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What's the most underrated thing about Medford Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
587
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDFORD AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550894002361
Medford Elementary
1065 W Broadway Ave, Medford, WI 54451 · (715) 748-2316 · Taylor County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
242 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 88 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (108).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Medford Area Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
64.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.1% | 64.5% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 63.4% |
% 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Medford Elementary
Medford Elementary's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medford Elementary this school | 587 | 41.2% | 58.0% |
| Rock River Intermediate Waupun | 585 | 39.7% | 52.5% |
| Peshtigo Elementary Peshtigo | 580 | 42.2% | 61.1% |
| Mondovi Elementary Mondovi | 491 | 40.1% | 53.5% |
| Southern Door Elementary Brussels | 482 | 40.2% | 65.5% |
| Clinton Elementary Clinton | 541 | 40.9% | 55.8% |
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 Medford Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #456 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #305 of 992 ▲ 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #509 of 992 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #68 of 1,157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #516 of 901 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #762 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #552 of 1,064 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #550 of 664 |
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
587
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 701
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 587 | 43.2 | 13.6:1 | 41% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 595 | 45.1 | 13.2:1 | 49% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 42.8 | 13.8:1 | 45% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 43 | 13.5:1 | 44% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 41.1 | 15.2:1 | 33% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 657 | 39 | 16.9:1 | 45% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 43% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 618 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 20% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 701 | 40 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Medford Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (624 to 587); teachers up 5% (41.1 to 43.2).
About Medford Elementary
Medford Elementary is a public elementary school run by Medford Area Public School District in Medford, Wisconsin. In all, 587 students attend the school in pre-K through 4. It has 82% more students than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin (about 323).
Medford Elementary is a school in Medford Area Public School District. The district has 5 schools and 4,282 students.
Of every 100 students at Medford Elementary, about 89 are White. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
The school lists 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Compared with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 41% of the student body.
On the allk12 Grade, Medford Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 54% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Medford Elementary would be expected to post about 52.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.0%.
In Taylor County, median household income comes to about $69,350, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Taylor County counts 11 public schools with about 5,123 students.
Medford High is about 0.2 miles from Medford Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Medford Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 581 to 587, a small change.
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Taylor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,024
Census ACS
Median income
$69,350
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
5,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Medford Area Public School District
- Rural Virtual AcademyCombined · 2,259 students
- Medford HighHigh · 667 students
- Medford MiddleMiddle · 566 students
- Stetsonville ElementaryElementary · 203 students
Other schools in Medford
- Rural Virtual AcademyCombined · 2,259 students
- Medford HighHigh · 667 students
- Medford MiddleMiddle · 566 students
Other Medford Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Medford Elementary. Medford Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- MEDFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPATCHOGUE, NY · 513 students
- Medford ElementaryMEDFORD, MN · 466 students
- Medford Elementary SchoolMedford, OK · 240 students
Nearby schools
- Medford High0.2 mi · 667
- Medford Middle1.5 mi · 566
- Rural Virtual Academy1.8 mi · 2,259
- Stetsonville Elementary5.1 mi · 203
- Abbotsford Elementary13.5 mi · 374
- Abbotsford Middle/Senior High13.5 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Medford ElementaryHow many students attend Medford Elementary?
Medford Elementary enrolls approximately 587 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Medford Elementary serve?
Medford Elementary serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Medford Elementary have?
Medford Elementary employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Medford Elementary?
At Medford Elementary, the student body is approximately 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Medford Elementary in?
Medford Elementary is part of Medford Area Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.