Enrollment
121
Elementary
DISTRICT 123 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIGERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551488001931
Tigerton Elementary
500 Elm St, Tigerton, WI 54486 · (715) 535-4051 · Shawano County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL121 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
57 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 13 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Tigerton Elementary→Tigerton High
Based on grade levels within Tigerton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
42.9%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 40.7% |
% 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Tigerton Elementary
Tigerton Elementary's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigerton Elementary this school | 121 | 47.1% | 43.3% |
| White Lake Elementary White Lake | 105 | 47.6% | 65.2% |
| Sugar Bush Elementary New London | 119 | 46.2% | 45.4% |
| Elcho Elementary Elcho | 127 | 49.6% | 54.9% |
| Benton Elementary Benton | 131 | 48.1% | 62.2% |
| Clayton Elementary Clayton | 124 | 47.6% | 59.6% |
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 Tigerton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Shawano County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #731 of 982 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #695 of 992 ▲ 44 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #688 of 992 ▲ 73 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 121 | #1,050 of 1,157 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.1% | #457 of 1,064 | #5 of 8 |
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
121
-22 (-15%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 228
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 121 | 10 | 12.2:1 | 47% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 121 | 11.8 | 10.3:1 | 54% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 128 | 12.8 | 10.0:1 | 55% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 11 | 13.0:1 | 51% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 126 | 9.2 | 13.7:1 | 59% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 120 | 9 | 13.3:1 | 73% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 115 | 10 | 11.5:1 | 70% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 184 | 14 | 13.1:1 | 26% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 228 | 14 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tigerton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (126 to 121); teachers up 8% (9.2 to 10).
About Tigerton Elementary
Tigerton Elementary is a very small elementary school with its address in Tigerton, Wisconsin. Enrollment totals 121 students across pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 63% below the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Tigerton School District (2 schools, 246 students) runs Tigerton Elementary.
A large majority of enrollment at Tigerton Elementary is White, at 85%. It is also 7% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Native American. Among Shawano County residents, the White share is about 85%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Tigerton Elementary scores 27%.
The school had 10 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. The gap from the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 2.6 students per teacher. The school reported 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Shawano County is close, at 47%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Tigerton Elementary, the prediction is 48.7% and the result is 43.3%.
The school is in Shawano County, where median household income comes to about $66,479, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Shawano County counts 17 public schools with about 4,832 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Tigerton High, is about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within ten miles: 7. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Tigerton Elementary ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 121, from 143 in 2020-21.
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Shawano County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,039
Census ACS
Median income
$66,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,832 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Tigerton High0.4 mi · 125
- Wittenberg Elementary7.8 mi · 449
- Wittenberg-Birnamwood High8.2 mi · 343
- Bowler Elementary9.0 mi · 156
- Bowler High9.1 mi · 138
- Marion Elementary9.7 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Tigerton ElementaryHow many students attend Tigerton Elementary?
Tigerton Elementary enrolls approximately 121 students in grades PK-05.
Is Tigerton Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tigerton Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tigerton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tigerton Elementary is approximately 12.2:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tigerton Elementary?
At Tigerton Elementary, the student body is approximately 85% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Tigerton Elementary?
Tigerton Elementary is overseen by Tigerton School District in Shawano County.
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