Enrollment
229
Elementary
DISTRICT 239 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUSAU SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551590002058
Maine Elementary
5901 N 44th Ave, Wausau, WI 54401 · (715) 261-0250 · Marathon County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
82 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 17% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
48.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.9pp since 2023
Math
53.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 48 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 down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.4% | 53.2% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 51.2% |
% 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
Where Maine Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Marathon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #563 of 982 | #16 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #534 of 992 | #16 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #598 of 992 | #16 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #831 of 1,157 | #18 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #456 of 901 | #11 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.9% | #473 of 901 | #12 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.8% | #639 of 1,064 | #15 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #660 of 664 | #21 of 22 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
229
+25 (+12%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 270
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 229 | 17.3 | 13.3:1 | 36% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 18.3 | 13.1:1 | 36% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 16.3 | 14.7:1 | 35% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 204 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 36% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 15 | 15.4:1 | 22% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 248 | 14 | 17.7:1 | 25% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 223 | 14 | 15.9:1 | 26% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 263 | 15 | 17.5:1 | 32% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 270 | 14 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maine Elementary.
About Maine Elementary
Maine Elementary, located in Wausau, Wisconsin, is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school's enrollment of 229 students covers kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 29% lower than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, which is about 323.
Maine Elementary falls under Wausau School District, which has 21 schools enrolling 7,738 students.
White students account for 78% of enrollment at Maine Elementary. Other groups include 12% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 87% White. By the diversity index, Maine Elementary comes in at 37%.
Maine Elementary employs 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.3:1. That ratio is under the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 36% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Marathon County, the average is about the same, 37%.
Maine Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.2% is 2.5 points below the 55.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Marathon County, median household income is about $77,884, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Marathon County number 52 and enroll about 18,592.
Thomas Jefferson Elementary is the public school closest to Maine Elementary, about 3.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.9%; Maine Elementary's is 53.2%, ranking 5th of 9.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 204 to 229.
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Marathon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
138,403
Census ACS
Median income
$77,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
18,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wausau School District
- West HighHigh · 1,470 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 967 students
- East HighHigh · 893 students
- Horace Mann MiddleMiddle · 635 students
- G D Jones ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 445 students
Other schools in Wausau
- West HighHigh · 1,470 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 967 students
- East HighHigh · 893 students
- Horace Mann MiddleMiddle · 635 students
- G D Jones ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 445 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary3.9 mi · 372
- West High4.1 mi · 1,470
- Riverview Elementary4.1 mi · 445
- Stettin Elementary4.3 mi · 327
- Grant Elementary4.7 mi · 189
- John Muir Middle5.0 mi · 967
Frequently asked questions
About Maine ElementaryHow many students attend Maine Elementary?
Maine Elementary enrolls approximately 229 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Maine Elementary serve?
Maine Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Maine Elementary have?
Maine Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Maine Elementary?
Student demographics at Maine Elementary are roughly 78% White, 6% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Maine Elementary in?
Maine Elementary is part of Wausau School District.
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