Enrollment
85
Elementary
DISTRICT 72 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLUM CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551188001556
Plum City Elementary
621 Main St, Plum City, WI 54761 · (715) 647-2591 · Pierce County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL85 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% 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.
- C+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
9.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
24 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 14 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (10).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Based on grade levels within Plum City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
57.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 57.5% |
| 2023-24 | 61.4% | 59.1% |
% 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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Plum City Elementary
Plum City Elementary's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plum City Elementary this school | 85 | 28.2% | 63.0% |
| Ouisconsing School of Collaboration Lodi | 74 | 27.0% | 56.5% |
| Brandon Elementary Brandon | 95 | 24.2% | 72.8% |
| Lewiston Elementary Portage | 84 | 26.2% | 56.7% |
| Discovery Charter School Columbus | 71 | 23.9% | 68.8% |
| Tomah Area Montessori School Tomah | 72 | 31.9% | 65.5% |
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 Plum City Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 85 | #1,103 of 1,157 | #9 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
85
-16 (-16%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 233
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 9.2:1
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 | 85 | 9 | 9.4:1 | 28% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 89 | 11 | 8.1:1 | 44% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 103 | 11.4 | 9.0:1 | 32% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 101 | 11 | 9.2:1 | 48% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 140 | 10.6 | 13.2:1 | 34% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 138 | 9 | 15.3:1 | 46% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 126 | 9 | 14.0:1 | 42% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 173 | 15 | 11.5:1 | 21% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 233 | 12 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plum City Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (140 to 85); teachers down 15% (10.6 to 9).
About Plum City Elementary
Plum City Elementary is an elementary school located in Plum City, Wisconsin, in Pierce County. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 85 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll about 323 students on average.
Plum City Elementary is part of Plum City School District, where 3 schools serve 215 students.
Of every 100 students at Plum City Elementary, about 86 are White. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.
Plum City Elementary reports a ratio of 9.4 students per teacher, from 9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 14.7:1. Lunch program data show 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On the allk12 Grade, Plum City Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 54% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Plum City Elementary is 60.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.0%.
Census data for Pierce County show the median household earns about $92,109 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Pierce County number 26, with about 7,419 students.
Among nearby public schools, Plum City High is closest at about 0.2 miles. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Plum City Elementary is 4th among 8 schools close by.
Plum City Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 16 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,584
Census ACS
Median income
$92,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,419 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plum City School District
- Plum City HighHigh · 79 students
- Plum City Middle SchoolMiddle · 51 students
Other schools in Plum City
- Plum City HighHigh · 79 students
- Plum City Middle SchoolMiddle · 51 students
Nearby schools
- Plum City High0.2 mi · 79
- Plum City Middle School0.2 mi · 51
- Elmwood Elementary10.2 mi · 130
- Western Wisconsin Virtual Charter School (WWVC)10.2 mi · 18
- Elmwood Middle10.2 mi · 92
- Elmwood High10.2 mi · 90
Frequently asked questions
About Plum City ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Plum City Elementary?
Plum City Elementary enrolls approximately 85 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Plum City Elementary serve?
Plum City Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Plum City Elementary?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Plum City Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Plum City Elementary?
At Plum City Elementary, the student body is approximately 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Plum City Elementary public or private?
Plum City Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Plum City School District.
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