Enrollment
61
Elementary
DISTRICT 44 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHELPS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551171001539
Phelps Elementary
4451 Old School Rd, Phelps, WI 54554 · (715) 545-2724 · Vilas County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL61 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.3:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
27 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Phelps Elementary→Phelps High
Based on grade levels within Phelps School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -24.9pp since 2023
Math
31.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -24.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 25 points.
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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
61
-23 (-27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.3:1
was 8.4:1
% White
95%
was 90%
% Hispanic
2%
was 4%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Phelps Elementary
Located at 4451 Old School Rd, in Phelps, Wisconsin, Phelps Elementary is a tiny elementary-level community that serves 61 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by Phelps School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Phelps Elementary sits 81% leaner than that benchmark.
Within Phelps School District, which oversees 2 schools and 88 students, Phelps Elementary is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Phelps Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Phelps Elementary reports 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Roughly 44% of students at Phelps Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Phelps Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.1%.
Across the wider county, Vilas County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,431, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Phelps Elementary is one of 13 public schools in Vilas County (combined enrollment of about 2,771 students).
Nearest neighbor: Phelps High, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Phelps Elementary comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 54.6%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Over the past 7-year window. Phelps Elementary's enrollment has contracted 27% since 2018, when it stood at 84 (now 61). The White share of enrollment rose from 90% to 95% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 8.4:1 in 2018 to 6.3:1 in 2025.
On this page, members of the Phelps Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Vilas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,647
Census ACS
Median income
$68,431
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Phelps High0.0 mi · 27
- School of Options and Applied Research Middle9.3 mi · 43
- Northland Pines Elementary-Land O' Lakes9.3 mi · 51
- Northland Pines Middle and High School11.8 mi · 543
- Northland Pines Middle11.8 mi · 170
- Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River11.8 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Phelps ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Phelps Elementary?
Phelps Elementary enrolls approximately 61 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Phelps Elementary serve?
Phelps Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Phelps Elementary?
Approximately 6.3:1 students per teacher at Phelps Elementary.
How diverse is Phelps Elementary?
Phelps Elementary reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Phelps Elementary?
Phelps Elementary is overseen by Phelps School District in Vilas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.