Enrollment
95
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAPLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550864000983
Iron River Elementary
7730 Pettingill Ave, Iron River, WI 54847 · (715) 372-4334 · Bayfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL95 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.3:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
36 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 11 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (13).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Maple School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
WI avg 54.8% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 are up about 11 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.2% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.5% | 62.5% |
% 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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% 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 15 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 Iron River Elementary
Iron River Elementary's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron River Elementary this school | 95 | 37.9% | 69.8% |
| Maple Grove Charter School Athens | 94 | 38.3% | 59.8% |
| Mauston Montessori Charter School Mauston | 96 | 34.4% | 40.3% |
| John Hustis Elementary Hustisford | 117 | 35.0% | 67.0% |
| Birchwood Elementary Birchwood | 86 | 43.0% | 37.9% |
| Knapp Elementary Knapp | 91 | 34.1% | 66.8% |
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 Iron River Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 95 | #1,087 of 1,157 |
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
95
+21 (+28%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 104
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 95 | 6.2 | 15.3:1 | 38% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 101 | 7.6 | 13.3:1 | 34% (34) |
| 2022-23 | 102 | 8.8 | 11.6:1 | 37% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 74 | 8 | 9.3:1 | 41% (30) |
| 2017-18 | 95 | 8.1 | 11.8:1 | 37% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 97 | 9 | 10.8:1 | 52% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 122 | 10 | 12.2:1 | 52% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 119 | 6 | 19.8:1 | 30% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 104 | 4 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iron River Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (95 to 95); teachers down 23% (8.1 to 6.2).
About Iron River Elementary
Located in Iron River, Wisconsin, Iron River Elementary is a small elementary school. It enrolled 95 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 71% lower than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, which is about 323.
Iron River Elementary is part of a district of 4 schools: Maple School District, with 1,271 students.
White students make up 84% of enrollment at Iron River Elementary. Other students are 7% Native American, 5% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, Bayfield County is about 84% White. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Iron River Elementary, 6.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.3:1. That is close to the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 38% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Iron River Elementary is A. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Iron River Elementary does better than predicted by 15.4 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 69.8%; the prediction is 54.4%.
Census estimates describe Bayfield County this way: the median household income is $71,151, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Bayfield County has 12 public schools and roughly 1,540 students.
The next-closest public school is Northwestern High, about 14.8 miles away. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Iron River Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Iron River Elementary is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Enrollment is up 28% from 2020-21, when Iron River Elementary had 74 students, to 2024-25, when it had 95. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 15.3:1, from 9.3:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bayfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,575
Census ACS
Median income
$71,151
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,540 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Maple School District
- Northwestern ElementaryElementary · 515 students
- Northwestern HighHigh · 372 students
- Northwestern MiddleMiddle · 289 students
Nearby schools
- Northwestern High14.8 mi · 372
- South Shore Elementary15.2 mi · 102
- South Shore Jr/Sr High15.2 mi · 91
- Northwestern Middle16.3 mi · 289
- Northwestern Elementary16.5 mi · 515
- Drummond Elementary17.3 mi · 156
Frequently asked questions
About Iron River ElementaryHow large is Iron River Elementary?
Iron River Elementary enrolls approximately 95 students in grades PK-05.
Is Iron River Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Iron River Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Iron River Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Iron River Elementary is approximately 15.3:1 (6 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Iron River Elementary?
Iron River Elementary reports a student body of 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Iron River Elementary?
Iron River Elementary is overseen by Maple School District in Bayfield County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.