Sparta HighHigh · 871 students
- Sparta Meadowview MiddleMiddle · 687 students
- Southside Early Learning CenterElementary · 268 students
- Sparta Montessori SchoolElementary · 161 students
- Innovations STEM AcademyMiddle · 90 students
- Sparta Alternative Independent Learning SchoolHigh · 56 students
Nearby schools
- Sparta High0.5 mi · 871
- Sparta Montessori School0.5 mi · 161
- Sparta Meadowview Middle0.6 mi · 687
- Innovations STEM Academy0.6 mi · 90
- Sparta Alternative Independent Learning School1.2 mi · 56
- Southside Early Learning Center1.8 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Herrman ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Herrman Elementary?
Herrman Elementary enrolls approximately 616 students in grades 01-04.
Is Herrman Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Herrman Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 01-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Herrman Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Herrman Elementary is approximately 10.7:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Herrman Elementary?
At Herrman Elementary, the student body is approximately 72% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Herrman Elementary?
Herrman Elementary is overseen by Sparta Area School District in Monroe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.