Enrollment
196
Elementary
DISTRICT 195 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WABENO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551539001978
Wabeno Elementary
4346 Mill Ln, Wabeno, WI 54566 · (715) 473-3633 · Forest County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
110 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 26 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Wabeno Elementary→Wabeno High
Based on grade levels within Wabeno Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
53.6%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 53.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 52.3% |
% 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Wabeno Elementary
Wabeno Elementary's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wabeno Elementary this school | 196 | 56.1% | 51.8% |
| Siren Elementary Siren | 172 | 61.6% | 33.8% |
| Gresham Elementary Gresham | 132 | 57.6% | 53.3% |
| Webster Elementary Webster | 248 | 61.3% | 56.2% |
| Taft Elementary Neenah | 179 | 59.2% | 37.3% |
| Forrest Street Elementary School Black River Falls | 289 | 58.5% | N/A |
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 Wabeno Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #593 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #528 of 992 ▲ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #571 of 992 ▲ 127 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 196 | #913 of 1,157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.1% | #322 of 1,064 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #333 of 664 |
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
196
+22 (+13%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 324
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 196 | 18.5 | 10.6:1 | 56% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 18 | 11.0:1 | 57% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 19.6 | 10.8:1 | 54% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 174 | 17 | 10.2:1 | 20% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 21.8 | 10.6:1 | 46% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 234 | 22 | 10.6:1 | 50% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 21 | 12.7:1 | 30% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 340 | 26 | 13.1:1 | 45% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 324 | 17 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wabeno Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (230 to 196); teachers down 15% (21.8 to 18.5).
About Wabeno Elementary
The public elementary school Wabeno Elementary is located in Wabeno, Wisconsin. The school's enrollment of 196 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students each.
Wabeno Area School District oversees Wabeno Elementary and 1 other school, with 389 students in total.
A majority of students at Wabeno Elementary, 53%, are White. The next largest groups are 35% Native American, 9% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The school's White share is 25 points below the 78% share among Forest County residents. Wabeno Elementary has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Wabeno Elementary employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. Wabeno Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 56%. The gap from the 39% average for public schools in Forest County is 17 points.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Wabeno Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 43.2%. Wabeno Elementary scores 51.8%.
Wabeno Elementary is located in Forest County, where median household income is about $61,071, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 7 public schools in Forest County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,483.
The school nearest to Wabeno Elementary is Wabeno High, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Wabeno Elementary is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
Wabeno Elementary is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Wabeno Elementary went from 174 students to 196.
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Forest County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,369
Census ACS
Median income
$61,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,483 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Wabeno High0.2 mi · 193
- Robinson Elementary8.3 mi · 145
- Laona High8.3 mi · 146
- Crandon Elementary16.2 mi · 396
- Crandon Middle16.2 mi · 181
- Crandon High16.2 mi · 226
Frequently asked questions
About Wabeno ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Wabeno Elementary?
Wabeno Elementary enrolls approximately 196 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wabeno Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wabeno Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Wabeno Elementary have?
Wabeno Elementary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
How diverse is Wabeno Elementary?
Wabeno Elementary reports a student body of 53% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Wabeno Elementary public or private?
Wabeno Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wabeno Area School District.
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