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
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- A+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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 67 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 5% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
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.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.3% | 87.5% |
| 2023-24 | 73.3% | 73.3% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Lien Elementary
Lien Elementary's state test result (78.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lien Elementary this school | 299 | 40.8% | 78.8% |
| Algoma Elementary Algoma | 301 | 41.5% | 48.8% |
| Westby Elementary Westby | 277 | 39.0% | 55.3% |
| Spencer Elementary Spencer | 290 | 42.1% | 60.6% |
| Pardeeville Elementary Pardeeville | 331 | 39.6% | 58.0% |
| Glenwood City Elementary Glenwood City | 307 | 42.3% | 42.8% |
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 Lien Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #44 of 982 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.5% | #13 of 992 ▲ 149 | #1 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #25 of 992 ▲ 69 | #1 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #620 of 1,157 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #67 of 901 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #827 of 901 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #560 of 1,064 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.1% | #134 of 664 | #3 of 9 |
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
299
-76 (-20%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 746
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 299 | 29.4 | 10.2:1 | 41% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 27.3 | 11.8:1 | 45% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 30.6 | 11.3:1 | 50% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 50% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 29.2 | 13.7:1 | 36% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 45% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 45% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 591 | 37 | 16.0:1 | 25% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 746 | 42 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lien Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (399 to 299); teachers up 1% (29.2 to 29.4).
About Lien Elementary
Lien Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Amery, Wisconsin. It educates 299 students in pre-K through 3.
Lien Elementary is one school in Amery School District, a system of 4 schools with 1,252 students.
At Lien Elementary, White students make up 92% of the student body. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Lien Elementary comes in at 16%.
Lien Elementary's 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 41%.
Lien Elementary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 99% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Lien Elementary is among the top 10% of schools in Wisconsin. Predicted: 52.6%. Actual: 78.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Polk County show that median household income is about $77,219, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 26 public schools in Polk County, with a combined enrollment of about 6,126.
The school nearest to Lien Elementary is Amery High, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Within five miles of Lien Elementary, there are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 59.0%; Lien Elementary's is 78.8%, ranking 1st of 9.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Lien Elementary saw enrollment fall 20% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 10.2 students per teacher, compared with 12.9 in 2020-21.
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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 High6.0 mi · 189
- Clear Lake Junior High6.0 mi · 72
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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