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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WISCONSIN RAPIDS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551707002781

Mead Elementary

241 17th Ave S, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495 · (715) 424-6777 · Wood County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
Enrollment
266
Elementary
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 323
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
208 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Kindergarten
49
Grade 1
42
Grade 2
42
Grade 3
51
Grade 4
37
Grade 5
45
Student demographics
White
17365%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Hispanic
2811%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 15%
Black
73%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 9%
Asian
166%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4%
Two+
3915%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
13852%
Female
12848%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Mead Elementary→Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle
Based on grade levels within Wisconsin Rapids School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
33.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -11.5pp since 2023
Math
37.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.

Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% 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 14 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 2024-25
Enrollment
266
-101 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 11.0:1
% White
65%
was 76%
% Hispanic
11%
was 7%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
6%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Mead Elementary

Mead Elementary is a close-knit elementary school in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, overseen by Wisconsin Rapids School District. The school serves 266 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Wisconsin Rapids School District comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 4,578 students; Mead Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Mead Elementary lists that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

On the resource side, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.5:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Wood County's rate of about 43%.

With demographic context factored in, Mead Elementary sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 29.7%; actual is 43.9%, +14.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wood County) records that median household earnings sit near $67,989, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wood County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,849 students), Mead Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mead Elementary at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 52.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 28%: 367 students in 2018 compared to 266 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 76% to 65% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

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Wood County at a glance

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Population
74,004
Census ACS
Median income
$67,989
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
10,849 students

Quick facts

School name
Mead Elementary
District
Wisconsin Rapids School District
Address
241 17th Ave S, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495
Phone
(715) 424-6777
County
Wood County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
266
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
9.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
208 (78%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
551707002781
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Mead Elementary
How many students attend Mead Elementary?
Mead Elementary enrolls approximately 266 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mead Elementary serve?
Mead Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mead Elementary have?
Mead Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Mead Elementary?
Student demographics at Mead Elementary are roughly 65% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Mead Elementary in?
Mead Elementary is part of Wisconsin Rapids School District.
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