Enrollment
105
Elementary
DISTRICT 99 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DE SOTO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550324000369
Stoddard Elementary
300 N Cottage St, Stoddard, WI 54658 · (608) 457-2101 · Vernon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL105 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
12.1:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
25 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 16 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (15).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 De Soto Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
57.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 51 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 down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.1% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 58.5% |
% 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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Stoddard Elementary
Stoddard Elementary's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoddard Elementary this school | 105 | 23.8% | 63.0% |
| Fremont Elementary Fremont | 97 | 25.8% | 76.5% |
| Fairview Elementary Krakow | 99 | 23.2% | 58.1% |
| Brandon Elementary Brandon | 95 | 24.2% | 72.8% |
| Sugar Camp Elementary Rhinelander | 111 | 22.5% | 68.4% |
| Yahara Elementary Edgerton | 120 | 25.0% | 61.6% |
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 Stoddard Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Vernon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #337 of 982 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #445 of 992 ▲ 19 | #2 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #537 of 992 ▼ 54 | #5 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 105 | #1,071 of 1,157 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.8% | #831 of 1,064 | #6 of 7 |
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
105
-7 (-6%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 176
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 105 | 8.7 | 12.1:1 | 24% (25) |
| 2023-24 | 118 | 8.2 | 14.4:1 | 33% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 121 | 10.1 | 12.0:1 | 31% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 112 | 9 | 12.4:1 | 42% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 120 | 9 | 13.4:1 | 29% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 130 | 9 | 14.4:1 | 38% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 122 | 10 | 12.2:1 | 45% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 121 | 8 | 15.1:1 | 28% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 176 | 13 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stoddard Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (120 to 105); teachers down 3% (9 to 8.7).
About Stoddard Elementary
Stoddard Elementary is a very small elementary school in Wisconsin, located in Stoddard. Total enrollment is 105 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. That is 67% below the average of about 323 students for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
De Soto Area School District has 440 students spread across 5 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Stoddard Elementary is 93% White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. In Vernon County overall, the White share is about 95%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 13%.
There are about 12.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Stoddard Elementary, which has 8.7. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have an average ratio of 14.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 24%. On average, public schools in Vernon County report 38%.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Stoddard Elementary outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Stoddard Elementary scores 63.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 63.0%.
In the surrounding county, Vernon County, the median household earns about $71,893 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Vernon County has 23 public schools with about 3,669 students, including Stoddard Elementary.
Among nearby public schools, Southern Bluffs Elementary is closest at about 5.7 miles. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 45.4% proficiency; Stoddard Elementary posts 63.0%.
NCES assigns Stoddard Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 112 to 105, a 6% decline.
The Stoddard Elementary discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Vernon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,049
Census ACS
Median income
$71,893
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
3,669 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in De Soto Area School District
- De Soto HighHigh · 133 students
- De Soto MiddleMiddle · 101 students
- Prairie View ElementaryElementary · 92 students
- De Soto Virtual SchoolCombined · 9 students
Other Stoddard Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Stoddard Elementary. Stoddard Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBEATRICE, NE · 207 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Bluffs Elementary5.7 mi · 333
- Hintgen Elementary7.3 mi · 210
- State Road Elementary8.4 mi · 284
- Spence Elementary8.5 mi · 329
- Central High8.8 mi · 969
- Longfellow Middle9.0 mi · 631
Frequently asked questions
About Stoddard ElementaryHow many students attend Stoddard Elementary?
Stoddard Elementary enrolls approximately 105 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Stoddard Elementary serve?
Stoddard Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Stoddard Elementary?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Stoddard Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Stoddard Elementary?
Student demographics at Stoddard Elementary are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Stoddard Elementary in?
Stoddard Elementary is part of De Soto Area School District.
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