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If you had an hour of school board time for Spring Hill Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
628
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WISCONSIN DELLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551704002201
Spring Hill Elementary
300 Vine St, Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965 · (608) 253-2468 · Columbia County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL628 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
378 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 70 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 16% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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 Wisconsin Dells School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.7pp since 2023
Math
54.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.8% | 54.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.5% | 63.0% |
% 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
Where Spring Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #562 of 982 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #514 of 992 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #646 of 992 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 628 | #46 of 1,157 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #251 of 901 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #307 of 901 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #272 of 1,064 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.8% | #69 of 240 | 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
628
+119 (+23%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 628 | 53.1 | 11.8:1 | 60% (378) |
| 2023-24 | 654 | 52.8 | 12.4:1 | 59% (388) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 50 | 12.2:1 | 57% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 43 | 11.8:1 | 58% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 47.3 | 11.6:1 | 54% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 625 | 48 | 13.0:1 | 53% (331) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 39 | 13.9:1 | 51% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 28% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 496 | 15 | 33.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Hill Elementary.
About Spring Hill Elementary
Spring Hill Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in Wisconsin Dells School District, located in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. There are 628 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll around 323, and this school is 94% above that mark.
Across its 4 schools, Wisconsin Dells School District enrolls 1,768 students. Spring Hill Elementary is one of those schools.
About 67% of the student body at Spring Hill Elementary is White. Other groups make up 21% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Native American. County-wide, 91% of Columbia County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
For every teacher at Spring Hill Elementary, there are about 11.8 students; the school has 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 60%. The average for public schools in Columbia County is 32%.
Spring Hill Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.3%, compared with a predicted 40.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Columbia County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $85,351, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 31 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,498, Spring Hill Elementary among them.
Spring Hill Elementary's nearest public school is Wisconsin Dells Middle School (about 0.2 miles). In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Spring Hill Elementary. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Spring Hill Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Spring Hill Elementary has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 509 (2020-21) to 628 (2024-25).
The Spring Hill Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,272
Census ACS
Median income
$85,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
8,498 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wisconsin Dells School District
- Wisconsin Dells HighHigh · 563 students
- Wisconsin Dells Middle SchoolMiddle · 374 students
- Lake Delton ElementaryElementary · 203 students
Other schools in Wisconsin Dells
- Wisconsin Dells HighHigh · 563 students
- Wisconsin Dells Middle SchoolMiddle · 374 students
Nearby schools
- Wisconsin Dells Middle School0.2 mi · 374
- Wisconsin Dells High1.9 mi · 563
- Lake Delton Elementary2.9 mi · 203
- Lyndon Station Elementary9.2 mi · 29
- Jack Young Middle9.8 mi · 548
- Willson Elementary10.0 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Hill ElementaryHow large is Spring Hill Elementary?
Spring Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 628 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Spring Hill Elementary serve?
Spring Hill Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Hill Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spring Hill Elementary is approximately 11.8:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spring Hill Elementary?
At Spring Hill Elementary, the student body is approximately 67% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Spring Hill Elementary public or private?
Spring Hill Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wisconsin Dells School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.