Enrollment
115
Elementary
DISTRICT 113 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEPIN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551158001531
Pepin Elementary
510 Pine St, Pepin, WI 54759 · (715) 442-2391 · Pepin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL115 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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.
- C+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
9.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
39 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 8 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (18).
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%
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
Pepin Elementary→Pepin High
Based on grade levels within Pepin Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
61.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +7.5pp 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 62 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.3% | 61.7% |
| 2023-24 | 52.5% | 54.2% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Pepin Elementary
Pepin Elementary's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepin Elementary this school | 115 | 33.9% | 56.8% |
| John Hustis Elementary Hustisford | 117 | 35.0% | 67.0% |
| Monticello Elementary Monticello | 131 | 34.4% | 54.1% |
| Chain Exploration Center Waupaca | 139 | 33.1% | 74.7% |
| Wausau Area Montessori Charter School Wausau | 121 | 30.6% | 67.4% |
| Elmwood Elementary Elmwood | 130 | 39.2% | 65.0% |
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 Pepin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #483 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #363 of 992 ▲ 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #274 of 992 ▲ 262 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 115 | #1,062 of 1,157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.9% | #675 of 1,064 |
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
115
-7 (-6%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 194
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 115 | 12.5 | 9.2:1 | 34% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 114 | 11.8 | 9.7:1 | 32% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 114 | 11.7 | 9.8:1 | 18% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 122 | 11 | 11.1:1 | 16% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 141 | 12.5 | 11.3:1 | 23% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 145 | 11 | 13.2:1 | 29% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 126 | 11 | 11.4:1 | 40% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 141 | 9 | 15.7:1 | 25% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 194 | 17 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pepin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (141 to 115); teachers unchanged (12.5 to 12.5).
About Pepin Elementary
Pepin Elementary is a small elementary school in Pepin, Wisconsin. The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 115 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Wisconsin) has about 323 students.
Pepin Elementary is a school in Pepin Area School District. The district has 2 schools and 225 students.
Pepin Elementary's enrollment is 92% White. The next largest groups are 3% Hispanic and 3% Black. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. 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.
Teachers at the school number 12.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.2:1. This ratio sits 5.5 below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Roughly 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Pepin County average 35%.
allk12 grades Pepin Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Pepin Elementary is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 56.8%. Predicted: 56.8%.
In Pepin County (population about 7,431), the median household income is $75,256, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Pepin Elementary is one of 5 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Pepin High, is less than a tenth of a mile from Pepin Elementary. There are 5 other public schools within ten miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Pepin Elementary is 2nd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment decrease, from 122 in 2020-21 to 115 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.1:1 in 2020-21 to 9.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Pepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,431
Census ACS
Median income
$75,256
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,219 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Pepin High0.0 mi · 110
- LINCOLN SECONDARY5.8 mi · 597
- BLUFF VIEW ELEMENTARY6.1 mi · 592
- WABASHA-KELLOGG ELEMENTARY9.0 mi · 205
- WABASHA-KELLOGG SECONDARY9.0 mi · 251
- Alma High11.6 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About Pepin ElementaryHow large is Pepin Elementary?
Pepin Elementary enrolls approximately 115 students in grades PK-06.
Is Pepin Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pepin Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pepin Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pepin Elementary is approximately 9.2:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pepin Elementary?
Pepin Elementary reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Pepin Elementary?
Pepin Elementary is overseen by Pepin Area School District in Pepin County.
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