Enrollment
328
Elementary
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STRATFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551458000582
Stratford Elementary
213311 Legion St, Stratford, WI 54484 · (715) 687-3535 · Marathon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
94 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 46 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Stratford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -10.3pp since 2023
Math
80.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.2% | 80.4% |
| 2023-24 | 75.5% | 89.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Stratford Elementary
Stratford Elementary's state test result (76.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford Elementary this school | 328 | 28.7% | 76.6% |
| Little Prairie Primary East Troy | 328 | 28.0% | N/A |
| Amherst Elementary Amherst | 342 | 26.6% | 71.4% |
| Campbellsport Elementary Campbellsport | 338 | 26.3% | 61.4% |
| Spring Valley Elementary Spring Valley | 317 | 28.4% | 71.0% |
| Cuba City Elementary Cuba City | 288 | 30.9% | 54.7% |
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 Stratford Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Marathon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #74 of 982 | #1 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #57 of 992 ▼ 51 | #1 of 25 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #232 of 992 ▼ 158 | #3 of 25 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #531 of 1,157 | #10 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #367 of 901 | #8 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.4% | #833 of 901 | #20 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.7% | #758 of 1,064 | #19 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #242 of 664 | #7 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
328
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 394
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 328 | 25.9 | 12.7:1 | 29% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 25.9 | 12.4:1 | 29% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 25.9 | 13.1:1 | 26% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 26 | 12.7:1 | 31% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 29.9 | 13.5:1 | 17% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 26% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 27% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 394 | 21 | 18.8:1 | 16% (62) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stratford Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (403 to 328); teachers down 13% (29.9 to 25.9).
About Stratford Elementary
Students in Stratford, Wisconsin, attend Stratford Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 328 students enrolled.
Stratford School District (3 schools, 768 students) runs Stratford Elementary.
White students account for 92% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic. A diversity index of 15% means there is a 15% chance two randomly chosen students at Stratford Elementary are from different groups.
Stratford Elementary reports a ratio of 12.7 students per teacher, from 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 2.1 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Stratford Elementary, 29% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Stratford Elementary outscored 96%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Stratford Elementary ranks in the top 10% in Wisconsin. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 76.6%, against a prediction of 60.1%.
In Marathon County, home to about 138,403 people, median household income comes to about $77,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Marathon County's 52 public schools enroll about 18,592 students and include Stratford Elementary.
Stratford Middle is the nearest public school to Stratford Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Stratford Elementary is ahead of the 60.7% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
For locale, NCES codes Stratford Elementary as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 328, close to the 330 recorded in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Stratford Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Stratford School District
- Stratford HighHigh · 277 students
- Stratford MiddleMiddle · 163 students
Other schools in Stratford
- Stratford HighHigh · 277 students
- Stratford MiddleMiddle · 163 students
Other Stratford Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Stratford Elementary. Stratford Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBENNINGTON, NE · 379 students
- Stratford Elementary SchoolStratford, OK · 303 students
- Stratford ElementaryStratford, CA · 294 students
- Stratford ElementaryStratford, IA · 74 students
Nearby schools
- Stratford Middle0.1 mi · 163
- Stratford High0.1 mi · 277
- Grant Elementary9.8 mi · 554
- Edgar Elementary9.9 mi · 255
- Edgar Middle9.9 mi · 120
- Edgar High9.9 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About Stratford ElementaryHow large is Stratford Elementary?
Stratford Elementary enrolls approximately 328 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Stratford Elementary serve?
Stratford Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stratford Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stratford Elementary is approximately 12.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stratford Elementary?
At Stratford Elementary, the student body is approximately 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Stratford Elementary public or private?
Stratford Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stratford School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.