THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids

As a tight-knit elementary-level community in Rudolph, Wisconsin, THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids educates 202 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Wisconsin Rapids School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids sits 37% leaner than that benchmark.

THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids is one of 12 schools operated by Wisconsin Rapids School District, a district that hosts 4,578 students overall.

On the student-mix side, THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids logs that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Wood County put median household earnings sit near $67,989, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids is one of 32 public schools in Wood County (combined enrollment of about 10,849 students).

The closest other public school is Kennedy Elementary, roughly 6.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 50.9%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids's enrollment has ticked up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 181 (now 202). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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