Enrollment
145
Elementary
DISTRICT 106 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ITHACA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550696000751
Ithaca Elementary
24615 State Hwy 58, Richland Center, WI 53581 · (608) 585-2311 · Richland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL145 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest 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
12.6:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
71 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 19 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Ithaca School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
47.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.1% | 47.6% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Ithaca Elementary
Ithaca Elementary's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ithaca Elementary this school | 145 | 49.0% | 43.6% |
| Gilman Elementary Gilman | 134 | 51.5% | 40.0% |
| Royall Elementary Elroy | 155 | 50.3% | 60.8% |
| Benton Elementary Benton | 131 | 48.1% | 62.2% |
| Black Hawk Elementary South Wayne | 163 | 46.6% | 67.3% |
| Elcho Elementary Elcho | 127 | 49.6% | 54.9% |
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 Ithaca Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #723 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #637 of 992 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #722 of 992 ▲ 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 145 | #1,005 of 1,157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.0% | #431 of 1,064 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.8% | #51 of 664 |
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
145
-21 (-13%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 199
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 145 | 11.5 | 12.6:1 | 49% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 15.5 | 9.7:1 | 53% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 158 | 16.6 | 9.5:1 | 45% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 166 | 17 | 9.8:1 | 47% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 219 | 17.3 | 12.6:1 | 46% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 210 | 16 | 13.1:1 | 45% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 196 | 14 | 14.0:1 | 44% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 163 | 13 | 12.5:1 | 23% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 199 | 10 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ithaca Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (219 to 145); teachers down 34% (17.3 to 11.5).
About Ithaca Elementary
The public elementary school Ithaca Elementary is located in Richland Center, Wisconsin. The school serves 145 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students.
Ithaca School District counts 3 schools and 319 students, including Ithaca Elementary.
The student body at Ithaca Elementary is 94% White. The rest of enrollment is 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is close to the 93% White share among all Richland County residents. Ithaca Elementary's diversity index is 11%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin have 14.7:1, compared with 12.6:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Ithaca Elementary is 49%.
Ithaca Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.6% for Ithaca Elementary. The school posts 43.6%, 4.0 points below the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Richland County show that the median household income is $66,420, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Besides Ithaca Elementary, Richland County has 8 other public schools.
The school nearest to Ithaca Elementary is Ithaca Middle, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Ithaca Elementary places 5th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Ithaca Elementary's enrollment declined from 166 in 2020-21 to 145 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 12.6:1, from 9.8:1.
Community posts for Ithaca Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,205
Census ACS
Median income
$66,420
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,440 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ithaca School District
- Ithaca HighHigh · 105 students
- Ithaca MiddleMiddle · 69 students
Other schools in Richland Center
- Richland Center HighHigh · 512 students
- Richland Center Primary SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Richland Center Intermediate SchoolElementary · 275 students
- Ithaca HighHigh · 105 students
- Ithaca MiddleMiddle · 69 students
- PARTNER Charter SchoolHigh · 21 students
Nearby schools
- Ithaca Middle0.0 mi · 69
- Ithaca High0.0 mi · 105
- Richland Center Primary School5.2 mi · 301
- Richland Center Intermediate School5.6 mi · 275
- PARTNER Charter School5.8 mi · 21
- Richland Center High6.3 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Ithaca ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ithaca Elementary?
Ithaca Elementary enrolls approximately 145 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ithaca Elementary serve?
Ithaca Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ithaca Elementary have?
Ithaca Elementary employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Ithaca Elementary?
Student demographics at Ithaca Elementary are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Ithaca Elementary in?
Ithaca Elementary is part of Ithaca School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.