Readfield Elementary

Readfield Elementary is a minimally staffed primary school in Readfield, Wisconsin, one of the schools within New London School District. The school serves 121 students in grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 63% leaner than typical.

Across the 7 schools in New London School District (2,019 students total), Readfield Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Readfield Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%); the rest is composed of 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Waupaca County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Readfield Elementary has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. The state averages about 14.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Waupaca County's rate of about 43%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Readfield Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.0%, the actual is 70.7%, a residual of +3.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Waupaca County shows median household income runs about $72,830, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Waupaca County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,466 students), of which Readfield Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Fremont Elementary, roughly 5.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Readfield Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 62.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Readfield Elementary's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 151 (now 121). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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