Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 266 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551179001546
Pittsville Elementary
5459 Elementary Ave, Pittsville, WI 54466 · (715) 884-2517 · Wood County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
165 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 36 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 12% smaller than its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Pittsville Elementary→Pittsville High
Based on grade levels within Pittsville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
63.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.9% | 63.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 68.2% |
% 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
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Pittsville Elementary
Pittsville Elementary's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsville Elementary this school | 357 | 46.2% | 58.7% |
| Fennimore Elementary Fennimore | 380 | 46.6% | 68.3% |
| Colfax Elementary Colfax | 398 | 45.7% | 62.6% |
| Neillsville Elementary Neillsville | 399 | 47.9% | 57.1% |
| Osseo-Fairchild Elementary Osseo | 367 | 46.0% | 50.7% |
| Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle Livingston | 423 | 45.4% | 61.0% |
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 Pittsville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Wood County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #434 of 982 | #6 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #323 of 992 ▼ 55 | #4 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #544 of 992 ▼ 105 | #9 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #447 of 1,157 | #3 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #224 of 901 | #4 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.2% | #846 of 901 | #13 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #479 of 1,064 | #10 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #500 of 664 | #10 of 12 |
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
357
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 357 | 30.5 | 11.7:1 | 46% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 33.6 | 10.8:1 | 43% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 31.3 | 12.3:1 | 42% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 27 | 13.5:1 | 37% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 30.7 | 12.7:1 | 35% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 29 | 13.5:1 | 32% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 34 | 12.6:1 | 43% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 26% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 595 | 32 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (388 to 357); teachers down 1% (30.7 to 30.5).
About Pittsville Elementary
Pittsville Elementary is a public elementary school run by Pittsville School District in Pittsville, Wisconsin. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 357 students.
Pittsville School District runs Pittsville Elementary along with 1 other school, enrolling 532 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Pittsville Elementary, about 92 are White. Other students are 6% Hispanic. Census estimates put Wood County at about 91% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 14%.
Based on 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Pittsville Elementary has a ratio of 11.7:1. The gap from the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 3.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 46%. The figure for public schools in Wood County is close, at 43%.
Pittsville Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 62% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Pittsville Elementary is 9.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 58.7%. Predicted: 49.3%.
Census data for Wood County show median household income comes to about $67,989, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 32 public schools and about 10,849 students.
Of the public schools around it, Pittsville Elementary is closest to Pittsville High, about 0.1 miles away. Pittsville Elementary is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Pittsville Elementary in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (364) to 2024-25 (357). By 2024-25, the school had 11.7 students per teacher, compared with 13.5 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Pittsville Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,004
Census ACS
Median income
$67,989
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
10,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Pittsville High0.1 mi · 175
- Nasonville Elementary12.6 mi · 231
- Auburndale Elementary14.1 mi · 421
- WISE Academy14.2 mi · 218
- Central Wisconsin STEM Academy14.2 mi · 32
- Alexander Middle14.2 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About Pittsville ElementaryHow large is Pittsville Elementary?
Pittsville Elementary enrolls approximately 357 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Pittsville Elementary serve?
Pittsville Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pittsville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pittsville Elementary is approximately 11.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pittsville Elementary?
Student demographics at Pittsville Elementary are roughly 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Pittsville Elementary?
Pittsville Elementary is overseen by Pittsville School District in Wood County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.