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How has Poynette Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POYNETTE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551212001579
Poynette Elementary
225 W North St, Poynette, WI 53955 · (608) 635-4347 · Columbia County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
- 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
12.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
94 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 76 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (73).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Poynette School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +10.7pp since 2023
Math
74.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.3pp 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 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.6% | 74.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.9% | 72.1% |
% 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
68.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Poynette Elementary
Poynette Elementary's state test result (68.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poynette Elementary this school | 416 | 22.6% | 68.1% |
| Cambridge Elementary Cambridge | 399 | 22.1% | 65.8% |
| Zielanis Elementary Kiel | 412 | 23.5% | 67.8% |
| Malone Elementary Prescott | 457 | 22.1% | 71.4% |
| Deerfield Elementary Deerfield | 409 | 22.7% | 58.9% |
| Tibbets Elementary Elkhorn | 431 | 23.9% | 80.7% |
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 Poynette Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #228 of 982 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #135 of 992 ▲ 56 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #161 of 992 ▲ 245 | #1 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #313 of 1,157 | #4 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #389 of 901 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.6% | #838 of 901 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #854 of 1,064 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #526 of 664 | N/A |
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
416
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 275
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 416 | 32.5 | 12.8:1 | 23% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 32.5 | 12.7:1 | 28% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 33.8 | 12.2:1 | 29% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 33 | 13.1:1 | 30% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 19% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 27% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 21% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 301 | 25 | 12.0:1 | 6% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 275 | 24 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poynette Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (447 to 416); teachers up 5% (31 to 32.5).
About Poynette Elementary
Poynette Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Poynette, Wisconsin, one of the schools in Poynette School District. School enrollment was 416 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 4. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students.
The district for Poynette Elementary is Poynette School District, with 3 schools and 983 students.
Poynette Elementary's enrollment is 92% White. Next come 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, about 91% of residents are White. Poynette Elementary's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
Poynette Elementary employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.8:1. This ratio sits 1.9 below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 23% in 2024-25. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Columbia County is 9 points.
allk12 grades Poynette Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Poynette Elementary, the prediction is 63.8% and the result is 68.1%.
Among Columbia County residents, the median household income is $85,351, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Poynette Elementary is one of 31 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Poynette Elementary is Poynette Middle, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 68.1% is above the 62.8% average for nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Poynette Elementary is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when Poynette Elementary had 431 students, to 2024-25, when it had 416.
The Poynette Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,272
Census ACS
Median income
$85,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
8,498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Poynette School District
- Poynette HighHigh · 296 students
- Poynette MiddleMiddle · 271 students
Other schools in Poynette
- Poynette HighHigh · 296 students
- Poynette MiddleMiddle · 271 students
Nearby schools
- Poynette Middle0.7 mi · 271
- Poynette High0.8 mi · 296
- Lodi Elementary8.2 mi · 234
- Ouisconsing School of Collaboration8.2 mi · 74
- Rio Elementary8.7 mi · 169
- Lodi Middle9.1 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About Poynette ElementaryHow large is Poynette Elementary?
Poynette Elementary enrolls approximately 416 students in grades PK-04.
Is Poynette Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Poynette Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Poynette Elementary have?
Poynette Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Poynette Elementary?
Student demographics at Poynette Elementary are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Poynette Elementary public or private?
Poynette Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Poynette School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.