Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 154 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOMAH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551491001935
Miller Elementary
813 Oak Ave, Tomah, WI 54660 · (608) 374-7026 · Monroe County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
128 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 Tomah Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -9.7pp since 2023
Math
37.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.6% | 37.9% |
| 2023-24 | 45.3% | 41.9% |
% 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Miller Elementary
Miller Elementary's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Elementary this school | 245 | 52.2% | 40.1% |
| Weyauwega Elementary Weyauwega | 257 | 52.1% | 59.0% |
| Manawa Elementary Manawa | 221 | 52.0% | 55.6% |
| Washington Elementary Merrill | 257 | 55.6% | 54.8% |
| Grayside Elementary Mauston | 244 | 55.7% | 46.9% |
| Stetsonville Elementary Stetsonville | 203 | 52.2% | 67.9% |
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 Miller Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #752 of 982 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #756 of 992 ▼ 36 | #6 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #787 of 992 ▼ 113 | #7 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #794 of 1,157 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #196 of 901 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.6% | #529 of 901 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #376 of 1,064 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #519 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
245
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 362
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 8.7:1
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 | 245 | 21.3 | 11.5:1 | 52% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 21.3 | 11.2:1 | 58% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 23.3 | 10.8:1 | 52% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 28 | 8.7:1 | 43% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 20.4 | 12.9:1 | 47% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 265 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 50% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 51% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 306 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 25% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 362 | 21 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miller Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (264 to 245); teachers up 4% (20.4 to 21.3).
About Miller Elementary
In Tomah, Wisconsin, Miller Elementary is a small elementary school. A federal count lists 245 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
In Tomah Area School District, 12 schools enroll a combined 2,970 students.
The large majority of students at Miller Elementary, 81%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 90%. By the diversity index, Miller Elementary comes in at 33%.
Dividing enrollment by its 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. Miller Elementary reports 52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
In Wisconsin, Miller Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 40.1% actual against a predicted 45.6%.
Federal survey data for Monroe County show that median household income is about $69,467, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 23 public schools operate in Monroe County, serving about 6,845 students.
Of nearby public schools, Tomah Middle is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Miller Elementary is 4th of 6 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 244 to 245. The ratio was 8.7:1 in 2020-21 and 11.5:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Miller Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,208
Census ACS
Median income
$69,467
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tomah Area School District
- Tomah HighHigh · 882 students
- Tomah MiddleMiddle · 663 students
- La Grange ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Lemonweir ElementaryElementary · 249 students
- Warrens ElementaryElementary · 133 students
- Wyeville ElementaryElementary · 98 students
Other schools in Tomah
- Tomah HighHigh · 882 students
- Tomah MiddleMiddle · 663 students
- La Grange ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Lemonweir ElementaryElementary · 249 students
- Oakdale ElementaryElementary · 90 students
- Tomah Area Montessori SchoolElementary · 72 students
Other Miller Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 12 states are named Miller Elementary. Miller Elementary is the 15th largest of the 17.
- Miller ElemDodge City, KS · 780 students
- Miller Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 675 students
- Miller ElementarySan Diego, CA · 611 students
- Miller Elementary SchoolDEARBORN, MI · 575 students
- Miller Elementary SchoolLITTLE ELM, TX · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Tomah Middle0.1 mi · 663
- Tomah High0.3 mi · 882
- Timber PUPS Learning Center0.5 mi · 32
- Lemonweir Elementary1.2 mi · 249
- Robert Kupper Learning Center1.4 mi · 41
- Tomah Area Montessori School2.0 mi · 72
Frequently asked questions
About Miller ElementaryHow many students attend Miller Elementary?
Miller Elementary enrolls approximately 245 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Miller Elementary serve?
Miller Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Miller Elementary?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Miller Elementary.
How diverse is Miller Elementary?
Miller Elementary reports a student body of 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Miller Elementary?
Miller Elementary is overseen by Tomah Area School District in Monroe County.
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