Enrollment
119
Elementary
DISTRICT 197 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW LONDON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551059001387
Sugar Bush Elementary
W10736 County Road WW, New London, WI 54961 · (715) 752-4135 · Outagamie County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL119 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- ·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
14.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
55 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 18 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 36% smaller than its 4th grade class (25).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Sugar Bush Elementary→New London Middle
Based on grade levels within New London School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
46.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.3pp 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 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 46.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Sugar Bush Elementary
Sugar Bush Elementary's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Bush Elementary this school | 119 | 46.2% | 45.4% |
| Benton Elementary Benton | 131 | 48.1% | 62.2% |
| Elcho Elementary Elcho | 127 | 49.6% | 54.9% |
| Tigerton Elementary Tigerton | 121 | 47.1% | 43.3% |
| Clayton Elementary Clayton | 124 | 47.6% | 59.6% |
| River Valley Early Learning Center Plain | 97 | 44.3% | N/A |
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 Sugar Bush Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #692 of 982 | #27 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #650 of 992 ▲ 96 | #25 of 31 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #630 of 992 ▲ 112 | #26 of 31 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 119 | #1,055 of 1,157 | #35 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #478 of 1,064 | #11 of 35 |
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
119
+18 (+18%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 235
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 119 | 8.2 | 14.6:1 | 46% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 119 | 8.7 | 13.7:1 | 50% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 118 | 9.2 | 12.8:1 | 47% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 101 | 8 | 12.6:1 | 50% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 130 | 7.9 | 16.5:1 | 40% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 127 | 7 | 18.1:1 | 40% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 165 | 11 | 15.0:1 | 40% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 167 | 13 | 12.8:1 | 16% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 235 | 12 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sugar Bush Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (130 to 119); teachers up 3% (7.9 to 8.2).
About Sugar Bush Elementary
Sugar Bush Elementary is a small elementary school in New London School District, located in New London, Wisconsin. The grade span is pre-K through 4, and enrollment is 119 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323, so this school runs 63% smaller than that.
New London School District is responsible for 7 schools, Sugar Bush Elementary included, with 2,019 students in all.
White students make up 90% of enrollment at Sugar Bush Elementary. Next come 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 8.2 full-time equivalents, or about 14.6 students per teacher. That matches the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin fairly closely. About 46% of students, or 55, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Outagamie County average 32%.
allk12 grades Sugar Bush Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Sugar Bush Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.4%, compared with a predicted 49.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
Outagamie County has about 192,826 residents, and the median household income is $85,069, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. In all, Outagamie County has 73 public schools and roughly 31,330 students.
Nearby, Lincoln Elementary is about 6.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Nearby schools average 57.1% on proficiency, and Sugar Bush Elementary is below that at 45.4%.
Sugar Bush Elementary is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, Sugar Bush Elementary's enrollment grew 18%, to 119. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.6:1 to 14.6:1.
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Outagamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
192,826
Census ACS
Median income
$85,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
31,330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New London School District
- New London HighHigh · 660 students
- New London MiddleMiddle · 540 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 283 students
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 264 students
- Readfield ElementaryElementary · 121 students
- Catalyst AcademyHigh · 32 students
Other schools in New London
- New London HighHigh · 660 students
- New London MiddleMiddle · 540 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 283 students
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 264 students
- Catalyst AcademyHigh · 32 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary6.6 mi · 283
- Catalyst Academy6.6 mi · 32
- New London Middle6.7 mi · 540
- Parkview Elementary7.0 mi · 264
- New London High7.8 mi · 660
- Shiocton High8.1 mi · 208
Frequently asked questions
About Sugar Bush ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sugar Bush Elementary?
Sugar Bush Elementary enrolls approximately 119 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Sugar Bush Elementary serve?
Sugar Bush Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sugar Bush Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sugar Bush Elementary is approximately 14.6:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sugar Bush Elementary?
Sugar Bush Elementary reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is Sugar Bush Elementary public or private?
Sugar Bush Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by New London School District.
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