Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOONER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551422001846
Spooner Elementary
1821 Scribner St, Spooner, WI 54801 · (715) 635-2174 · Washburn County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
193 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 42 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 29% smaller than its 4th grade class (79).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Spooner Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.4% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.9% | 54.4% |
% 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 Spooner Elementary
Spooner Elementary's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spooner Elementary this school | 363 | 53.2% | 55.4% |
| Crescent Elementary Rhinelander | 384 | 52.9% | 42.5% |
| Unity Elementary Balsam Lake | 385 | 53.2% | 54.1% |
| Thorp Elementary Thorp | 321 | 53.9% | 59.7% |
| Parkview Elementary Chippewa Falls | 377 | 55.7% | 50.9% |
| Kate Goodrich Elementary Merrill | 337 | 55.8% | N/A |
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 Spooner Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Washburn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #519 of 982 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #453 of 992 ▲ 97 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #455 of 992 ▲ 71 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #434 of 1,157 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #490 of 901 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #730 of 901 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #360 of 1,064 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #597 of 664 | N/A |
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
363
+45 (+14%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 691
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 363 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 53% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 30.1 | 12.2:1 | 57% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 31.1 | 12.0:1 | 57% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 30 | 10.6:1 | 65% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 28.1 | 13.4:1 | 54% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 59% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 58% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 528 | 40 | 13.2:1 | 30% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 691 | 34 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spooner Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (376 to 363); teachers down 4% (28.1 to 27).
About Spooner Elementary
Spooner Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in Spooner, Wisconsin. Its 363 students are spread across pre-K through 4.
In Spooner Area School District, 3 schools enroll a combined 1,000 students.
Spooner Elementary enrolls a student body that is 88% White. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Spooner Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 21%.
Federal staffing data show 27 full-time-equivalent teachers at Spooner Elementary and a ratio of 13.4:1. That ratio is under the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 53% of students.
The allk12 Grade for Spooner Elementary is B. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Spooner Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.4% is 10.3 points above the 45.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Spooner Elementary is located in Washburn County, where median household income is about $63,441, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Spooner Elementary is one of 16 public schools in Washburn County, which together enroll about 2,097 students.
Nearest public school: Spooner High, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Spooner Elementary holds 2 other public schools. Local comparison: Spooner Elementary ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 55.4% versus a 54.3% average.
Spooner Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 318 to 363. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 13.4:1, from 10.6:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Spooner Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Washburn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,854
Census ACS
Median income
$63,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
2,097 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spooner Area School District
- Spooner HighHigh · 361 students
- Spooner MiddleMiddle · 276 students
Other schools in Spooner
- Spooner HighHigh · 361 students
- Spooner MiddleMiddle · 276 students
Nearby schools
- Spooner High0.5 mi · 361
- Spooner Middle0.7 mi · 276
- Shell Lake Elementary (3-6)7.8 mi · 153
- Shell Lake Primary (K-2)7.8 mi · 131
- Shell Lake Junior/Senior High7.8 mi · 300
- Haugen Elementary16.5 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About Spooner ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Spooner Elementary?
Spooner Elementary enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-04.
Is Spooner Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spooner Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Spooner Elementary have?
Spooner Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is Spooner Elementary?
Spooner Elementary reports a student body of 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Spooner Elementary?
Spooner Elementary is overseen by Spooner Area School District in Washburn County.
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