Enrollment
239
Elementary
DISTRICT 160 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIB LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551278002463
Rib Lake Elementary
1236 Kennedy St, Rib Lake, WI 54470 · (715) 427-5818 · Taylor County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
115 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 27 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 15% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Rib Lake School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
74.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
82.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.5% | 82.7% |
| 2023-24 | 74.5% | 84.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Rib Lake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #63 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #35 of 992 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #88 of 992 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #806 of 1,157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #273 of 901 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.5% | #818 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #443 of 1,064 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #222 of 240 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
239
+16 (+7%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 232
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 239 | 20 | 12.0:1 | 48% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 235 | 19 | 12.4:1 | 52% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 19 | 11.8:1 | 48% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 18 | 12.4:1 | 53% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 237 | 18.7 | 12.7:1 | 40% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 18 | 13.9:1 | 54% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 222 | 16 | 13.9:1 | 55% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 232 | 16 | 14.5:1 | 22% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rib Lake Elementary.
About Rib Lake Elementary
Students in Rib Lake, Wisconsin, attend Rib Lake Elementary, a small elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 239 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students.
Rib Lake Elementary falls under Rib Lake School District, which has 3 schools enrolling 481 students.
The large majority of students at Rib Lake Elementary, 91%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 94% White share among all Taylor County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Rib Lake Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
Federal staffing data show 20 full-time-equivalent teachers at Rib Lake Elementary and a ratio of 12.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 48% of enrollment. The gap from the 37% average for public schools in Taylor County is 11 points.
Rib Lake Elementary beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 29.2 points (77.3% versus 48.1%), a top-10% result in Wisconsin on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Taylor County, median household income is about $69,350, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rib Lake Elementary is among the 11 public schools in Taylor County.
Rib Lake High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 77.3% is above the 50.6% average for nearby schools.
Rib Lake Elementary falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Rib Lake Elementary went from 223 students to 239.
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Taylor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,024
Census ACS
Median income
$69,350
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
5,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rib Lake School District
- Rib Lake HighHigh · 149 students
- Rib Lake MiddleMiddle · 93 students
Other schools in Rib Lake
- Rib Lake HighHigh · 149 students
- Rib Lake MiddleMiddle · 93 students
Nearby schools
- Rib Lake High0.2 mi · 149
- Rib Lake Middle0.3 mi · 93
- Medford Middle14.5 mi · 566
- Medford Elementary15.0 mi · 587
- Medford High15.0 mi · 667
- Rural Virtual Academy15.1 mi · 2,259
Frequently asked questions
About Rib Lake ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rib Lake Elementary?
Rib Lake Elementary enrolls approximately 239 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rib Lake Elementary serve?
Rib Lake Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Rib Lake Elementary have?
Rib Lake Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Rib Lake Elementary?
Student demographics at Rib Lake Elementary are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Rib Lake Elementary in?
Rib Lake Elementary is part of Rib Lake School District.
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