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THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids

6950 Knowledge Ave, Rudolph, WI 54475 · (715) 424-6784 · Wood County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL202 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+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

Enrollment
202
Elementary
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 323
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
73 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K199%
Kindergarten3115%
Grade 13115%
Grade 23618%
Grade 32311%
Grade 43316%
Grade 52914%

This year's kindergarten class (31) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (29).

Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
18994%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
94%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
9849%
Female
10451%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids→Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle
Based on grade levels within Wisconsin Rapids School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
54.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.6pp since 2023
Math
59.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2554.9%59.8%
2023-2461.5%63.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids

THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids this school20236.1%65.2%
Randolph Elementary
Randolph
19534.4%68.0%
Fairview Elementary
Plymouth
21337.6%72.5%
Alma Elementary
Alma
18433.7%64.7%
Rio Elementary
Rio
16937.3%63.7%
Pecatonica Elementary
Hollandale
17136.8%54.4%
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 THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Wood County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
65.2%#288 of 982#4 of 15
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
59.8%#397 of 992
▼ 35
#6 of 15
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.9%#445 of 992
▼ 117
#6 of 15
▼ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
202#896 of 1,157#15 of 17
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.5:1#498 of 901#10 of 15
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
12.3%#868 of 901#14 of 15
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
36.1%#635 of 1,064#12 of 17
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 2024-25
Enrollment
202
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 197
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252021513.5:136% (73)
2023-2420615.113.6:141% (85)
2022-2320816.512.6:133% (69)
2020-212031414.5:133% (66)
2017-1818111.415.9:134% (61)
2015-161631016.3:129% (47)
2010-11128914.2:124% (31)
2000-011741313.4:122% (38)
1990-911971216.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids.

Since 2017-18: students up 12% (181 to 202); teachers up 32% (11.4 to 15).

About THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids

The public elementary school THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids is located in Rudolph, Wisconsin. A federal count lists 202 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323, so this school runs 37% smaller than that.

The district, Wisconsin Rapids School District, has 4,578 students enrolled across 12 schools.

White students are the large majority at THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids, with 94% of enrollment. Next come 4% Hispanic. The White share in Wood County as a whole is similar, at about 91%. By the diversity index, THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids comes in at 12%.

Staffing totals 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 36%.

allk12 grades THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids a B+. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

A school with THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 55.5%. THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids scores 65.2%, 9.7 points above that line.

Among Wood County residents, median household income is about $67,989, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 32 public schools in Wood County, with a combined enrollment of about 10,849.

The closest public school, Kennedy Elementary, is about 6.8 miles from THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. On state test proficiency, THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids ranks 1st in a group of 6 nearby schools.

By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The student count changed little between 2020-21 (203) and 2024-25 (202). The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.5:1 to 13.5:1.

Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Wood County at a glance

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Population
74,004
Census ACS
Median income
$67,989
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
10,849 students

Quick facts

School name
THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids
District
Wisconsin Rapids School District
Address
6950 Knowledge Ave, Rudolph, WI 54475
Phone
(715) 424-6784
County
Wood County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
202
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
13.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
73 (36%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
551707002212
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids
How many students attend THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids?
THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids enrolls approximately 202 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids serve?
THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids.
What is the racial breakdown of students at THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids?
At THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids, the student body is approximately 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids?
THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids is overseen by Wisconsin Rapids School District in Wood County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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