Enrollment
109
Elementary
DISTRICT 85 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SENECA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551347001764
Seneca Elementary
202 Main St, Seneca, WI 54654 · (608) 734-3411 · Crawford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL109 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
55 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 17% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 Seneca Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -5.6pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.1% | 51.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% 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 16 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 Seneca Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #345 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #593 of 992 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #348 of 992 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 109 | #1,069 of 1,157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #406 of 1,064 |
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
109
+14 (+15%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 100
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 109 | 9.3 | 11.7:1 | 50% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 115 | 9.3 | 12.4:1 | 51% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 100 | 9.6 | 10.4:1 | 57% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 95 | 8 | 11.9:1 | 51% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 145 | 11 | 13.2:1 | 49% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 162 | 9 | 18.0:1 | 57% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 148 | 11 | 13.4:1 | 64% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 126 | 10 | 12.6:1 | 33% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 100 | 10 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seneca Elementary.
About Seneca Elementary
In Seneca, Wisconsin, part of Crawford County, Seneca Elementary is an elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 109 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 66% lower.
Seneca Elementary is among 3 schools run by Seneca Area School District, which serves 255 students.
About 95% of the student body at Seneca Elementary is White. Smaller groups are 4% multiracial. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.7 students per teacher. That is 3.0 students per teacher below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 50% of students. For comparison, public schools in Crawford County average 51%.
Seneca Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.7%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Wisconsin are predicted to post 46.7%, so the school is 16.0 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Census Bureau estimates for Crawford County show that the median household income is $64,094, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Seneca Elementary is one of 14 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Seneca High, is less than a tenth of a mile from Seneca Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Seneca Elementary places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 15% from 2020-21, when Seneca Elementary had 95 students, to 2024-25, when it had 109.
The Seneca Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,042
Census ACS
Median income
$64,094
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
1,827 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Seneca Area School District
- Seneca HighHigh · 92 students
- Seneca Junior HighMiddle · 54 students
Other schools in Seneca
- Seneca HighHigh · 92 students
- Seneca Junior HighMiddle · 54 students
Nearby schools
- Seneca High0.0 mi · 92
- Seneca Junior High0.0 mi · 54
- North Crawford High10.0 mi · 123
- North Crawford Elementary10.0 mi · 284
- Wauzeka Elementary13.0 mi · 112
- Wauzeka Middle13.0 mi · 53
Frequently asked questions
About Seneca ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Seneca Elementary?
Seneca Elementary enrolls approximately 109 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Seneca Elementary serve?
Seneca Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Seneca Elementary have?
Seneca Elementary employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Seneca Elementary?
Student demographics at Seneca Elementary are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Seneca Elementary public or private?
Seneca Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Seneca Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.