Enrollment
173
Combined
DISTRICT 95 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOLON SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551398001911
Solon Springs School
8993 E Baldwin Ave, Solon Springs, WI 54873 · (715) 378-2263 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 25.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
72 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 6 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 2% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 7 | 4% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
60.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +17.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.1% | 60.8% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 42.9% |
% 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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Solon Springs School
Solon Springs School's state test result (49.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solon Springs School this school | 173 | 41.6% | 49.4% |
| Mellen Public School Mellen | 252 | 45.6% | 52.4% |
| Princeton School Princeton | 285 | 46.3% | 61.2% |
| Mercer School Mercer | 92 | 48.9% | 69.0% |
| Johnson Creek Public School Johnson Creek | 634 | 25.2% | 53.9% |
| MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 Milwaukee | 823 | 55.7% | 34.9% |
Matched among Wisconsin K-12 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 Solon Springs School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #1 of 8 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #5 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 173 | #11 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #10 of 11 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
173
-14 (-7%) vs 2020
-57% since 2000-01, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 8.1:1
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 | 173 | 17.8 | 9.7:1 | 42% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 218 | 18.1 | 12.0:1 | 54% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 12 | 15.3:1 | 53% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 187 | 23 | 8.1:1 | 46% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 27.4 | 9.8:1 | 38% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 27 | 9.6:1 | 43% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 323 | 30 | 10.8:1 | 51% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 36 | 11.1:1 | 43% (171) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Solon Springs School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (269 to 173); teachers down 35% (27.4 to 17.8).
About Solon Springs School
As a small combined-grade school, Solon Springs School serves students in Solon Springs, Wisconsin. It enrolled 173 students in pre-K through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, combined schools in Wisconsin average about 272 students each.
Solon Springs School reports to Solon Springs School District, which has 4 schools and 302 students.
The large majority of students at Solon Springs School, 94%, are White. County-wide, about 90% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Solon Springs School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.
Federal staffing data show 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Solon Springs School and a ratio of 9.7:1. The average ratio among combined schools in Wisconsin is 25.6:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 42% of enrollment. The 24% average for public schools in Douglas County is 18 points lower.
On BeatsExpectations, Solon Springs School is 2.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
In the county around the school, Douglas County, median household income is about $75,099, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Solon Springs School is among the 17 public schools in Douglas County.
The closest public school, Eagles' Wings Virtual Charter School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Solon Springs School. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Solon Springs School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Solon Springs School went from 187 students to 173. Its ratio of students to teachers was 8.1:1 in 2020-21, and 9.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,229
Census ACS
Median income
$75,099
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,519 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Solon Springs School District
- Eagles' Wings Public Montessori CharterElementary · 89 students
- Eagles AcademyHigh · 23 students
- Eagles' Wings Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 17 students
Other schools in Solon Springs
- Eagles' Wings Public Montessori CharterElementary · 89 students
- Eagles AcademyHigh · 23 students
- Eagles' Wings Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 17 students
Nearby schools
- Eagles' Wings Virtual Charter School0.0 mi · 17
- Eagles Academy0.0 mi · 23
- Eagles' Wings Public Montessori Charter0.0 mi · 89
- Northwood High/Middle13.1 mi · 140
- Northwood Virtual Charter School13.1 mi · 3
- NorthStar Community Charter School13.1 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About Solon Springs SchoolHow large is Solon Springs School?
Solon Springs School enrolls approximately 173 students in grades PK-12.
Is Solon Springs School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Solon Springs School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Solon Springs School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Solon Springs School is approximately 9.7:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Solon Springs School?
At Solon Springs School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Solon Springs School public or private?
Solon Springs School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Solon Springs School District.
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