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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Malone Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551224001591
Malone Elementary
505 Campbell St N, Prescott, WI 54021 · (715) 262-5463 · Pierce County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 46.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
101 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 9 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
17%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Prescott School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
73.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.1% | 73.5% |
| 2023-24 | 70.3% | 71.7% |
% 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
71.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Malone Elementary
Malone Elementary's state test result (71.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malone Elementary this school | 457 | 22.1% | 71.4% |
| Tibbets Elementary Elkhorn | 431 | 23.9% | 80.7% |
| Poynette Elementary Poynette | 416 | 22.6% | 68.1% |
| Zielanis Elementary Kiel | 412 | 23.5% | 67.8% |
| Hortonville Elementary Hortonville | 461 | 19.7% | 63.8% |
| New Glarus Elementary New Glarus | 419 | 20.0% | 72.0% |
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 Malone Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #161 of 982 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #152 of 992 ▲ 49 | #2 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #152 of 992 ▲ 2 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #220 of 1,157 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #610 of 901 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.8% | #809 of 901 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.1% | #860 of 1,064 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #316 of 664 | N/A |
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
457
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 457 | 32.2 | 14.2:1 | 22% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 35.9 | 13.3:1 | 22% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 39.9 | 11.5:1 | 21% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 38 | 11.9:1 | 24% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 37.3 | 14.5:1 | 19% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 569 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 23% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 22% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 10% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 24 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Malone Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (540 to 457); teachers down 14% (37.3 to 32.2).
About Malone Elementary
Students in Prescott, Wisconsin, attend Malone Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 457 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students.
The 4 schools in Prescott School District enroll 1,184 students altogether, Malone Elementary among them.
White students make up 91% of enrollment at Malone Elementary. The remaining shares are 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share in Pierce County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. Malone Elementary's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 32.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.2:1. That matches the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin fairly closely. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Malone Elementary is 22%. That tracks the 23% average for public schools in Pierce County.
Malone Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 71.4%, compared with a predicted 64.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Pierce County show that the median household income is $92,109, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Malone Elementary is one of 26 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Prescott 4K, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Malone Elementary's average proficiency of 71.4% compares with 59.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Malone Elementary as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment went from 451 in 2020-21 to 457 in 2024-25, a change of 6 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.9:1 to 14.2:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Malone Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,584
Census ACS
Median income
$92,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,419 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prescott School District
- Prescott HighHigh · 394 students
- Prescott MiddleMiddle · 254 students
- Prescott 4KElementary · 79 students
Other schools in Prescott
- Prescott HighHigh · 394 students
- Prescott MiddleMiddle · 254 students
- Prescott 4KElementary · 79 students
Other Malone Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Malone Elementary. Malone Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Malone Elementary SchoolMALONE, TX · 63 students
Nearby schools
- Prescott 4K0.0 mi · 79
- Prescott Middle0.3 mi · 254
- Prescott High0.7 mi · 394
- Kennedy Elementary3.0 mi · 461
- STAARS3.7 mi · 8
- Tilden Community Preschool3.7 mi · 35
Frequently asked questions
About Malone ElementaryHow many students attend Malone Elementary?
Malone Elementary enrolls approximately 457 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Malone Elementary serve?
Malone Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Malone Elementary?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Malone Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Malone Elementary?
Student demographics at Malone Elementary are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Malone Elementary?
Malone Elementary is overseen by Prescott School District in Pierce County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.