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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAU CLAIRE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550405000433
Putnam Heights Elementary
633 W MacArthur Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54701 · (715) 852-4200 · Eau Claire County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
11.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
166 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
52.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
55.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 55.2% |
| 2023-24 | 49.8% | 59.4% |
% 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 Putnam Heights Elementary
Putnam Heights Elementary's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam Heights Elementary this school | 422 | 39.3% | 55.9% |
| Meadowview Elementary Eau Claire | 385 | 34.3% | 71.8% |
| Manz Elementary Eau Claire | 342 | 39.2% | 70.2% |
| Wakanda Elementary Menomonie | 351 | 44.4% | 56.7% |
| Plover-Whiting Elementary Plover | 448 | 38.4% | 54.7% |
| Sheboygan Falls Elementary Sheboygan Falls | 568 | 38.4% | 58.6% |
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 Putnam Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Eau Claire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #509 of 982 | #10 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #492 of 992 ▼ 55 | #12 of 17 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #510 of 992 ▲ 82 | #11 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #297 of 1,157 | #5 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #227 of 901 | #6 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.4% | #493 of 901 | #12 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #584 of 1,064 | #8 of 18 |
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
422
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 422 | 36 | 11.7:1 | 39% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 34 | 12.4:1 | 40% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 34% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 40% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 29.4 | 14.3:1 | 33% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 397 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 36% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 40% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 331 | 23 | 14.4:1 | 26% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 383 | 31 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Putnam Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (422 to 422); teachers up 22% (29.4 to 36).
About Putnam Heights Elementary
Putnam Heights Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The school has 422 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students, which makes this school 31% larger than average.
The Eau Claire Area School District system has 23 schools and 10,687 students.
The largest group at Putnam Heights Elementary is White students, at 80%. Other students are 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Eau Claire County residents are about 88% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Putnam Heights Elementary scores 35%.
On staff are 36 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Putnam Heights Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 39%. The figure for public schools in Eau Claire County is close, at 37%.
Putnam Heights Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 43% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Putnam Heights Elementary would score about 53.5%. It scores 55.9%, 2.4 points above that figure.
Eau Claire County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $74,546 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 36 public schools in the county, enrolling about 14,002, Putnam Heights Elementary among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Manz Elementary, is about 1.0 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Putnam Heights Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Putnam Heights Elementary in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A 4% increase took enrollment from 405 in 2020-21 to 422 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.5:1 to 11.7:1.
The allk12 page for Putnam Heights Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Eau Claire County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,116
Census ACS
Median income
$74,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
14,002 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eau Claire Area School District
- North HighHigh · 1,567 students
- Memorial HighHigh · 1,558 students
- DeLong MiddleMiddle · 893 students
- South MiddleMiddle · 797 students
- Northstar MiddleMiddle · 529 students
- Robbins ElementaryElementary · 522 students
Other schools in Eau Claire
- North HighHigh · 1,567 students
- Memorial HighHigh · 1,558 students
- DeLong MiddleMiddle · 893 students
- South MiddleMiddle · 797 students
- Northstar MiddleMiddle · 529 students
- Robbins ElementaryElementary · 522 students
Nearby schools
- Manz Elementary1.0 mi · 342
- Second Avenue School1.3 mi · 16
- Lakeshore Elementary1.3 mi · 314
- Flynn Elementary1.6 mi · 198
- Eau Claire Community Sites1.7 mi · 435
- Eau Claire Virtual School1.7 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About Putnam Heights ElementaryHow large is Putnam Heights Elementary?
Putnam Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 422 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Putnam Heights Elementary serve?
Putnam Heights Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Putnam Heights Elementary have?
Putnam Heights Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Putnam Heights Elementary?
Student demographics at Putnam Heights Elementary are roughly 80% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Putnam Heights Elementary?
Putnam Heights Elementary is overseen by Eau Claire Area School District in Eau Claire County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.