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Enrollment
460
Elementary
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRODHEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550174000211
Ronald R Albrecht Elementary
1400 21st St, Brodhead, WI 53520 · (608) 897-2146 · Green County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
204 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 66 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Brodhead School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
51.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.5% | 51.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 50.5% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Ronald R Albrecht Elementary
Ronald R Albrecht Elementary's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald R Albrecht Elementary this school | 460 | 44.3% | 48.3% |
| Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River Eagle River | 484 | 45.2% | 52.8% |
| Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle Livingston | 423 | 45.4% | 61.0% |
| Wittenberg Elementary Wittenberg | 449 | 45.7% | 45.3% |
| Oconto Falls Elementary Oconto Falls | 489 | 42.5% | 63.0% |
| Southern Door Elementary Brussels | 482 | 40.2% | 65.5% |
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 Ronald R Albrecht Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Green County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #645 of 982 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #560 of 992 ▲ 59 | #8 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #670 of 992 ▲ 51 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #212 of 1,157 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #453 of 901 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.0% | #736 of 901 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #511 of 1,064 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #635 of 664 | #5 of 6 |
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
460
+27 (+6%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 460 | 34.8 | 13.2:1 | 44% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 35.7 | 13.4:1 | 47% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 36.3 | 13.0:1 | 45% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 33 | 13.1:1 | 45% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 33.8 | 13.8:1 | 40% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 32 | 15.5:1 | 40% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 42% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 15% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 30 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ronald R Albrecht Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (467 to 460); teachers up 3% (33.8 to 34.8).
About Ronald R Albrecht Elementary
Ronald R Albrecht Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Brodhead, Wisconsin. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 460 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students, so this school is 42% bigger than average.
Brodhead School District is made up of 3 schools with 975 students in all.
White students are the large majority at Ronald R Albrecht Elementary, with 88% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Ronald R Albrecht Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 21%.
Ronald R Albrecht Elementary's 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 44%. The gap from the 35% average for public schools in Green County is 9 points.
In Wisconsin, Ronald R Albrecht Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 48.3% actual against a predicted 50.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Green County show that median household income is about $82,852, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ronald R Albrecht Elementary is one of 20 public schools in Green County, which together enroll about 5,278 students.
Nearby, Brodhead Middle is about 0.2 miles away. Ronald R Albrecht Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Ronald R Albrecht Elementary at 6th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put Ronald R Albrecht Elementary in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment was 433 in 2020-21 and 460 in 2024-25, a rise of 27 students.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Green County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,017
Census ACS
Median income
$82,852
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brodhead School District
- Brodhead HighHigh · 313 students
- Brodhead MiddleMiddle · 202 students
Other schools in Brodhead
- Brodhead HighHigh · 313 students
- Brodhead MiddleMiddle · 202 students
Nearby schools
- Brodhead Middle0.2 mi · 202
- Brodhead High0.2 mi · 313
- Parkview Academy of Virtual Education6.4 mi · 51
- Parkview Junior High6.4 mi · 171
- Parkview High6.4 mi · 187
- Juda High6.6 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About Ronald R Albrecht ElementaryHow many students attend Ronald R Albrecht Elementary?
Ronald R Albrecht Elementary enrolls approximately 460 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ronald R Albrecht Elementary serve?
Ronald R Albrecht Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Ronald R Albrecht Elementary have?
Ronald R Albrecht Elementary employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Ronald R Albrecht Elementary?
Student demographics at Ronald R Albrecht Elementary are roughly 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Ronald R Albrecht Elementary public or private?
Ronald R Albrecht Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brodhead School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.