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If you could change one rule at Peshtigo Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
580
Elementary
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PESHTIGO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551161001533
Peshtigo Elementary
341 N Emery Ave, Peshtigo, WI 54157 · (715) 582-3762 · Marinette County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- BTest 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
15.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
245 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 68 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (82).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Peshtigo School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -5.7pp since 2023
Math
61.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.8% | 61.3% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 60.9% |
% 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Peshtigo Elementary
Peshtigo Elementary's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peshtigo Elementary this school | 580 | 42.2% | 61.1% |
| Medford Elementary Medford | 587 | 41.2% | 58.0% |
| Oconto Falls Elementary Oconto Falls | 489 | 42.5% | 63.0% |
| Mondovi Elementary Mondovi | 491 | 40.1% | 53.5% |
| Rock River Intermediate Waupun | 585 | 39.7% | 52.5% |
| Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River Eagle River | 484 | 45.2% | 52.8% |
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 Peshtigo Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Marinette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #383 of 982 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #368 of 992 ▲ 48 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #467 of 992 ▼ 101 | #3 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #72 of 1,157 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #692 of 901 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #801 of 901 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #536 of 1,064 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #346 of 664 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
580
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 580 | 38.6 | 15.0:1 | 42% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 42.9 | 13.1:1 | 41% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 45 | 12.7:1 | 40% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 46 | 12.7:1 | 42% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 675 | 44.8 | 15.1:1 | 38% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 45 | 15.0:1 | 40% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 670 | 48 | 14.0:1 | 45% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 20% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 559 | 31 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peshtigo Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (675 to 580); teachers down 14% (44.8 to 38.6).
About Peshtigo Elementary
As a large elementary school, Peshtigo Elementary serves students in Peshtigo, Wisconsin. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 580 students. The average among elementary schools in Wisconsin is roughly 323 students; this school is 80% above that.
Peshtigo Elementary reports to Peshtigo School District, which has 3 schools and 1,061 students.
At Peshtigo Elementary, White students make up 91% of the student body. The school is also 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is close to the 94% White share among all Marinette County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Peshtigo Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 17%.
Teacher staffing is 38.6 full-time equivalents, or about 15.0 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is about 14.7:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 42%. Across public schools in Marinette County, the average is about the same, 44%.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Peshtigo 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.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Peshtigo Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools: 61.1% actual against 51.7% predicted.
Within Marinette County, median household income is about $63,809, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 22 public schools in Marinette County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,654.
The school nearest to Peshtigo Elementary is Peshtigo Middle, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Peshtigo Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Peshtigo Elementary's location as Town: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 580, close to the 583 recorded in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.0:1.
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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 Peshtigo School District
- Peshtigo HighHigh · 330 students
- Peshtigo MiddleMiddle · 151 students
Other schools in Peshtigo
- Peshtigo HighHigh · 330 students
- Peshtigo MiddleMiddle · 151 students
Nearby schools
- Peshtigo Middle0.2 mi · 151
- Peshtigo High0.2 mi · 330
- Marinette Intermediate5.6 mi · 372
- Marinette High6.1 mi · 618
- Marinette Middle7.0 mi · 534
- Marinette Primary7.1 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Peshtigo ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Peshtigo Elementary?
Peshtigo Elementary enrolls approximately 580 students in grades PK-06.
Is Peshtigo Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Peshtigo Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Peshtigo Elementary have?
Peshtigo Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Peshtigo Elementary?
Student demographics at Peshtigo Elementary are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Peshtigo Elementary?
Peshtigo Elementary is overseen by Peshtigo School District in Marinette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.