Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WISCONSIN RAPIDS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551707002207
Howe Elementary
221 8th St N, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 · (715) 424-6772 · Wood County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
11.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
222 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Howe Elementary→Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle
Based on grade levels within Wisconsin Rapids School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.6pp since 2023
Math
54.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 are down about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.5% | 54.1% |
| 2023-24 | 58.1% | 61.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Howe Elementary
Howe Elementary's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howe Elementary this school | 336 | 66.1% | 57.3% |
| Gillett Elementary Gillett | 277 | 64.6% | 45.6% |
| Richland Center Primary School Richland Center | 301 | 64.5% | N/A |
| Koenig Elementary Two Rivers | 326 | 66.9% | 31.5% |
| Richland Center Intermediate School Richland Center | 275 | 66.5% | 49.0% |
| Jefferson Elementary Oshkosh | 260 | 64.6% | 38.3% |
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 Howe Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Wood County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #475 of 982 | #9 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #518 of 992 ▼ 108 | #9 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #475 of 992 ▼ 71 | #7 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #503 of 1,157 | #5 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #163 of 901 | #3 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #417 of 901 | #3 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #217 of 1,064 | #3 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #183 of 240 | N/A |
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
336
+49 (+17%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 336 | 29.8 | 11.3:1 | 66% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 28.8 | 11.4:1 | 70% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 29.8 | 11.3:1 | 67% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 27 | 10.6:1 | 74% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 27.6 | 11.8:1 | 62% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 29 | 12.3:1 | 67% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 31 | 12.2:1 | 62% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 31 | 14.1:1 | 22% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 511 | 27 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Howe Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (326 to 336); teachers up 8% (27.6 to 29.8).
About Howe Elementary
Howe Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 336 students.
Wisconsin Rapids School District (12 schools, 4,578 students) runs Howe Elementary.
White students are the majority at Howe Elementary, with 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The county population is about 91% White. Howe Elementary's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Howe Elementary and a ratio of 11.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 66% of enrollment. Public schools in Wood County average 43%.
allk12 grades Howe Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations places Howe Elementary in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 20.2 points above it (57.3% actual, 37.1% predicted).
Wood County has about 74,004 residents, and the median household income is $67,989, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Wood County has 32 public schools and roughly 10,849 students.
The nearest other public school, Central Oaks Academy, is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Howe Elementary ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Enrollment at Howe Elementary grew 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 287 to 336 students.
Community posts for Howe Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,004
Census ACS
Median income
$67,989
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
10,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wisconsin Rapids School District
- Lincoln HighHigh · 1,337 students
- Wisconsin Rapids Area MiddleMiddle · 943 students
- Woodside ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 267 students
- Mead ElementaryElementary · 266 students
Other schools in Wisconsin Rapids
- Lincoln HighHigh · 1,337 students
- Wisconsin Rapids Area MiddleMiddle · 943 students
- Woodside ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 267 students
- Mead ElementaryElementary · 266 students
Other Howe Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Howe Elementary. Howe Elementary is the 6th largest of the 10.
- Howe ElementaryGreen Bay, WI · 350 students
- Howe Elementary SchoolHowe, OK · 447 students
- Howe Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 398 students
- HOWE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCHENECTADY, NY · 390 students
- Howe Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 341 students
Nearby schools
- Central Oaks Academy0.3 mi · 88
- WRPS / Pitsch Early Learning0.7 mi · 208
- Lincoln High1.2 mi · 1,337
- Mead Elementary1.3 mi · 266
- Grove Elementary1.4 mi · 178
- Washington Elementary1.4 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Howe ElementaryHow many students attend Howe Elementary?
Howe Elementary enrolls approximately 336 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Howe Elementary serve?
Howe Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Howe Elementary?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Howe Elementary.
How diverse is Howe Elementary?
Howe Elementary reports a student body of 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Howe Elementary public or private?
Howe Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wisconsin Rapids School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.