Enrollment
139
Elementary
DISTRICT 113 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEECHER-DUNBAR-PEMBINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551155001529
Pembine Elementary
N18775 Sauld St, Pembine, WI 54156 · (715) 324-5314 · Marinette County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
93 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 13 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (12).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Pembine Elementary→Pembine High
Based on grade levels within Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +13.4pp since 2023
Math
45.1%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.4% | 45.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 44.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Pembine Elementary
Pembine Elementary's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pembine Elementary this school | 139 | 66.9% | 55.9% |
| Prentice Elementary Prentice | 133 | 61.7% | 53.9% |
| Marengo Valley Elementary Ashland | 184 | 67.9% | 55.1% |
| North Elementary Antigo | 154 | 72.1% | 36.8% |
| Redgranite Elementary Redgranite | 130 | 63.1% | 33.1% |
| Flambeau Elementary Tony | 188 | 71.3% | 45.3% |
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 Pembine Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Marinette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #510 of 982 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #664 of 992 ▲ 33 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #272 of 992 ▲ 312 | #1 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #1,014 of 1,157 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.9% | #207 of 1,064 | #1 of 8 |
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
139
+19 (+16%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 191
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 139 | 12.2 | 11.4:1 | 67% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 159 | 12.1 | 13.2:1 | 58% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 142 | 12.6 | 11.3:1 | 66% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 120 | 13 | 9.2:1 | 65% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 121 | 12.1 | 10.0:1 | 59% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 133 | 12 | 11.1:1 | 68% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 126 | 10 | 12.6:1 | 66% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 148 | 14 | 10.6:1 | 39% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 191 | 14 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pembine Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (121 to 139); teachers up 1% (12.1 to 12.2).
About Pembine Elementary
Pembine Elementary is a small elementary school located in Pembine, Wisconsin. The school's 139 students are in pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students each.
In Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District, 2 schools enroll a combined 226 students.
White students are the large majority at Pembine Elementary, with 91% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 4% multiracial and 2% Native American. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. Pembine Elementary has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 11.4 students per teacher and 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 44% average for public schools in Marinette County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Pembine Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools. It scores 55.9%; the prediction is 36.6%.
Within Marinette County, median household income is about $63,809, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 22 public schools in Marinette County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,654.
Nearest public school: Pembine High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Pembine Elementary at 4th of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Federal counts put enrollment at 120 in 2020-21 and 139 in 2024-25, a 16% increase. Federal data show the ratio rising from 9.2:1 to 11.4:1.
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Marinette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,046
Census ACS
Median income
$63,809
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,654 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District
- Pembine HighHigh · 87 students
Nearby schools
- Pembine High0.0 mi · 87
- Niagara High10.1 mi · 184
- Niagara Elementary10.1 mi · 271
- Vulcan Middle School11.1 mi · 141
- Norway Elementary School11.1 mi · 242
- Norway High School11.1 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Pembine ElementaryHow large is Pembine Elementary?
Pembine Elementary enrolls approximately 139 students in grades PK-06.
Is Pembine Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pembine Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Pembine Elementary?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Pembine Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Pembine Elementary?
Student demographics at Pembine Elementary are roughly 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Pembine Elementary public or private?
Pembine Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School District.
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