Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 251 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENOMONIE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550909001072
Wakanda Elementary
801 Pine Avenue E, Menomonie, WI 54751 · (715) 232-3898 · Dunn County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
12.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
156 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 Menomonie 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% . -7.5pp since 2023
Math
49.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -12.1pp 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 49 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 49.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% | 61.5% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Wakanda Elementary
Wakanda Elementary's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakanda Elementary this school | 351 | 44.4% | 56.7% |
| Washington Elementary Wisconsin Rapids | 322 | 48.8% | 58.0% |
| Putnam Heights Elementary Eau Claire | 422 | 39.3% | 55.9% |
| Manz Elementary Eau Claire | 342 | 39.2% | 70.2% |
| Franklin Elementary Oshkosh | 308 | 46.8% | 44.6% |
| Halmstad Elementary Chippewa Falls | 355 | 51.5% | 66.0% |
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 Wakanda Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dunn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #486 of 982 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #600 of 992 ▼ 194 | #5 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #565 of 992 ▼ 148 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #459 of 1,157 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #401 of 901 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #482 of 901 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #509 of 1,064 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #389 of 664 | #4 of 6 |
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
351
-30 (-8%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 233
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 351 | 27.3 | 12.9:1 | 44% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 29.8 | 12.1:1 | 46% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 29.3 | 13.0:1 | 42% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 34 | 11.2:1 | 43% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 28.9 | 13.9:1 | 34% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 415 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 40% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 47% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 20 | 20.6:1 | 31% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 233 | 12 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wakanda Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (401 to 351); teachers down 5% (28.9 to 27.3).
About Wakanda Elementary
Wakanda Elementary is an elementary school in Menomonie, Wisconsin, reachable at (715) 232-3898. Total enrollment is 351 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Wakanda Elementary is part of Menomonie Area School District, where 8 schools serve 3,199 students.
More than half of the students at Wakanda Elementary are White (79%). Other reported shares: 8% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 91% White among all Dunn County residents. The diversity index for Wakanda Elementary is 36%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Wakanda Elementary has 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 44% at Wakanda Elementary.
Wakanda Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 53% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 50.4%. Wakanda Elementary scores 56.7%.
In Dunn County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $74,824, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 17 public schools in the county, enrolling about 5,848, Wakanda Elementary among them.
School District of the Menomonie Area 4K is the nearest public school to Wakanda Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Wakanda Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 55.0%, lower than Wakanda Elementary's 56.7%.
The NCES locale for Wakanda Elementary is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 381 to 351, an 8% decline. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.9:1.
Wakanda Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Dunn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,527
Census ACS
Median income
$74,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,848 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Menomonie Area School District
- Menomonie HighHigh · 966 students
- Menomonie MiddleMiddle · 730 students
- River Heights ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Oaklawn ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- School District of the Menomonie Area 4KElementary · 190 students
- Knapp ElementaryElementary · 91 students
Other schools in Menomonie
- Menomonie HighHigh · 966 students
- Menomonie MiddleMiddle · 730 students
- River Heights ElementaryElementary · 403 students
- Oaklawn ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- School District of the Menomonie Area 4KElementary · 190 students
Nearby schools
- School District of the Menomonie Area 4K0.5 mi · 190
- Oaklawn Elementary1.9 mi · 382
- Menomonie Middle2.2 mi · 730
- Menomonie High2.6 mi · 966
- River Heights Elementary2.9 mi · 403
- Knapp Elementary8.5 mi · 91
Frequently asked questions
About Wakanda ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Wakanda Elementary?
Wakanda Elementary enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wakanda Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wakanda Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Wakanda Elementary?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Wakanda Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wakanda Elementary?
At Wakanda Elementary, the student body is approximately 79% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Wakanda Elementary in?
Wakanda Elementary is part of Menomonie Area School District.
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