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Pardeeville Elementary

503 E Chestnut St, Pardeeville, WI 53954 · (608) 429-2151 · Columbia County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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

Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 323
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
131 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K4012%
Kindergarten5717%
Grade 14915%
Grade 24915%
Grade 36921%
Grade 46720%

This year's kindergarten class (57) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (67).

Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
30592%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
113%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Two+
134%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
18054%
Female
15146%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Pardeeville Elementary→Pardeeville Middle→Pardeeville High
Based on grade levels within Pardeeville Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
53.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
54.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.9pp 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 54 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 have held steady.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2553.4%54.1%
2023-2453.2%55.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Pardeeville Elementary

Pardeeville Elementary's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Pardeeville Elementary this school33139.6%58.0%
Hillcrest Elementary
Chippewa Falls
34438.7%48.9%
Lien Elementary
Amery
29940.8%78.8%
Birnamwood Elementary
Birnamwood
35937.6%58.3%
Westby Elementary
Westby
27739.0%55.3%
Iola-Scandinavia Elementary
Iola
29336.9%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 Pardeeville Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Columbia County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#455 of 982#6 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
54.1%#516 of 992
▲ 25
#7 of 9
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
53.4%#479 of 992
▲ 39
#6 of 9
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
331#519 of 1,157#6 of 14
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.2:1#454 of 901#8 of 9
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
14.8%#836 of 901#6 of 9
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
39.6%#581 of 1,064#4 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.5%#596 of 664N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
331
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253312513.2:140% (131)
2023-243302612.7:139% (128)
2022-233552514.2:139% (137)
2020-213332712.3:136% (119)
2017-1834328.312.1:134% (118)
2015-163482812.4:139% (137)
2010-113132413.0:131% (96)
2000-014752618.3:118% (86)
1990-913712018.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pardeeville Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 3% (343 to 331); teachers down 12% (28.3 to 25).

About Pardeeville Elementary

Pardeeville Elementary is one of the public schools in Pardeeville, Wisconsin. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 331 students are in pre-K through 4.

Enrollment across the 3 schools in Pardeeville Area School District totals 863 students.

White students make up 92% of enrollment at Pardeeville Elementary. Next come 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The White share in Columbia County as a whole is similar, at about 91%. The school's diversity index is 15%, meaning two students picked at random have a 15% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school has about 13.2 students per teacher and 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.

allk12 grades Pardeeville Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 53.4% at Pardeeville Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.0%.

Columbia County has about 58,272 residents, and the median household income is $85,351, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Columbia County has 31 public schools and roughly 8,498 students.

The nearest public school is Pardeeville High, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 48.8%, lower than Pardeeville Elementary's 58.0%.

Pardeeville Elementary falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 331, starting from 333.

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Columbia County at a glance

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Population
58,272
Census ACS
Median income
$85,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
8,498 students

Quick facts

School name
Pardeeville Elementary
District
Pardeeville Area School District
Address
503 E Chestnut St, Pardeeville, WI 53954
Phone
(608) 429-2151
County
Columbia County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
331
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
13.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
131 (40%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
551137001517
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Pardeeville Elementary
How large is Pardeeville Elementary?
Pardeeville Elementary enrolls approximately 331 students in grades PK-04.
Is Pardeeville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pardeeville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Pardeeville Elementary have?
Pardeeville Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pardeeville Elementary?
At Pardeeville Elementary, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Pardeeville Elementary public or private?
Pardeeville Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pardeeville Area School District.
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