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Which teacher or staff member at New Holstein Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HOLSTEIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551053001378
New Holstein Elementary
2226 Park Ave, New Holstein, WI 53061 · (920) 898-4208 · Calumet County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- BTest 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
14.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
130 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 64 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
20%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 New Holstein School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
70.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.7% | 70.5% |
| 2023-24 | 52.1% | 60.5% |
% 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 New Holstein Elementary
New Holstein Elementary's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Holstein Elementary this school | 437 | 29.7% | 60.6% |
| East Elementary Milton | 409 | 28.6% | 51.3% |
| Valders Elementary Valders | 411 | 29.2% | 43.7% |
| Auburndale Elementary Auburndale | 421 | 27.1% | 67.6% |
| Schultz Elementary Mishicot | 455 | 27.9% | 53.1% |
| Shiocton Elementary Shiocton | 517 | 30.4% | 63.9% |
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 New Holstein Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Calumet County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #402 of 982 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #191 of 992 ▲ 228 | #4 of 9 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #344 of 992 ▲ 202 | #5 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #267 of 1,157 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #589 of 901 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.8% | #754 of 901 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.7% | #736 of 1,064 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #476 of 664 | #5 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
437
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 870
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 437 | 31.1 | 14.1:1 | 30% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 26.9 | 16.4:1 | 31% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 29% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 450 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 27% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 31 | 15.5:1 | 21% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 19% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 513 | 37 | 13.9:1 | 26% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 692 | 54 | 12.8:1 | 10% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 870 | 49 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Holstein Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (480 to 437); teachers unchanged (31 to 31.1).
About New Holstein Elementary
New Holstein Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in New Holstein, Wisconsin, (ZIP code 53061). Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 437 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students.
New Holstein School District has 3 schools; together they serve 981 students.
Most students at New Holstein Elementary are White: 89% of enrollment. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic. For comparison, Calumet County is about 88% White. The chance that two students picked at random at New Holstein Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
New Holstein Elementary operates with 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.1:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have a similar average ratio of 14.7:1. New Holstein Elementary reports 30% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 30% average for public schools in Calumet County.
allk12 grades New Holstein Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 59.4% for New Holstein Elementary. The school posts 60.6%, 1.2 points above the prediction.
Among Calumet County residents, median household income is about $88,810, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. New Holstein Elementary is one of 22 public schools in Calumet County, which together enroll about 6,846 students.
The next-closest public school is New Holstein Middle, about 0.5 miles away. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: New Holstein Elementary ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 60.6% versus a 57.3% average.
New Holstein Elementary is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 450 to 437. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.1:1 to 14.1:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at New Holstein Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Calumet County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,942
Census ACS
Median income
$88,810
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,846 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Holstein School District
- New Holstein HighHigh · 309 students
- New Holstein MiddleMiddle · 235 students
Other schools in New Holstein
- New Holstein HighHigh · 309 students
- New Holstein MiddleMiddle · 235 students
Nearby schools
- New Holstein Middle0.5 mi · 235
- New Holstein High0.5 mi · 309
- Kiel High3.8 mi · 375
- Kiel Middle4.0 mi · 338
- Between the Lakes Virtual Academy4.1 mi · 111
- Kiel eSchool4.1 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About New Holstein ElementaryHow large is New Holstein Elementary?
New Holstein Elementary enrolls approximately 437 students in grades PK-05.
Is New Holstein Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Holstein Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at New Holstein Elementary?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at New Holstein Elementary.
What is the student diversity at New Holstein Elementary?
Student demographics at New Holstein Elementary are roughly 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees New Holstein Elementary?
New Holstein Elementary is overseen by New Holstein School District in Calumet County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.