Enrollment
290
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPENCER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551419001844
Spencer Elementary
300 N School St, Spencer, WI 54479 · (715) 659-4642 · Marathon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- BTest 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
10.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
122 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 41 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Spencer Elementary→Spencer Junior High/High
Based on grade levels within Spencer School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
55.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.1% | 55.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59.8% | 65.6% |
% 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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 Spencer Elementary
Spencer Elementary's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Elementary this school | 290 | 42.1% | 60.6% |
| Forest Lane Community School Montello | 284 | 43.0% | 61.2% |
| Algoma Elementary Algoma | 301 | 41.5% | 48.8% |
| Lien Elementary Amery | 299 | 40.8% | 78.8% |
| Cashton Elementary Cashton | 292 | 40.4% | 58.4% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary Monroe | 267 | 43.8% | 61.0% |
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 Spencer Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Marathon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #400 of 982 | #10 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #482 of 992 ▼ 161 | #14 of 25 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #396 of 992 ▼ 38 | #9 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #648 of 1,157 | #13 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #104 of 901 | #3 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #767 of 901 | #17 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #539 of 1,064 | #11 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #338 of 664 | #9 of 22 |
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
290
0 (0%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 290 | 27.2 | 10.7:1 | 42% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 26.3 | 9.2:1 | 36% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 25.3 | 9.7:1 | 35% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 39% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 25.3 | 13.4:1 | 40% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 43% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 43% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 587 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 13% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 31 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spencer Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (339 to 290); teachers up 7% (25.3 to 27.2).
About Spencer Elementary
Students in Spencer, Wisconsin, attend Spencer Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 290 students.
Spencer Elementary is one of 2 schools in Spencer School District, which enrolls 619 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Spencer Elementary is 90% White. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic. County-wide, about 87% of residents are White. Spencer Elementary's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Spencer Elementary, 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 10.7:1. That is lower than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Roughly 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Spencer Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 63% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 51.8%. Spencer Elementary scores 60.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Marathon County show that the median household income is $77,884, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Spencer Elementary is one of 52 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Spencer Junior High/High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Spencer Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Local comparison: Spencer Elementary ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 60.6% versus a 60.7% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Spencer Elementary had 290 students in 2020-21 and 290 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Spencer Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Marathon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
138,403
Census ACS
Median income
$77,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
18,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spencer School District
- Spencer Junior High/HighHigh · 329 students
Other Spencer Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Spencer Elementary. Spencer Elementary is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Spencer Elementary SchoolSpencer, IN · 521 students
- Spencer Elementary SchoolSpencer, WV · 413 students
- Spencer Elementary SchoolSpencer, OK · 383 students
- Spencer ElementarySpencer, TN · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Spencer Junior High/High0.0 mi · 329
- Grant Elementary8.0 mi · 554
- Washington Elementary8.5 mi · 316
- Marshfield High9.1 mi · 1,181
- Madison Elementary9.1 mi · 295
- Marshfield K49.4 mi · 158
Frequently asked questions
About Spencer ElementaryHow many students attend Spencer Elementary?
Spencer Elementary enrolls approximately 290 students in grades PK-05.
Is Spencer Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spencer Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Spencer Elementary have?
Spencer Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Spencer Elementary?
Student demographics at Spencer Elementary are roughly 90% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Spencer Elementary?
Spencer Elementary is overseen by Spencer School District in Marathon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.