Enrollment
302
Elementary
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILLIPS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551173001543
Phillips Elementary
365 Highway 100, Phillips, WI 54555 · (715) 339-3864 · Price County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
1%
3 students
DISTRICT 2% · 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
Based on grade levels within Phillips School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -5.7pp since 2023
Math
52.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 are down about 6 points.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 77% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
302
-64 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.2:1
% White
89%
was 93%
% Hispanic
5%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Price County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,092
Census ACS
Median income
$60,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,464 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Phillips School District
- Phillips HighHigh · 204 students
- Phillips MiddleMiddle · 144 students
Other schools in Phillips
- Phillips HighHigh · 204 students
- Phillips MiddleMiddle · 144 students
Nearby schools
- Phillips Middle0.5 mi · 144
- Phillips High0.5 mi · 204
- Prentice Elementary11.5 mi · 133
- Prentice Middle11.5 mi · 90
- Prentice High11.5 mi · 105
- Chequamegon High17.9 mi · 196
Frequently asked questions
About Phillips ElementaryHow large is Phillips Elementary?
Phillips Elementary enrolls approximately 302 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Phillips Elementary serve?
Phillips Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Phillips Elementary have?
Phillips Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Phillips Elementary?
At Phillips Elementary, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Phillips Elementary in?
Phillips Elementary is part of Phillips School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.