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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 4 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 13% |
Student demographics
10%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
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.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.3% | 31.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.2% | 56.2% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Phelps Elementary
Phelps Elementary's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phelps Elementary this school | 61 | 44.3% | 53.1% |
| Kickapoo Valley Forest School La Farge | 66 | 43.9% | N/A |
| Northland Pines Elementary-Land O' Lakes Land O' Lakes | 51 | 45.1% | 71.0% |
| Haugen Elementary Haugen | 83 | 45.8% | 62.0% |
| Red Granite Charter School Inc Wausau | 51 | 49.0% | N/A |
| La Farge Elementary La Farge | 83 | 45.8% | 52.0% |
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 Phelps Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Vilas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 61 | #1,126 of 1,157 | #7 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
61
-11 (-15%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 161
Student : Teacher
6.3:1
was 8.0:1
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 | 61 | 9.8 | 6.3:1 | 44% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 9.2 | 7.3:1 | 57% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 56 | 10.4 | 5.4:1 | 55% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 72 | 9 | 8.0:1 | 65% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 84 | 10 | 8.4:1 | 54% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 105 | 13 | 8.1:1 | 65% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 103 | 8 | 12.9:1 | 61% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 128 | 7 | 18.3:1 | 28% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 161 | 10 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Phelps Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (84 to 61); teachers down 2% (10 to 9.8).
About Phelps Elementary
Phelps Elementary is one of the public schools in Phelps, Wisconsin. It is a small elementary school. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 61 students. The average among elementary schools in Wisconsin is roughly 323 students; this school is 81% smaller than that.
District-wide, Phelps School District has 2 schools and 88 students.
At Phelps Elementary, White students make up 95% of the student body. Vilas County's residents are about 85% White, 10 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Phelps Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 10%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 6.3:1, with 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Phelps Elementary is 44%.
Test results at Phelps Elementary are 2.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (53.1% actual, 50.5% predicted).
Federal survey data for Vilas County show that median household income is about $68,431, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 13 public schools operate in Vilas County, serving about 2,771 students.
Phelps High is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Phelps Elementary's average proficiency of 53.1% compares with 54.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for Phelps Elementary is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Phelps Elementary had 72 students in 2020-21 and 61 in 2024-25, a 15% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 8.0:1 to 6.3:1 over the same years.
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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
Other Phelps Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Phelps Elementary. Phelps Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Phelps Elementary SchoolRockland, MA · 639 students
- Phelps Elementary SchoolFreeburn, KY · 293 students
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 Middle11.8 mi · 170
- School of Options and Applied Research High11.8 mi · 65
- Northland Pines Middle and High School11.8 mi · 543
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.
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