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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINERAL POINT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550966001275

Mineral Point Elementary

611 Cothern St, Mineral Point, WI 53565 · (608) 987-0711 · Iowa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
  • A-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

Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 323
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
77 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K5414%
Kindergarten5815%
Grade 14111%
Grade 25414%
Grade 36718%
Grade 44612%
Grade 55715%

This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (57).

Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
35594%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
72%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
103%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
19953%
Female
17847%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Mineral Point Elementary→Mineral Point Middle→Mineral Point High
Based on grade levels within Mineral Point Unified 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
63.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
66.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2563.6%66.7%
2023-2467.6%68.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Mineral Point Elementary

Mineral Point Elementary's state test result (70.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Mineral Point Elementary this school37720.4%70.5%
Cambridge Elementary
Cambridge
39922.1%65.8%
Bay Harbor Elementary
Suamico
34420.3%69.0%
Poynette Elementary
Poynette
41622.6%68.1%
New Glarus Elementary
New Glarus
41920.0%72.0%
Allenton Elementary
Allenton
41717.3%83.0%
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 Mineral Point Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Iowa County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
70.5%#183 of 982#2 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
66.7%#264 of 992
▲ 1
#4 of 6
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.6%#263 of 992
▼ 60
#2 of 6
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
377#402 of 1,157#3 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.4:1#479 of 901N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
11.2%#877 of 901N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
20.4%#883 of 1,064#5 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+4.7%#149 of 240N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
377
+16 (+4%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 302
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537728.213.4:120% (77)
2023-2436627.813.2:125% (90)
2022-233542713.1:124% (86)
2020-213612713.4:131% (112)
2017-1836026.813.4:127% (96)
2015-163512613.5:130% (107)
2010-113502315.2:125% (87)
2000-014272616.4:111% (47)
1990-913022015.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mineral Point Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 5% (360 to 377); teachers up 5% (26.8 to 28.2).

About Mineral Point Elementary

Mineral Point Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school located in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. It teaches 377 students in pre-K through 5.

Mineral Point Unified School District has 800 students in 3 schools, and Mineral Point Elementary is one of those schools.

White students are 94% of those enrolled at Mineral Point Elementary. The remaining shares are 3% multiracial. That is in line with Iowa County, where about 93% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 11, compared with 70 nationally.

Based on 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Mineral Point Elementary has a ratio of 13.4:1. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 14.7:1. Income data for the school show 20% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Iowa County is 30%.

Mineral Point Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 75% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.

Mineral Point Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 70.5% is 5.4 points above the 65.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

In Iowa County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $82,182 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Counting Mineral Point Elementary, Iowa County has 15 public schools.

Mineral Point Middle is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Mineral Point Elementary at 1st of 9.

Mineral Point Elementary is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.

Enrollment increased 4% over 4 years, reaching 377 in 2024-25.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Mineral Point Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.

Iowa County at a glance

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Population
23,867
Census ACS
Median income
$82,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,373 students

Quick facts

School name
Mineral Point Elementary
District
Mineral Point Unified School District
Address
611 Cothern St, Mineral Point, WI 53565
Phone
(608) 987-0711
County
Iowa County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
377
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
77 (20%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
550966001275
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Mineral Point Elementary
How large is Mineral Point Elementary?
Mineral Point Elementary enrolls approximately 377 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mineral Point Elementary serve?
Mineral Point Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mineral Point Elementary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Mineral Point Elementary.
How diverse is Mineral Point Elementary?
Mineral Point Elementary reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Mineral Point Elementary?
Mineral Point Elementary is overseen by Mineral Point Unified School District in Iowa County.
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