Stanley Elementary

As a mid-sized elementary campus in Stanley, Wisconsin, Stanley Elementary instructs 437 students from grades K through 5, operated by Stanley-Boyd Area School District. That puts it 35% bigger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Across the 4 schools in Stanley-Boyd Area School District (1,069 students total), Stanley Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Stanley Elementary shows that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Chippewa County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Stanley Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 48.0%; this one delivers 66.9%, a residual of +18.9 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Chippewa County shows median household income runs about $74,680, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chippewa County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,353 students), Stanley Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Stanley-Boyd Middle, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Stanley Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 52.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 477 students in 2018 compared to 437 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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