Mound View Elementary

Set in Elk Mound, Wisconsin, Mound View Elementary is a reasonably sized K-5 school, run under Elk Mound Area School District. It instructs 456 students across grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Mound View Elementary sits 41% above that benchmark.

Elk Mound Area School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,172 students. Mound View Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Mound View Elementary reports that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder is composed of 7% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Dunn County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mound View Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.9%; this one delivers 68.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Dunn County put the typical household earns roughly $74,824 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Mound View Elementary is one of 17 public schools in Dunn County (combined enrollment of about 5,848 students).

Nearest neighbor: Elk Mound High, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mound View Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 57.3%.

Mound View Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mound View Elementary has contracted 8%, going from 498 students in 2018 to 456 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.