Enrollment
174
Elementary
DISTRICT 119 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LUCK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550828000914
Luck Elementary
810 S 7th St, Luck, WI 54853 · (715) 472-2152 · Polk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
77 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Luck School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
52.9%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
174
-68 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 11.1:1
% White
91%
was 91%
% Hispanic
1%
was 4%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Luck Elementary
Luck Elementary is a compact elementary campus in Luck, Wisconsin, overseen by Luck School District. The school hosts 174 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 46% leaner than typical.
Luck School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 358 students. Luck Elementary is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, Luck Elementary reports that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 7% multiracial. Compared to Polk County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Luck Elementary has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Luck Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 44.9%, a residual of -5.6 points.
In the surrounding community, census data for Polk County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,219 per year, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Polk County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,126 students), of which Luck Elementary is one.
The closest other public school is Luck Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Luck Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Luck Elementary at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 28%: 242 students in 2018 compared to 174 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Luck School District
- Luck HighHigh · 102 students
- Luck MiddleMiddle · 82 students
Nearby schools
- Luck Middle0.0 mi · 82
- Luck High0.0 mi · 102
- Unity High5.8 mi · 292
- Unity Middle5.8 mi · 238
- Unity Elementary5.8 mi · 385
- Frederic Elementary6.6 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Luck ElementaryHow large is Luck Elementary?
Luck Elementary enrolls approximately 174 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Luck Elementary serve?
Luck Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Luck Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Luck Elementary is approximately 8.8:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Luck Elementary?
At Luck Elementary, the student body is approximately 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Is Luck Elementary public or private?
Luck Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Luck School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.