Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 275 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEILLSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551035001356
Neillsville Elementary
504 E 5th St, Neillsville, WI 54456 · (715) 743-8710 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
191 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 47 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Neillsville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
51.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.7% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 51.9% | 55.7% |
% 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 Neillsville Elementary
Neillsville Elementary's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neillsville Elementary this school | 399 | 47.9% | 57.1% |
| Stanley Elementary Stanley | 437 | 48.3% | 66.9% |
| Colfax Elementary Colfax | 398 | 45.7% | 62.6% |
| Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary Chetek | 429 | 45.0% | 61.3% |
| Osseo-Fairchild Elementary Osseo | 367 | 46.0% | 50.7% |
| Pittsville Elementary Pittsville | 357 | 46.2% | 58.7% |
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 Neillsville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #479 of 982 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #566 of 992 ▼ 40 | #4 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #499 of 992 ▲ 55 | #1 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #351 of 1,157 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #392 of 901 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #728 of 901 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.9% | #447 of 1,064 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.4% | #211 of 664 | #3 of 6 |
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
399
+51 (+15%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 399 | 31.1 | 12.8:1 | 48% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 31.8 | 12.8:1 | 51% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 32.1 | 12.3:1 | 49% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 32 | 10.9:1 | 42% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 36.3 | 13.8:1 | 43% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 40% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 48% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 31% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 596 | 36 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Neillsville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (501 to 399); teachers down 14% (36.3 to 31.1).
About Neillsville Elementary
Neillsville Elementary is an elementary school in Neillsville, Wisconsin, according to federal school records. Enrollment stands at 399 students, covering pre-K through 5. It has 24% more students than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin (about 323).
Neillsville School District has 825 students spread across 3 schools.
Roughly 88% of students at Neillsville Elementary are White. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic, 3% Native American, and 2% Black. Clark County residents are about 91% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Neillsville Elementary is 21%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Neillsville Elementary, there are about 12.8 students; the school has 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Neillsville Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 48%.
On the allk12 Grade, Neillsville Elementary lands at B, ahead of 58% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Neillsville Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools: 57.1% actual against 48.3% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Clark County show that median household income comes to about $67,400, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clark County counts 21 public schools with about 4,522 students.
Measured in a straight line, Neillsville Middle is less than a tenth of a mile from Neillsville Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The school's 57.1% average proficiency ranks 1st among 9 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Neillsville Elementary the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Neillsville Elementary had a net gain of 51 students, or 15%. The number of students per teacher increased from 10.9 to 12.8 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Neillsville Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,739
Census ACS
Median income
$67,400
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,522 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Neillsville School District
- Neillsville HighHigh · 246 students
- Neillsville MiddleMiddle · 180 students
Other schools in Neillsville
- Neillsville HighHigh · 246 students
- Neillsville MiddleMiddle · 180 students
Nearby schools
- Neillsville Middle0.0 mi · 180
- Neillsville High0.1 mi · 246
- Granton High6.6 mi · 112
- Granton Elementary6.6 mi · 132
- Loyal Elementary12.9 mi · 183
- Loyal Middle School12.9 mi · 108
Frequently asked questions
About Neillsville ElementaryHow large is Neillsville Elementary?
Neillsville Elementary enrolls approximately 399 students in grades PK-05.
Is Neillsville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Neillsville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Neillsville Elementary have?
Neillsville Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is Neillsville Elementary?
Neillsville Elementary reports a student body of 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Neillsville Elementary in?
Neillsville Elementary is part of Neillsville School District.
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