Phillips Elementary

Phillips Elementary is one of the mid-sized elementary campuss in Phillips, Wisconsin, run under Phillips School District, with 302 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Phillips School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 650 students. Phillips Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Phillips Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Beyond that, the school shows 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Phillips Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 1% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Price County's rate of about 28%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Phillips Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 77.0%; this one comes in at 53.7%, -23.3 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Price County indicate median household income runs about $60,546, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Price County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,464 students), Phillips Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Phillips Middle, around 0.5 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Phillips Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 48.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Phillips Elementary's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 366 (now 302). Class-load math has tightened: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Phillips Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.