Thorp Elementary

Set in Thorp, Wisconsin, Thorp Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary school, part of Thorp School District. It instructs 321 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Within Thorp School District, which oversees 2 schools and 502 students, Thorp Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Thorp Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school logs 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Thorp Elementary reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Thorp Elementary sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.6%; actual is 59.7%, +15.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Clark County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,400 per year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clark County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,522 students), of which Thorp Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Thorp High, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Thorp Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 50.5%.

Thorp Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thorp Elementary has declined 25%, going from 427 students in 2018 to 321 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.