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What's one thing Muir Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 182 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTAGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551206002310
Muir Elementary
2600 Woodcrest Dr, Portage, WI 53901 · (608) 742-5531 · Columbia County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
10.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
209 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 97 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 25% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Muir Elementary→Wayne Bartels Middle
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Portage Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
44.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.3% | 44.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 44.1% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Muir Elementary
Muir Elementary's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muir Elementary this school | 439 | 47.6% | 43.6% |
| Van Buren Elementary Janesville | 408 | 47.1% | 65.2% |
| Horace Mann Elementary Neenah | 401 | 50.1% | 48.3% |
| La Grange Elementary Tomah | 400 | 47.5% | 52.3% |
| Barlow Park Elementary School Ripon | 398 | 44.7% | N/A |
| Roosevelt Elementary Janesville | 412 | 50.7% | 73.6% |
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 Muir Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #724 of 982 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #670 of 992 ▲ 31 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #758 of 992 ▲ 23 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #259 of 1,157 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #106 of 901 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #454 of 901 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #452 of 1,064 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.7% | #32 of 240 | 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
439
+140 (+47%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 439 | 41.1 | 10.7:1 | 48% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 44.9 | 10.4:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 41.7 | 10.1:1 | 51% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 299 | 27 | 11.1:1 | 47% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 28.2 | 12.1:1 | 38% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 54% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 35 | 12.6:1 | 39% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 32 | 13.5:1 | 21% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 670 | 42 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Muir Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (341 to 439); teachers up 45% (28.2 to 41.1).
About Muir Elementary
Muir Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Portage, Wisconsin. Students in grades 2 through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 439 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students.
Across its 8 schools, Portage Community School District enrolls 1,956 students. Muir Elementary is one of those schools.
At Muir Elementary, White students make up 77% of the student body. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 91% White. Muir Elementary's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.7:1. That is 4.0 students per teacher below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Muir Elementary reports 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Columbia County averages 32%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Muir Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Muir Elementary scores 43.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Columbia County show that the median household income is $85,351, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Muir Elementary is one of 31 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Muir Elementary is Woodridge Elementary, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Muir Elementary places 4th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place Muir Elementary in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21 the school reported 299 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 439. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Muir Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,272
Census ACS
Median income
$85,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
8,498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Portage Community School District
- Portage HighHigh · 600 students
- Wayne Bartels MiddleMiddle · 422 students
- Woodridge ElementaryElementary · 201 students
- Portage Partnering PreschoolElementary · 129 students
- Lewiston ElementaryElementary · 84 students
- Endeavor ElementaryElementary · 57 students
Other schools in Portage
- Portage HighHigh · 600 students
- Wayne Bartels MiddleMiddle · 422 students
- Woodridge ElementaryElementary · 201 students
- Portage Partnering PreschoolElementary · 129 students
- Lewiston ElementaryElementary · 84 students
- Portage Academy of AchievementHigh · 24 students
Other Muir Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Muir Elementary. Muir Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Muir ElementaryMadison, WI · 377 students
- Muir ElementaryFresno, CA · 469 students
Nearby schools
- Woodridge Elementary0.1 mi · 201
- Portage Partnering Preschool0.2 mi · 129
- Portage High0.2 mi · 600
- Portage Academy of Achievement0.2 mi · 24
- Wayne Bartels Middle0.2 mi · 422
- DOC: Columbia Correctional Institution1.4 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About Muir ElementaryHow large is Muir Elementary?
Muir Elementary enrolls approximately 439 students in grades 02-05.
Is Muir Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Muir Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many teachers does Muir Elementary have?
Muir Elementary employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Muir Elementary?
Student demographics at Muir Elementary are roughly 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Muir Elementary?
Muir Elementary is overseen by Portage Community School District in Columbia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.