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Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEVENS POINT AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551449001878
Plover-Whiting Elementary
1400 Hoover Ave, Plover, WI 54467 · (715) 345-5424 · Portage County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
172 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 7 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
49.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.8% | 49.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.2% | 46.9% |
% 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
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Plover-Whiting Elementary
Plover-Whiting Elementary's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plover-Whiting Elementary this school | 448 | 38.4% | 54.7% |
| Aldo Leopold Community School K-8 Green Bay | 500 | 38.0% | 61.1% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Plover | 522 | 43.7% | 53.8% |
| Putnam Heights Elementary Eau Claire | 422 | 39.3% | 55.9% |
| Jackson Elementary Manitowoc | 336 | 41.4% | 46.4% |
| Manz Elementary Eau Claire | 342 | 39.2% | 70.2% |
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 Plover-Whiting Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Portage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #535 of 982 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #596 of 992 ▲ 67 | #10 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #468 of 992 ▼ 95 | #7 of 14 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #243 of 1,157 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #428 of 901 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #389 of 901 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.4% | #604 of 1,064 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #631 of 664 | #8 of 9 |
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
448
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 448 | 34.4 | 13.0:1 | 38% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 35.8 | 12.8:1 | 39% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 34.3 | 13.5:1 | 38% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 39% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 31.4 | 14.6:1 | 35% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 43% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 448 | 26 | 17.2:1 | 38% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 24 | 17.7:1 | 21% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 22 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plover-Whiting Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (457 to 448); teachers up 10% (31.4 to 34.4).
About Plover-Whiting Elementary
Plover-Whiting Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Plover, Wisconsin. Enrollment is 448 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students, so this school is 39% bigger than average.
Across its 17 schools, Stevens Point Area Public School District enrolls 6,885 students. Plover-Whiting Elementary is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at Plover-Whiting Elementary, at 73%. Next come 14% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 90% White among all Portage County residents. Plover-Whiting Elementary's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 13.0:1 comes from the school's 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.7 students per teacher below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 38% in 2024-25. That tracks the 35% average for public schools in Portage County.
Plover-Whiting Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.7%, compared with a predicted 54.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Portage County, the median household income is $76,070, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Plover-Whiting Elementary is one of 31 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Roosevelt Elementary is about 1.2 miles away. Within five miles of Plover-Whiting Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 58.8%; Plover-Whiting Elementary's is 54.7%, ranking 5th of 7.
NCES describes the area around Plover-Whiting Elementary as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment climbed 3% from its 2020-21 level of 435.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Plover-Whiting Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Portage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,832
Census ACS
Median income
$76,070
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stevens Point Area Public School District
- Stevens Point Area Senior HighHigh · 1,478 students
- Benjamin Franklin Junior HighMiddle · 757 students
- P J Jacobs Junior HighMiddle · 709 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Point 4 the FutureElementary · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Elementary1.2 mi · 522
- McDill Elementary1.3 mi · 360
- Benjamin Franklin Junior High2.3 mi · 757
- Point 4 the Future2.4 mi · 406
- Preschool Options2.4 mi · 37
- McKinley Center2.8 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About Plover-Whiting ElementaryHow many students attend Plover-Whiting Elementary?
Plover-Whiting Elementary enrolls approximately 448 students in grades PK-06.
Is Plover-Whiting Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Plover-Whiting Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Plover-Whiting Elementary have?
Plover-Whiting Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
How diverse is Plover-Whiting Elementary?
Plover-Whiting Elementary reports a student body of 73% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Plover-Whiting Elementary?
Plover-Whiting Elementary is overseen by Stevens Point Area Public School District in Portage County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.