Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WISCONSIN RAPIDS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551707002215
Washington Elementary
2911 Washington St, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 · (715) 424-6788 · Wood County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
157 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Washington Elementary→Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle
Based on grade levels within Wisconsin Rapids School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -5.9pp since 2023
Math
50.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.3% | 50.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 59.0% |
% 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Washington Elementary
Washington Elementary's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary this school | 322 | 48.8% | 58.0% |
| Halmstad Elementary Chippewa Falls | 355 | 51.5% | 66.0% |
| Franklin Elementary Oshkosh | 308 | 46.8% | 44.6% |
| Northwoods Elementary Eau Claire | 304 | 52.0% | 62.5% |
| Wakanda Elementary Menomonie | 351 | 44.4% | 56.7% |
| Summit Environmental School La Crosse | 295 | 51.5% | 42.9% |
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 Washington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Wood County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #458 of 982 | #8 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #583 of 992 ▼ 129 | #11 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #599 of 992 ▼ 99 | #10 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #554 of 1,157 | #6 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #397 of 901 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #462 of 901 | #4 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #433 of 1,064 | #9 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #620 of 664 | #12 of 12 |
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
322
+22 (+7%) vs 2020
+106% since 1990-91, when it was 156
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 322 | 25.1 | 12.8:1 | 49% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 25.3 | 11.8:1 | 49% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 26.4 | 11.1:1 | 46% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 28 | 10.7:1 | 49% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 24.1 | 13.7:1 | 43% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 23 | 13.8:1 | 46% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 25 | 12.7:1 | 46% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 331 | 21 | 15.8:1 | 21% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 156 | 8 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (331 to 322); teachers up 4% (24.1 to 25.1).
About Washington Elementary
Washington Elementary serves students in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, as a mid-sized elementary school. It had 322 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
The district, Wisconsin Rapids School District, has 4,578 students enrolled across 12 schools.
At Washington Elementary, 78% of students are White. Smaller groups are 9% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Wood County is roughly 91% White. The diversity index for Washington Elementary is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Washington Elementary, there are about 12.8 students; the school has 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, 14.7:1, is higher. There are 157 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 49% of enrollment.
Washington Elementary scores 58.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 47.7%.
The school is in Wood County, where the median household earns about $67,989 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Washington Elementary shares Wood County with 31 other public schools.
WRPS / Pitsch Early Learning is the nearest public school to Washington Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Washington Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Washington Elementary is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 7%, from 300 to 322. Students per teacher increased from 10.7 in 2020-21 to 12.8 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Washington Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,004
Census ACS
Median income
$67,989
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
10,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wisconsin Rapids School District
- Lincoln HighHigh · 1,337 students
- Wisconsin Rapids Area MiddleMiddle · 943 students
- Woodside ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Howe ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 267 students
- Mead ElementaryElementary · 266 students
Other schools in Wisconsin Rapids
- Lincoln HighHigh · 1,337 students
- Wisconsin Rapids Area MiddleMiddle · 943 students
- Woodside ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Howe ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 267 students
- Mead ElementaryElementary · 266 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary is the 86th largest of the 156.
- Washington ElementaryStevens Point, WI · 443 students
- Washington ElementaryJanesville, WI · 410 students
- Washington ElementaryMarshfield, WI · 316 students
- Washington ElementaryWhitewater, WI · 312 students
- Washington ElementaryWauwatosa, WI · 285 students
Nearby schools
- WRPS / Pitsch Early Learning1.0 mi · 208
- Howe Elementary1.4 mi · 336
- Lincoln High1.6 mi · 1,337
- Central Oaks Academy1.7 mi · 88
- River Cities High2.0 mi · 77
- Grove Elementary2.5 mi · 178
Frequently asked questions
About Washington ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary enrolls approximately 322 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Washington Elementary serve?
Washington Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary is approximately 12.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Washington Elementary?
Student demographics at Washington Elementary are roughly 78% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary is overseen by Wisconsin Rapids School District in Wood County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.