Oconto Falls Elementary

Set in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin, Oconto Falls Elementary is an expansive elementary-level community, overseen by Oconto Falls Public School District. It hosts 489 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 51% above the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Within Oconto Falls Public School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,664 students, Oconto Falls Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Oconto Falls Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Other groups include 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

On the resource side, On paper, Oconto Falls Elementary has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Oconto Falls Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.5%, the actual is 63.0%, a residual of +11.5 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Oconto County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,049, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Oconto Falls Elementary is one of 18 public schools in Oconto County (combined enrollment of about 4,349 students).

The closest other public school is Oconto Falls High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Oconto Falls Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Oconto Falls Elementary's enrollment has fell 13% since 2018, when it stood at 565 (now 489). Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, 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.