Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMERY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550030000029
Lien Elementary
469 Minneapolis Ave S, Amery, WI 54001 · (715) 268-9771 · Polk County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
122 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
81.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
87.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +14.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
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
78.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% 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 26 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
299
-100 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 13.7:1
% White
92%
was 90%
% Hispanic
5%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Lien Elementary
Lien Elementary, a medium-sized elementary campus in Amery, Wisconsin, overseen by Amery School District, caters to 299 students, covering grades pre-K through 3.
Amery School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,252 students. Lien Elementary is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, Lien Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Beyond that, the school shows 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Polk County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, Lien Elementary records 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Lien Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lien Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 52.6%; this one delivers 78.8%, a residual of +26.2 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Polk County) logs that median household income runs about $77,219, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Polk County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,126 students), of which Lien Elementary is one.
Nearest neighbor: Amery High, around 0.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lien Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.5%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lien Elementary has ticked down 25%, going from 399 students in 2018 to 299 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.
On the community side, members of the Lien Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,555
Census ACS
Median income
$77,219
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
6,126 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amery School District
- Amery HighHigh · 418 students
- Amery MiddleMiddle · 275 students
- Amery IntermediateElementary · 260 students
Other schools in Amery
- Amery HighHigh · 418 students
- Amery MiddleMiddle · 275 students
- Amery IntermediateElementary · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Amery High0.2 mi · 418
- Amery Middle0.2 mi · 275
- Amery Intermediate0.3 mi · 260
- Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center5.6 mi · 266
- Clear Lake Junior High6.0 mi · 72
- Clear Lake High6.0 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Lien ElementaryHow large is Lien Elementary?
Lien Elementary enrolls approximately 299 students in grades PK-03.
Is Lien Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lien Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Lien Elementary have?
Lien Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Lien Elementary?
Student demographics at Lien Elementary are roughly 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lien Elementary?
Lien Elementary is overseen by Amery School District in Polk County.
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