Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALDERS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551521001966
Valders Elementary
331 W Wilson St, Valders, WI 54245 · (920) 775-9510 · Manitowoc County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% 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.
- FBeats 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
18.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
120 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 66 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 8% smaller than its 4th grade class (74).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Based on grade levels within Valders Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
30.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -14.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 30.9% |
| 2023-24 | 39.3% | 45.7% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 60% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Valders Elementary
Valders Elementary's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valders Elementary this school | 411 | 29.2% | 43.7% |
| East Elementary Milton | 409 | 28.6% | 51.3% |
| New Holstein Elementary New Holstein | 437 | 29.7% | 60.6% |
| Auburndale Elementary Auburndale | 421 | 27.1% | 67.6% |
| Rossman Elementary Hartford | 422 | 29.6% | 75.5% |
| Riverview Elementary Silver Lake | 449 | 32.7% | 64.2% |
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 Valders Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Manitowoc County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #720 of 982 | #8 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #821 of 992 ▼ 136 | #10 of 13 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #735 of 992 ▲ 19 | #8 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #320 of 1,157 | #3 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #860 of 901 | #12 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.2% | #697 of 901 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.2% | #748 of 1,064 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #105 of 240 | 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
411
+38 (+10%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 411 | 21.8 | 18.8:1 | 29% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 23.4 | 17.4:1 | 33% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 21.8 | 18.0:1 | 31% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 21 | 17.8:1 | 29% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 21.5 | 17.6:1 | 18% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 22% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 22 | 16.0:1 | 26% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 8% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 17 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valders Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (378 to 411); teachers up 2% (21.5 to 21.8).
About Valders Elementary
Valders Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Valders, Wisconsin. It reports enrollment of 411 students in pre-K through 4. That puts enrollment 27% bigger than the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Valders Area School District has a total of 3 schools and 961 students, Valders Elementary among them.
A large majority of enrollment at Valders Elementary is White, at 87%. It is also 9% Hispanic. Among Manitowoc County residents, the White share is about 88%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
Staffing at Valders Elementary comes to 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.8:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have an average ratio of 14.7:1. On the income side, 29% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Manitowoc County report 40%.
Valders Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Valders Elementary falls short of its prediction by 16.0 points. The model expects 59.7% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Wisconsin; the school's rate is 43.7%.
In Manitowoc County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $69,148, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 30 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,090, Valders Elementary among them.
Valders High, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Valders Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Valders Elementary's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 38 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 17.8 to 18.8 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Valders Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Manitowoc County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,406
Census ACS
Median income
$69,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
10,090 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Valders Area School District
- Valders HighHigh · 291 students
- Valders MiddleMiddle · 259 students
Other schools in Valders
- Valders HighHigh · 291 students
- Valders MiddleMiddle · 259 students
Nearby schools
- Valders High0.1 mi · 291
- Valders Middle0.2 mi · 259
- Reedsville Elementary6.4 mi · 320
- Reedsville Jr/Sr High School6.7 mi · 256
- Riverview Elementary9.4 mi · 257
- Riverview Early Learning Center9.4 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Valders ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Valders Elementary?
Valders Elementary enrolls approximately 411 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Valders Elementary serve?
Valders Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valders Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valders Elementary is approximately 18.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Valders Elementary?
Valders Elementary reports a student body of 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Valders Elementary in?
Valders Elementary is part of Valders Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.