Enrollment
166
Elementary
DISTRICT 113 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POTOSI SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551209001575
Potosi Elementary
128 Highway 61 N, Potosi, WI 53820 · (608) 763-2163 · Grant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
40 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 29 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (20).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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 Potosi School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
76.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.7% | 76.6% |
| 2023-24 | 72.1% | 83.8% |
% 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
69.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Potosi Elementary
Potosi Elementary's state test result (69.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potosi Elementary this school | 166 | 24.1% | 69.5% |
| Sullivan Elementary Sullivan | 144 | 23.6% | 60.2% |
| Viroqua Area Montessori School Viroqua | 147 | 27.9% | 75.1% |
| Merrimac Community Merrimac | 134 | 26.9% | 77.8% |
| Albany Elementary Albany | 159 | 28.9% | 58.2% |
| Coon Valley Elementary Coon Valley | 125 | 23.2% | 44.8% |
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 Potosi Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #200 of 982 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #102 of 992 ▼ 59 | #2 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #158 of 992 ▼ 36 | #2 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #970 of 1,157 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.1% | #825 of 1,064 | #10 of 10 |
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
166
+31 (+23%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 251
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 166 | 14.4 | 11.5:1 | 24% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 165 | 13.1 | 12.6:1 | 24% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 148 | 13.6 | 10.9:1 | 26% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 135 | 11 | 12.3:1 | 31% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 148 | 11.9 | 12.4:1 | 36% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 134 | 12 | 11.2:1 | 37% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 134 | 11 | 12.2:1 | 43% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 181 | 17 | 10.7:1 | 17% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 251 | 18 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Potosi Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (148 to 166); teachers up 21% (11.9 to 14.4).
About Potosi Elementary
Potosi Elementary, located in Potosi, Wisconsin, is a small elementary school. In all, 166 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That is 49% below the average of about 323 students for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Potosi School District has 339 students in 3 schools, and Potosi Elementary is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Potosi Elementary, about 98 are White. Census estimates put Grant County at about 94% 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 5%.
The school has 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.5 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Grant County average 40%.
Potosi Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 75% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Potosi Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 69.5% and a predicted 62.9%.
Looking at the county, Grant County, the median household earns about $66,858 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Grant County has 32 public schools with about 6,838 students, including Potosi Elementary.
Potosi High is the nearest public school to Potosi Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Potosi Elementary is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 23%, from 135 to 166.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Potosi Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,770
Census ACS
Median income
$66,858
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
6,838 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Potosi School District
- Potosi HighHigh · 107 students
- Potosi MiddleMiddle · 66 students
Other schools in Potosi
- Potosi HighHigh · 107 students
- Potosi MiddleMiddle · 66 students
Other Potosi Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Potosi Elementary. Potosi Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- POTOSI ELEM.POTOSI, MO · 683 students
Nearby schools
- Potosi High0.0 mi · 107
- Potosi Middle0.0 mi · 66
- Sageville Elementary School8.7 mi · 304
- Westview Elementary10.7 mi · 443
- Winskill Elementary10.8 mi · 435
- Lancaster Middle10.9 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About Potosi ElementaryHow many students attend Potosi Elementary?
Potosi Elementary enrolls approximately 166 students in grades PK-05.
Is Potosi Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Potosi Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Potosi Elementary?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Potosi Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Potosi Elementary?
At Potosi Elementary, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Potosi Elementary?
Potosi Elementary is overseen by Potosi School District in Grant County.
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