Enrollment
106
Elementary
DISTRICT 81 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE HOLCOMBE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550768000885
Holcombe Elementary
27331 262nd Ave, Holcombe, WI 54745 · (715) 595-4241 · Chippewa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL106 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
10.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
60 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 15 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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 Lake Holcombe School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
40.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.3% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 32.1% | 41.1% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Holcombe Elementary
Holcombe Elementary's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holcombe Elementary this school | 106 | 56.6% | 38.0% |
| Weston Elementary Cazenovia | 117 | 59.8% | 48.4% |
| Wauzeka Elementary Wauzeka | 112 | 51.8% | 74.0% |
| Seneca Elementary Seneca | 109 | 50.5% | 62.7% |
| Warrens Elementary Warrens | 133 | 53.4% | 53.0% |
| Shell Lake Primary (K-2) Shell Lake | 131 | 53.4% | N/A |
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 Holcombe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Chippewa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #778 of 982 | #11 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #726 of 992 ▲ 8 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #853 of 992 ▼ 36 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 106 | #1,070 of 1,157 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.6% | #315 of 1,064 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -50.5% | #9 of 664 | #1 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
106
-71 (-40%) vs 2020
-70% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 106 | 10.2 | 10.4:1 | 57% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 125 | 10.8 | 11.6:1 | 58% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 118 | 11.8 | 10.0:1 | 61% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 177 | 16 | 11.1:1 | 65% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 17.9 | 11.9:1 | 45% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 18 | 11.6:1 | 55% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 258 | 19 | 13.6:1 | 63% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 370 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 37% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 22 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holcombe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 50% (214 to 106); teachers down 43% (17.9 to 10.2).
About Holcombe Elementary
Holcombe Elementary runs as a small elementary school in Holcombe, Wisconsin. The school's enrollment of 106 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 67% lower than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, which is about 323.
A total of 3 schools make up Lake Holcombe School District, with 244 students enrolled.
Holcombe Elementary's enrollment is 98% White. Holcombe Elementary's diversity index is 4%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Holcombe Elementary is 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. About 57% of students, or 60, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 38% average among public schools in Chippewa County.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Holcombe Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Holcombe Elementary are 4.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (38.0% actual, 42.9% predicted).
Within Chippewa County, the median household income is $74,680, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Chippewa County has 28 public schools and roughly 8,353 students.
Lake Holcombe Middle is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Holcombe Elementary. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Holcombe Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Holcombe Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Holcombe Elementary's enrollment dropped from 177 in 2020-21 to 106 in 2024-25.
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Chippewa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,799
Census ACS
Median income
$74,680
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,353 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Holcombe School District
- Holcombe HighHigh · 86 students
- Lake Holcombe MiddleMiddle · 52 students
Other schools in Holcombe
- Holcombe HighHigh · 86 students
- Lake Holcombe MiddleMiddle · 52 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Holcombe Middle0.0 mi · 52
- Holcombe High0.0 mi · 86
- Cornell Elementary4.0 mi · 209
- Cornell High4.0 mi · 100
- Cornell Middle4.0 mi · 83
- Jim Falls Elementary14.4 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Holcombe ElementaryHow large is Holcombe Elementary?
Holcombe Elementary enrolls approximately 106 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Holcombe Elementary serve?
Holcombe Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Holcombe Elementary?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Holcombe Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Holcombe Elementary?
Student demographics at Holcombe Elementary are roughly 98% White, 2% Hispanic.
What district is Holcombe Elementary in?
Holcombe Elementary is part of Lake Holcombe School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.