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If you had an hour of school board time for Oconto Falls Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OCONTO FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551095001066
Oconto Falls Elementary
415 E Maria Volk Dr, Oconto Falls, WI 54154 · (920) 848-4476 · Oconto County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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.
- 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
12.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
208 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 67 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Oconto Falls Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
58.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.9% | 58.2% |
| 2023-24 | 56.4% | 66.5% |
% 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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Oconto Falls Elementary
Oconto Falls Elementary's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oconto Falls Elementary this school | 489 | 42.5% | 63.0% |
| Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River Eagle River | 484 | 45.2% | 52.8% |
| Mondovi Elementary Mondovi | 491 | 40.1% | 53.5% |
| Southern Door Elementary Brussels | 482 | 40.2% | 65.5% |
| Peshtigo Elementary Peshtigo | 580 | 42.2% | 61.1% |
| Ronald R Albrecht Elementary Brodhead | 460 | 44.3% | 48.3% |
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 Oconto Falls Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Oconto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #333 of 982 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #426 of 992 ▼ 126 | #4 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #444 of 992 ▲ 4 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #169 of 1,157 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #314 of 901 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #715 of 901 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.5% | #532 of 1,064 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #361 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
489
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 489 | 39.7 | 12.3:1 | 43% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 38.7 | 12.9:1 | 47% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 40.1 | 13.0:1 | 47% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | 40 | 12.8:1 | 42% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 39.9 | 14.2:1 | 36% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 44% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 44% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 571 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 19% (108) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oconto Falls Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (565 to 489); teachers down 1% (39.9 to 39.7).
About Oconto Falls Elementary
Oconto Falls Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school with an address in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin. It serves 489 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students.
Oconto Falls Public School District has a total of 4 schools and 1,664 students, Oconto Falls Elementary among them.
White students are the large majority at Oconto Falls Elementary, with 88% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 7% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Oconto Falls Elementary has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 12.3:1 comes from the school's 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 43% of students at Oconto Falls Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Oconto Falls Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Oconto Falls Elementary would score about 51.5%. It scores 63.0%, 11.5 points above that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Oconto County, median household income is about $75,049, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 18 public schools operate in Oconto County, serving about 4,349 students.
The closest public school, Oconto Falls High, is about 0.2 miles from Oconto Falls Elementary. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Oconto Falls Elementary ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
Oconto Falls Elementary is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Oconto Falls Elementary went from 514 students to 489.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Oconto County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,589
Census ACS
Median income
$75,049
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,349 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oconto Falls Public School District
- Oconto Falls HighHigh · 511 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 377 students
- Abrams ElementaryElementary · 287 students
Other schools in Oconto Falls
- Oconto Falls HighHigh · 511 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 377 students
Nearby schools
- Oconto Falls High0.2 mi · 511
- Washington Middle0.6 mi · 377
- Abrams Elementary7.0 mi · 287
- Lena Elementary7.0 mi · 180
- Lena High7.0 mi · 124
- Fairview Elementary8.7 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About Oconto Falls ElementaryHow large is Oconto Falls Elementary?
Oconto Falls Elementary enrolls approximately 489 students in grades PK-05.
Is Oconto Falls Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oconto Falls Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oconto Falls Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oconto Falls Elementary is approximately 12.3:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Oconto Falls Elementary?
Oconto Falls Elementary reports a student body of 88% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Oconto Falls Elementary?
Oconto Falls Elementary is overseen by Oconto Falls Public School District in Oconto County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.