Enrollment
91
Elementary
DISTRICT 251 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENOMONIE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550909000197
Knapp Elementary
110 South St, Knapp, WI 54749 · (715) 665-2131 · Dunn County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL91 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% 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.
- B+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
9.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
31 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 20 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (16).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 Menomonie Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
55.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -13.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.2% | 55.1% |
| 2023-24 | 64.3% | 69.0% |
% 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Knapp Elementary
Knapp Elementary's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knapp Elementary this school | 91 | 34.1% | 66.8% |
| Mauston Montessori Charter School Mauston | 96 | 34.4% | 40.3% |
| Maple Grove Charter School Athens | 94 | 38.3% | 59.8% |
| Iron River Elementary Iron River | 95 | 37.9% | 69.8% |
| Pepin Elementary Pepin | 115 | 33.9% | 56.8% |
| Tomah Area Montessori School Tomah | 72 | 31.9% | 65.5% |
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 Knapp Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dunn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 91 | #1,094 of 1,157 | #8 of 10 |
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
91
+4 (+5%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 102
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 7.9:1
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 | 91 | 9.9 | 9.2:1 | 34% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 93 | 9.7 | 9.6:1 | 37% (34) |
| 2022-23 | 92 | 9.7 | 9.5:1 | 37% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 87 | 11 | 7.9:1 | 37% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 108 | 7.6 | 14.3:1 | 30% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 118 | 7 | 16.9:1 | 36% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 139 | 7 | 19.9:1 | 46% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 102 | 6 | 17.0:1 | 31% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Knapp Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (108 to 91); teachers up 30% (7.6 to 9.9).
About Knapp Elementary
Knapp Elementary is a very small elementary school with an address in Knapp, Wisconsin. It reports enrollment of 91 students in kindergarten through 5. The school is 72% below the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Menomonie Area School District (8 schools, 3,199 students) runs Knapp Elementary.
Roughly 90% of students at Knapp Elementary are White. Other students are 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. Dunn County residents are about 91% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Knapp Elementary scores 18%.
A staff of 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 9.2:1. The gap from the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 5.5 students per teacher. By family income, 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Knapp Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 74% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Knapp Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 66.8%; the prediction is 56.7%.
The school's county is Dunn County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $74,824, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 17 public schools in the county, enrolling about 5,848, Knapp Elementary among them.
Boyceville Middle is about 6.7 miles from Knapp Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Knapp Elementary ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place Knapp Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 5% increase took enrollment from 87 in 2020-21 to 91 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 7.9:1 to 9.2:1.
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Dunn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,527
Census ACS
Median income
$74,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,848 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Menomonie Area School District
- Menomonie HighHigh · 966 students
- Menomonie MiddleMiddle · 730 students
- River Heights ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Oaklawn ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- Wakanda ElementaryElementary · 351 students
- School District of the Menomonie Area 4KElementary · 190 students
Other Knapp Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Knapp Elementary. Knapp Elementary is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Knapp ElementaryRacine, WI · 462 students
- Knapp Elementary SchoolLansdale, PA · 633 students
- Knapp Elementary SchoolMichigan City, IN · 407 students
- Knapp Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 351 students
Nearby schools
- Boyceville Middle6.7 mi · 155
- Boyceville High6.7 mi · 211
- Tiffany Creek Elementary7.1 mi · 327
- Glenwood City Middle7.8 mi · 143
- Glenwood City High7.8 mi · 186
- Glenwood City Elementary7.8 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Knapp ElementaryHow many students attend Knapp Elementary?
Knapp Elementary enrolls approximately 91 students in grades KG-05.
Is Knapp Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Knapp Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Knapp Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Knapp Elementary is approximately 9.2:1 (10 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Knapp Elementary?
Knapp Elementary reports a student body of 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Knapp Elementary?
Knapp Elementary is overseen by Menomonie Area School District in Dunn County.
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