Enrollment
143
Elementary
DISTRICT 108 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHULLSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551383001813
Shullsburg Elementary
444 N Judgement St, Shullsburg, WI 53586 · (608) 965-4427 · Lafayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL143 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% 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.
- B-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
9.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
77 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 27 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 Shullsburg School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -12.3pp since 2023
Math
35.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -23.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 23 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.7% | 35.9% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 59.3% |
% 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Shullsburg Elementary
Shullsburg Elementary's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shullsburg Elementary this school | 143 | 53.8% | 49.5% |
| Almond-Bancroft Elementary Almond | 171 | 49.1% | 39.6% |
| Waupaca Community 4-Year Old Kindergarten Waupaca | 133 | 51.1% | N/A |
| Watertown 4 Kids Watertown | 155 | 53.5% | N/A |
| Granton Elementary Granton | 132 | 50.0% | 44.6% |
| Sharon Community Sharon | 197 | 58.4% | 59.3% |
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 Shullsburg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Lafayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #628 of 982 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #780 of 992 ▼ 330 | #6 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #766 of 992 ▼ 173 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 143 | #1,009 of 1,157 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.8% | #351 of 1,064 | #1 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
143
-6 (-4%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 252
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 143 | 15.4 | 9.3:1 | 54% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 133 | 15.1 | 8.8:1 | 53% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 133 | 14 | 9.5:1 | 53% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 149 | 12 | 12.4:1 | 50% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 167 | 16.9 | 9.9:1 | 39% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 194 | 16 | 12.1:1 | 52% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 194 | 17 | 11.4:1 | 44% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 188 | 17 | 11.1:1 | 16% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 252 | 18 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shullsburg Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (167 to 143); teachers down 9% (16.9 to 15.4).
About Shullsburg Elementary
Shullsburg Elementary is an elementary school in Shullsburg, Wisconsin, and it is part of Shullsburg School District. The school counted 143 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 56% below the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Shullsburg School District has 325 students spread across 3 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Shullsburg Elementary is White: 78%. The remaining shares are 20% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Lafayette County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Shullsburg Elementary scores 35%.
The school's 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1, 5.4 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Lafayette County average 42%.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Shullsburg Elementary outscored 40%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Shullsburg Elementary is 44.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Lafayette County show that median household income comes to about $76,462, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 17, with about 2,658 students.
Of the public schools around it, Shullsburg Elementary is closest to Shullsburg High, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Shullsburg Elementary ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 49.5% against a local average of 56.3%.
Under the NCES locale system, Shullsburg Elementary is Rural: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 4%, from 149 to 143. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 12.4:1 to 9.3:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Shullsburg Elementary, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lafayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,942
Census ACS
Median income
$76,462
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
2,658 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shullsburg School District
- Shullsburg HighHigh · 109 students
- Shullsburg Junior HighMiddle · 73 students
Other schools in Shullsburg
- Shullsburg HighHigh · 109 students
- Shullsburg Junior HighMiddle · 73 students
Nearby schools
- Shullsburg High0.0 mi · 109
- Shullsburg Junior High0.0 mi · 73
- Scales Mound Elementary School7.0 mi · 138
- Scales Mound High School7.0 mi · 67
- Scales Mound Jr High School7.0 mi · 52
- Benton Elementary7.8 mi · 131
Frequently asked questions
About Shullsburg ElementaryHow many students attend Shullsburg Elementary?
Shullsburg Elementary enrolls approximately 143 students in grades PK-05.
Is Shullsburg Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shullsburg Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Shullsburg Elementary have?
Shullsburg Elementary employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
How diverse is Shullsburg Elementary?
Shullsburg Elementary reports a student body of 78% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Shullsburg Elementary public or private?
Shullsburg Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shullsburg School District.
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