Enrollment
68
Elementary
DISTRICT 150 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARRON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550087000117
Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary
315 Main St, Ridgeland, WI 54763 · (715) 949-1445 · Dunn County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL68 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest 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
9.5:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
37 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 13 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 9 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 18% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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 Barron Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -17.6pp since 2023
Math
34.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -25.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 25 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.4% | 34.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary this school | 68 | 54.4% | 46.8% |
| Barron Area Montessori School Almena | 59 | 57.6% | N/A |
| Oakdale Elementary Tomah | 90 | 56.7% | N/A |
| Butternut Elementary Butternut | 84 | 51.2% | 71.9% |
| Camp Douglas Elementary Camp Douglas | 65 | 55.4% | 46.6% |
| Red Granite Charter School Inc Wausau | 51 | 49.0% | N/A |
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 Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dunn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 68 | #1,120 of 1,157 | #10 of 10 |
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
68
+5 (+8%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 65
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 68 | 7.2 | 9.5:1 | 54% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 75 | 7.5 | 10.1:1 | 63% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 75 | 7.3 | 10.3:1 | 57% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 63 | 6 | 10.5:1 | 59% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 80 | 6.3 | 12.8:1 | 55% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 65 | 6 | 10.8:1 | 62% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 72 | 5 | 14.4:1 | 56% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 97 | 5 | 19.4:1 | 33% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 65 | 2 | 32.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (80 to 68); teachers up 14% (6.3 to 7.2).
About Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary
Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary is an elementary school in Ridgeland, Wisconsin, and it is part of Barron Area School District. It enrolled 68 students in pre-K through 4 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 79% lower than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, which is about 323.
Barron Area School District oversees Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary and 5 other schools, with 1,073 students in total.
Most students at Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary are White: 84% of enrollment. Other groups make up 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Native American. Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary has a diversity index of 29%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary and a ratio of 9.5:1. That ratio is under the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 54% of students. Public schools in Dunn County average 38%.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.3% for Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary. The school posts 46.8%, 2.6 points above the prediction.
Dunn County has about 45,527 residents, and median household income is about $74,824, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Dunn County number 17 and enroll about 5,848.
Of nearby public schools, Prairie Farm High is the closest, at about 4.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary ranks 7th on proficiency.
Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 63 to 68.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Dunn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,527
Census ACS
Median income
$74,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,848 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barron Area School District
- Woodland ElementaryElementary · 324 students
- Barron HighHigh · 310 students
- Riverview MiddleMiddle · 282 students
- Barron Area Montessori SchoolElementary · 59 students
- Advanced Learning Academy of WisconsinCombined · 30 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie Farm High4.8 mi · 125
- Prairie Farm Middle4.8 mi · 73
- Prairie Farm Elementary4.8 mi · 125
- Tiffany Creek Elementary12.5 mi · 327
- Boyceville High13.0 mi · 211
- Boyceville Middle13.0 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgeland-Dallas ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary?
Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary enrolls approximately 68 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary serve?
Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary is approximately 9.5:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary?
At Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary, the student body is approximately 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary?
Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary is overseen by Barron Area School District in Dunn County.
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