Enrollment
180
Elementary
DISTRICT 152 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LENA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550786000895
Lena Elementary
304 E Main St, Lena, WI 54139 · (920) 829-5959 · Oconto County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% 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.
- A-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
12.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
72 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 32 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 17% smaller than its 4th grade class (30).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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 Lena School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
67.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.2% | 67.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 62.6% |
% 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
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Lena Elementary
Lena Elementary's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lena Elementary this school | 180 | 40.0% | 66.4% |
| Greenwood Elementary Greenwood | 176 | 40.9% | 52.1% |
| Loyal Elementary Loyal | 183 | 42.6% | 52.6% |
| Rio Elementary Rio | 169 | 37.3% | 63.7% |
| Pecatonica Elementary Hollandale | 171 | 36.8% | 54.4% |
| Three Lakes Elementary Three Lakes | 160 | 41.9% | 65.1% |
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 Lena Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Oconto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #266 of 982 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #244 of 992 ▲ 137 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #486 of 992 ▼ 15 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 180 | #944 of 1,157 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #576 of 1,064 | #5 of 7 |
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
180
-17 (-9%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 160
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 180 | 14.1 | 12.8:1 | 40% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 13.1 | 15.7:1 | 45% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 13.1 | 15.5:1 | 44% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 197 | 13 | 15.2:1 | 40% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 188 | 11.8 | 16.0:1 | 34% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 216 | 12 | 18.0:1 | 37% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 216 | 13 | 16.6:1 | 46% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 182 | 11 | 16.6:1 | 20% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 160 | 10 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lena Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (188 to 180); teachers up 20% (11.8 to 14.1).
About Lena Elementary
At 304 E Main St in Lena, Wisconsin, Lena Elementary operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. The school reports 180 students in pre-K through 4. The school's enrollment is 44% smaller than the 323 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Lena School District has a total of 2 schools and 304 students, Lena Elementary among them.
White students make up 96% of enrollment at Lena Elementary. Other students are 3% Hispanic. For comparison, Oconto County is about 94% White. The school's diversity index is 8%, meaning two students picked at random have an 8% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1 at Lena Elementary, with 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin have 14.7:1, compared with 12.8:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 40% of enrollment. That tracks the 40% average for public schools in Oconto County.
The allk12 Grade for Lena Elementary is A-. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 81% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Lena Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.4% and a predicted 53.1%.
Oconto County has these Census figures: the median household income is $75,049, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Oconto County has 18 public schools and roughly 4,349 students.
The school nearest to Lena Elementary is Lena High, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. Lena Elementary is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Lena Elementary is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment is down 9% from 2020-21, when Lena Elementary had 197 students, to 2024-25, when it had 180. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.8:1, from 15.2:1.
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Oconto County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,589
Census ACS
Median income
$75,049
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,349 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Lena High0.0 mi · 124
- Oconto Falls High6.9 mi · 511
- Oconto Falls Elementary7.0 mi · 489
- Washington Middle7.1 mi · 377
- Coleman Elementary8.3 mi · 387
- Coleman Middle8.3 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About Lena ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lena Elementary?
Lena Elementary enrolls approximately 180 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Lena Elementary serve?
Lena Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Lena Elementary have?
Lena Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Lena Elementary?
Student demographics at Lena Elementary are roughly 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lena Elementary in?
Lena Elementary is part of Lena School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.