Enrollment
196
Elementary
DISTRICT 157 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SURING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551470001921
Suring Elementary
411 Algoma St, Suring, WI 54174 · (920) 842-2181 · Oconto County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
11.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
109 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 21 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 62% larger than its 8th grade class (13).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Suring Elementary→Suring High
Based on grade levels within Suring Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -8.2pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.3% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.5% | 36.0% |
% 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Suring Elementary
Suring Elementary's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suring Elementary this school | 196 | 55.6% | 36.5% |
| Port Edwards Ed Heuer Elementary School Port Edwards | 202 | 58.4% | 40.5% |
| Stetsonville Elementary Stetsonville | 203 | 52.2% | 67.9% |
| Frederic Elementary Frederic | 192 | 53.1% | 61.9% |
| Wonewoc-Center Elementary Wonewoc | 175 | 58.9% | 53.0% |
| Grayside Elementary Mauston | 244 | 55.7% | 46.9% |
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 Suring Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Oconto County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #797 of 982 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #798 of 992 ▼ 13 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #820 of 992 ▼ 70 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 196 | #912 of 1,157 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #335 of 1,064 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #194 of 664 | N/A |
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
196
-39 (-17%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 196 | 17.8 | 11.0:1 | 56% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 18.1 | 11.4:1 | 60% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 208 | 18.6 | 11.2:1 | 68% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 235 | 18 | 13.1:1 | 68% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 19.7 | 12.7:1 | 58% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 22 | 12.4:1 | 54% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 55% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 32% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 17 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Suring Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (249 to 196); teachers down 9% (19.7 to 17.8).
About Suring Elementary
Suring Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Suring, Wisconsin. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 196 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students.
Suring Public School District runs 2 schools with a combined 314 students. Suring Elementary is one of them.
White students make up 83% of enrollment at Suring Elementary. The next largest groups are 7% multiracial, 5% Native American, and 5% Hispanic. In Oconto County overall, about 94% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.0:1. That is 3.7 students per teacher below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Suring Elementary reports 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 40% average among public schools in Oconto County.
allk12 grades Suring Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Suring Elementary scores 36.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 43.5%.
Suring Elementary is located in Oconto County, where the median household income is $75,049, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Suring Elementary is one of 18 public schools in the county.
Suring High is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Suring Elementary ranks 8th on proficiency.
Federal data place Suring Elementary in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Suring Elementary's enrollment dropped 17%, to 196. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.1:1 in 2020-21 to 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Oconto County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,589
Census ACS
Median income
$75,049
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,349 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Suring High0.0 mi · 118
- Gillett High8.4 mi · 152
- Gillett Elementary8.4 mi · 277
- Gillett Middle8.4 mi · 120
- Washington Middle14.5 mi · 377
- Oconto Falls High15.0 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Suring ElementaryHow many students attend Suring Elementary?
Suring Elementary enrolls approximately 196 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Suring Elementary serve?
Suring Elementary serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Suring Elementary?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Suring Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Suring Elementary?
Student demographics at Suring Elementary are roughly 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Suring Elementary?
Suring Elementary is overseen by Suring Public School District in Oconto County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.