Enrollment
194
Elementary
DISTRICT 239 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUSAU SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551590002059
Rib Mountain Elementary
150801 Robin Lane, Wausau, WI 54401 · (715) 261-0220 · Marathon County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% 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
12.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
50 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
61.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -11.1pp since 2023
Math
66.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -14.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.2% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 72.3% | 81.2% |
% 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
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Rib Mountain Elementary
Rib Mountain Elementary's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rib Mountain Elementary this school | 194 | 25.8% | 68.3% |
| South Mountain Elementary Wausau | 235 | 20.9% | 75.4% |
| Evergreen Elementary Holmen | 317 | 23.0% | 67.3% |
| Maine Elementary Wausau | 229 | 35.8% | 53.2% |
| Hillcrest Elementary Waukesha | 239 | 29.3% | 73.4% |
| Davey Elementary Eau Claire | 332 | 32.2% | 57.1% |
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 Rib Mountain Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Marathon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #224 of 982 | #5 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #272 of 992 ▼ 216 | #6 of 25 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #311 of 992 ▼ 192 | #5 of 25 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #918 of 1,157 | #21 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.8% | #801 of 1,064 | #21 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #288 of 664 | #8 of 22 |
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
194
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
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 | 194 | 15.7 | 12.3:1 | 26% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 16.9 | 12.4:1 | 32% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 15 | 13.7:1 | 30% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 197 | 16 | 12.3:1 | 31% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 233 | 17.3 | 13.5:1 | 24% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 16 | 16.3:1 | 25% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 272 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 22% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 24 | 14.1:1 | 33% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 22 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rib Mountain Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (233 to 194); teachers down 9% (17.3 to 15.7).
About Rib Mountain Elementary
Wausau, Wisconsin, is home to Rib Mountain Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. There are 194 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 40% below the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Wausau School District includes 21 schools. Together they enroll 7,738 students.
Federal enrollment data show Rib Mountain Elementary is 73% White. Enrollment also includes 18% Asian, 4% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 14 points below the 87% share among Marathon County residents. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at Rib Mountain Elementary are from different groups.
The school lists 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 26% of the student body. Public schools in Marathon County average 37%.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Rib Mountain Elementary outscored 72%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Rib Mountain 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 68.3% and a predicted 61.8%.
Looking at the county, Marathon County, median household income comes to about $77,884, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 52 public schools and about 18,592 students.
South Mountain Elementary sits about 1.5 miles from Rib Mountain Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 53.2% proficiency; Rib Mountain Elementary posts 68.3%.
Federal data place Rib Mountain Elementary in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 197 in 2020-21 and 194 in 2024-25.
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Marathon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
138,403
Census ACS
Median income
$77,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
18,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- West HighHigh · 1,470 students
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- West HighHigh · 1,470 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 967 students
- East HighHigh · 893 students
- Horace Mann MiddleMiddle · 635 students
- G D Jones ElementaryElementary · 492 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 445 students
Nearby schools
- South Mountain Elementary1.5 mi · 235
- G D Jones Elementary1.6 mi · 492
- Lincoln Elementary2.1 mi · 204
- John Muir Middle2.2 mi · 967
- John Marshall Elementary2.2 mi · 231
- Wausau Area Virtual Education2.8 mi · 152
Frequently asked questions
About Rib Mountain ElementaryHow large is Rib Mountain Elementary?
Rib Mountain Elementary enrolls approximately 194 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Rib Mountain Elementary serve?
Rib Mountain Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rib Mountain Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rib Mountain Elementary is approximately 12.3:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rib Mountain Elementary?
At Rib Mountain Elementary, the student body is approximately 73% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 18% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Rib Mountain Elementary public or private?
Rib Mountain Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wausau School District.
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