Iron River Elementary

Set in Iron River, Wisconsin, Iron River Elementary is a tiny elementary-level community, overseen by Maple School District. It enrolls 95 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 71% leaner than the state mean of about 323.

Iron River Elementary is one of 4 schools operated by Maple School District, a district that caters to 1,271 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Iron River Elementary logs that nearly all students (84%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 7% Native American, 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Bayfield County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Iron River Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Wisconsin public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 54.4%; Iron River Elementary posts 69.8%, +15.4 points above that line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Bayfield County) records that median household income runs about $71,151, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Bayfield County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,540 students), Iron River Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Northwestern High, roughly 14.8 miles away. On composite proficiency, Iron River Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 58.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 95 students in 2018 compared to 95 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 84% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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