Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 160 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSHOLT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551314001732
Rosholt Elementary
346 W Randolph St, Rosholt, WI 54473 · (715) 677-4543 · Portage County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
74 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 26 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 28% larger than its 6th grade class (29).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 Rosholt School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
51.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 52 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.6% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 56.7% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Rosholt Elementary
Rosholt Elementary's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosholt Elementary this school | 259 | 28.6% | 51.9% |
| Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary Hazel Green | 281 | 28.8% | 60.7% |
| Edgar Elementary Edgar | 255 | 29.4% | 57.3% |
| Cuba City Elementary Cuba City | 288 | 30.9% | 54.7% |
| Gibraltar Elementary Fish Creek | 265 | 26.8% | 82.7% |
| Prairie View Elementary East Troy | 261 | 29.5% | 65.4% |
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 Rosholt Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Portage County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #592 of 982 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #567 of 992 ▼ 54 | #9 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #525 of 992 ▲ 116 | #9 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #748 of 1,157 | #11 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #350 of 901 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.4% | #866 of 901 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #760 of 1,064 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #144 of 240 | N/A |
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
259
+15 (+6%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 307
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 259 | 20.6 | 12.6:1 | 29% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 21.6 | 11.9:1 | 24% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 246 | 21.6 | 11.4:1 | 26% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 20 | 12.2:1 | 26% (64) |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 19.2 | 12.8:1 | 16% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 18 | 13.7:1 | 26% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 287 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 29% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 21% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 307 | 21 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosholt Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (246 to 259); teachers up 7% (19.2 to 20.6).
About Rosholt Elementary
Rosholt Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school located in Rosholt, Wisconsin. It had 259 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6.
District-wide, Rosholt School District has 3 schools and 481 students.
By race and ethnicity, Rosholt Elementary is 93% White. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic. In Portage County overall, the White share is about 90%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rosholt Elementary is 12.6:1, based on 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Rosholt Elementary counts 29% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Rosholt Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 24% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Rosholt Elementary would be expected to post about 60.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.9%.
The county, Portage County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $76,070 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Rosholt Elementary, Portage County has 31 public schools.
The closest school to Rosholt Elementary is Rosholt High, located less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Rosholt Elementary ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 51.9% versus a 56.5% average.
NCES assigns Rosholt Elementary the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment rose by 6% across 4 years, from 244 in 2020-21 to 259 in 2024-25.
People who know Rosholt Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Portage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,832
Census ACS
Median income
$76,070
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rosholt School District
- Rosholt HighHigh · 144 students
- Rosholt MiddleMiddle · 78 students
Other schools in Rosholt
- Rosholt HighHigh · 144 students
- Rosholt MiddleMiddle · 78 students
Other Rosholt Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Rosholt Elementary. Rosholt Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Rosholt Elementary - 02Rosholt, SD · 97 students
Nearby schools
- Rosholt High0.0 mi · 144
- Rosholt Middle0.0 mi · 78
- Tomorrow River Virtual Charter School (TRVCS)6.3 mi · 66
- Tomorrow River Community Charter6.3 mi · 184
- Central Sands Community High School11.3 mi · 35
- Amherst High12.1 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Rosholt ElementaryHow many students attend Rosholt Elementary?
Rosholt Elementary enrolls approximately 259 students in grades PK-06.
Is Rosholt Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rosholt Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rosholt Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rosholt Elementary is approximately 12.6:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rosholt Elementary?
Rosholt Elementary reports a student body of 93% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Rosholt Elementary in?
Rosholt Elementary is part of Rosholt School District.
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