Enrollment
276
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEVENS POINT AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551449001872
Jefferson Elementary
1800 East Ave, Stevens Point, WI 54481 · (715) 345-5418 · Portage County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
148 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 6 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (35).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
54.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 58 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 up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 54.2% |
| 2023-24 | 56.6% | 66.2% |
% 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% 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 Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary this school | 276 | 53.6% | 60.2% |
| Summit Environmental School La Crosse | 295 | 51.5% | 42.9% |
| Edison Elementary Appleton | 242 | 50.4% | 46.6% |
| Northwoods Elementary Eau Claire | 304 | 52.0% | 62.5% |
| Haen Elementary Kaukauna | 323 | 51.4% | 60.7% |
| Lakeshore Elementary Eau Claire | 314 | 53.8% | 49.5% |
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 Jefferson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Portage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #408 of 982 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #513 of 992 ▼ 205 | #7 of 14 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #369 of 992 ▲ 75 | #4 of 14 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #694 of 1,157 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #464 of 901 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #395 of 901 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #353 of 1,064 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #127 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
276
+38 (+16%) vs 2020
+173% since 1990-91, when it was 101
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 276 | 20.8 | 13.3:1 | 54% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 24.1 | 11.0:1 | 54% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 21.5 | 12.6:1 | 55% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | 21 | 11.3:1 | 57% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 258 | 22.8 | 11.3:1 | 47% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 21 | 11.9:1 | 55% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 55% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | 26 | 11.5:1 | 21% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 101 | 8 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (258 to 276); teachers down 9% (22.8 to 20.8).
About Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. In all, 276 students attend the school in pre-K through 6.
The district, Stevens Point Area Public School District, operates 17 schools serving 6,885 students.
Of every 100 students at Jefferson Elementary, about 74 are White. The school is also 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, and 5% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 90%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Jefferson Elementary scores 43%.
Based on 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, Jefferson Elementary has a ratio of 13.3:1. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 14.7:1. Income data for the school show 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 35% average for public schools in Portage County is 19 points.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Jefferson Elementary is +15.5 points, in the top 10% of Wisconsin. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.2%, and the predicted rate is 44.8%.
In the surrounding county, Portage County, median household income comes to about $76,070, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 31 public schools and about 9,217 students.
Among nearby public schools, Juvenile Detention is closest at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Jefferson Elementary. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Jefferson Elementary is 2nd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
The school's enrollment increased 16% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 11.3:1 to 13.3:1.
The Jefferson Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Portage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,832
Census ACS
Median income
$76,070
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stevens Point Area Public School District
- Stevens Point Area Senior HighHigh · 1,478 students
- Benjamin Franklin Junior HighMiddle · 757 students
- P J Jacobs Junior HighMiddle · 709 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Plover-Whiting ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 443 students
Other schools in Stevens Point
- Stevens Point Area Senior HighHigh · 1,478 students
- Benjamin Franklin Junior HighMiddle · 757 students
- P J Jacobs Junior HighMiddle · 709 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Point 4 the FutureElementary · 406 students
- McKinley CenterElementary · 373 students
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary is the 110th largest of the 144.
- Jefferson ElementaryWest Allis, WI · 393 students
- Jefferson ElementaryManitowoc, WI · 344 students
- Jefferson ElementaryBeaver Dam, WI · 328 students
- Jefferson ElementaryJanesville, WI · 293 students
- Jefferson ElementaryOshkosh, WI · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Juvenile Detention0.5 mi · 8
- P J Jacobs Junior High0.5 mi · 709
- McKinley Center0.9 mi · 373
- Washington Elementary1.2 mi · 443
- Madison Elementary1.4 mi · 360
- Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning1.4 mi · 77
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary enrolls approximately 276 students in grades PK-06.
Is Jefferson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary is approximately 13.3:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary reports a student body of 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Elementary public or private?
Jefferson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stevens Point Area Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.