Enrollment
221
Elementary
DISTRICT 157 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OWEN-WITHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551131001509
Owen-Withee Elementary
832 W 3rd St, Owen, WI 54460 · (715) 229-4488 · Clark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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.
- 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
11.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
122 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 31 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 Owen-Withee School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
52.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.1% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% | 58.0% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Owen-Withee Elementary
Owen-Withee Elementary's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen-Withee Elementary this school | 221 | 55.2% | 52.8% |
| Washington Elementary Beaver Dam | 260 | 52.7% | 74.3% |
| Sawyer Elementary Sturgeon Bay | 223 | 52.9% | N/A |
| Sharon Community Sharon | 197 | 58.4% | 59.3% |
| Weyauwega Elementary Weyauwega | 257 | 52.1% | 59.0% |
| Sunrise Elementary Sturgeon Bay | 214 | 49.5% | 58.4% |
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 Owen-Withee Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #577 of 982 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #544 of 992 ▼ 63 | #3 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #719 of 992 ▲ 49 | #4 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #849 of 1,157 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #149 of 901 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #501 of 901 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #338 of 1,064 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #236 of 664 | #4 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
221
-12 (-5%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 221 | 19.9 | 11.1:1 | 55% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 19.2 | 11.2:1 | 58% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 213 | 22.5 | 9.5:1 | 58% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 22 | 10.6:1 | 60% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 24.3 | 11.3:1 | 53% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 54% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 24 | 12.6:1 | 50% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 38% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 28 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owen-Withee Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (273 to 221); teachers down 18% (24.3 to 19.9).
About Owen-Withee Elementary
This page covers Owen-Withee Elementary, a small elementary school in Owen, Wisconsin. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 221 students. The average among elementary schools in Wisconsin is roughly 323 students; this school is 32% smaller than that.
Owen-Withee School District counts 472 students in its 3 schools, and Owen-Withee Elementary is one of them.
Owen-Withee Elementary's enrollment is 79% White. Next come 15% Hispanic. That compares with about 91% White among all Clark County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Owen-Withee Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.1:1, with 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 55% of enrollment. Across public schools in Clark County, the average is about the same, 53%.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Owen-Withee Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Owen-Withee Elementary is +9.0 points: 52.8% actual, 43.8% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Clark County, median household income is about $67,400, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 13%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Owen-Withee Elementary is among the 21 public schools in Clark County.
The closest public school, Owen-Withee High, is less than a tenth of a mile from Owen-Withee Elementary. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Owen-Withee Elementary is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Owen-Withee Elementary's location as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was 233 in 2020-21 and 221 in 2024-25, a decrease of 12 students.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Owen-Withee School District
- Owen-Withee HighHigh · 139 students
- Owen-Withee Junior HighMiddle · 112 students
Other schools in Owen
- Owen-Withee HighHigh · 139 students
- Owen-Withee Junior HighMiddle · 112 students
Nearby schools
- Owen-Withee High0.0 mi · 139
- Owen-Withee Junior High0.0 mi · 112
- Thorp Elementary10.5 mi · 321
- Thorp High10.5 mi · 181
- Abbotsford Elementary12.1 mi · 374
- Abbotsford Middle/Senior High12.1 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Owen-Withee ElementaryHow large is Owen-Withee Elementary?
Owen-Withee Elementary enrolls approximately 221 students in grades PK-05.
Is Owen-Withee Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Owen-Withee Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Owen-Withee Elementary have?
Owen-Withee Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
How diverse is Owen-Withee Elementary?
Owen-Withee Elementary reports a student body of 79% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Owen-Withee Elementary in?
Owen-Withee Elementary is part of Owen-Withee School District.
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