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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
328
-75 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.5:1
% White
92%
was 92%
% Hispanic
6%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Stratford Elementary
Stratford Elementary is one of the mid-tier elementary campuss in Stratford, Wisconsin, part of Stratford School District, with 328 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 3 schools in Stratford School District (768 students total), Stratford Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, Stratford Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest reads as 6% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Stratford Elementary has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Stratford Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 29% of students at Stratford Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Stratford 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 60.1%; this one delivers 76.6%, a residual of +16.5 points.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Marathon County indicate median household income runs about $77,884, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Marathon County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,592 students), of which Stratford Elementary is one.
Nearest neighbor: Stratford Middle, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Stratford Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 60.7%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stratford Elementary has declined 19%, going from 403 students in 2018 to 328 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
Nearby schools
- Stratford Middle0.1 mi · 163
- Stratford High0.1 mi · 277
- Grant Elementary9.8 mi · 554
- Edgar Elementary9.9 mi · 255
- Edgar High9.9 mi · 193
- Edgar Middle9.9 mi · 120
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.
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