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Enrollment
506
Elementary
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINOCQUA J1 SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550969001278
Minocqua Elementary
7450 Titus Dr, Minocqua, WI 54548 · (715) 356-5206 · Oneida County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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.
- A-Beats 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
10.5:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
164 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 27 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 25% smaller than its 8th grade class (59).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
62.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.8% | 62.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.6% | 62.8% |
% 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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Minocqua Elementary
Minocqua Elementary's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minocqua Elementary this school | 506 | 32.4% | 68.0% |
| Northwestern Elementary Poplar | 515 | 31.8% | 59.7% |
| Altoona Elementary Altoona | 555 | 33.5% | 57.6% |
| Glenbrook Elementary Pulaski | 519 | 28.9% | 61.7% |
| New Richmond Hillside Elementary New Richmond | 570 | 35.1% | 54.7% |
| Crivitz Elementary Crivitz | 470 | 35.5% | 56.0% |
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 Minocqua Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Oneida County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #229 of 982 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #341 of 992 ▲ 34 | #3 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #241 of 992 ▼ 64 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #143 of 1,157 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #93 of 901 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.8% | #643 of 901 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #699 of 1,064 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #619 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
506
-49 (-9%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 616
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 506 | 48 | 10.5:1 | 32% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 54 | 10.3:1 | 35% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 56 | 9.8:1 | 34% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 555 | 54 | 10.3:1 | 42% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 42.9 | 12.1:1 | 36% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 38 | 11.9:1 | 44% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 40 | 13.1:1 | 27% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 649 | 46 | 14.1:1 | 23% (152) |
| 1990-91 | 616 | 32 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Minocqua Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (520 to 506); teachers up 12% (42.9 to 48).
About Minocqua Elementary
Minocqua Elementary is an elementary school in Minocqua, Wisconsin, according to federal school records. The school enrolls 506 students, from pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Wisconsin) has about 323 students.
Minocqua Elementary is one school in a 2-school district, Minocqua J1 School District, which enrolls 508 students.
About 86% of the student body at Minocqua Elementary is White. The remaining students are 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Native American. Among people living in Oneida County, the White share is about 94%. Minocqua Elementary's diversity index is 26%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Minocqua Elementary total 48 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The school counts 164 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 32%. It compares with 42% for public schools in Oneida County.
The allk12 Grade for Minocqua Elementary is A-. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 82% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Minocqua Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (68.0%) and its predicted rate (57.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools.
Across Oneida County, the median household income is $69,371, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Oneida County has 15 public schools and roughly 3,949 students.
Lakeland High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.4 miles away. Within five miles of Minocqua Elementary, there are 3 other public schools. On proficiency, Minocqua Elementary is ahead of the 55.6% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment decrease, from 555 in 2020-21 to 506 in 2024-25.
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Oneida County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,167
Census ACS
Median income
$69,371
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,949 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Minocqua J1 School District
- Lakeland STAR School--Strong Talented Adventurous RemarkableMiddle · 2 students
Other schools in Minocqua
- Lakeland HighHigh · 696 students
- Lakeland STAR Acad (LSA)High · 21 students
- Lakeland STAR School--Strong Talented Adventurous RemarkableMiddle · 2 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeland High4.4 mi · 696
- Lakeland STAR School--Strong Talented Adventurous Remarkable4.4 mi · 2
- Lakeland STAR Acad (LSA)4.5 mi · 21
- Arbor Vitae-Woodruff Elementary7.2 mi · 514
- Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center (NPMLC)12.3 mi · 69
- Northland Pines Elementary-St Germain12.3 mi · 87
Frequently asked questions
About Minocqua ElementaryHow large is Minocqua Elementary?
Minocqua Elementary enrolls approximately 506 students in grades PK-08.
Is Minocqua Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Minocqua Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Minocqua Elementary have?
Minocqua Elementary employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
How diverse is Minocqua Elementary?
Minocqua Elementary reports a student body of 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Minocqua Elementary in?
Minocqua Elementary is part of Minocqua J1 School District.
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