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.