Somerset Elementary

Somerset Elementary is a primary school of substantial scale in Somerset, Wisconsin, run under Somerset School District, works with 577 students in grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 79% larger than the state mean of about 323.

Across the 3 schools in Somerset School District (1,445 students total), Somerset Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Somerset Elementary records that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Somerset Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Somerset Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.4%, the actual is 61.8%, a residual of -1.6 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for St. Croix County shows the typical household earns roughly $103,046 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, St. Croix County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,266 students), of which Somerset Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Somerset High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Somerset Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 69.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Somerset Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 644 (now 577). Over the same period, the White share fell from 93% to 88%.

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