Enrollment
168
Elementary
DISTRICT 128 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUSAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551593002067
Wausaukee Elementary
N11941 US Highway 141, Wausaukee, WI 54177 · (715) 856-5152 · Marinette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 8% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.4:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
90 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 24 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 Wausaukee School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
22.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
18.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -12.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 12 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.9% | 18.5% |
| 2023-24 | 21.8% | 30.9% |
% 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Wausaukee Elementary
Wausaukee Elementary's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wausaukee Elementary this school | 168 | 53.6% | 31.3% |
| Juda Elementary Juda | 178 | 53.4% | 60.1% |
| Shell Lake Elementary (3-6) Shell Lake | 153 | 52.9% | 68.8% |
| Frederic Elementary Frederic | 192 | 53.1% | 61.9% |
| Bluff View Elementary Prairie du Chien | 190 | 52.1% | 60.6% |
| Royall Elementary Elroy | 155 | 50.3% | 60.8% |
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 Wausaukee Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Marinette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #833 of 982 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #898 of 992 ▼ 62 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #885 of 992 ▲ 10 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #965 of 1,157 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #354 of 1,064 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.7% | #127 of 664 | 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
168
-6 (-3%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 209
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 168 | 12.5 | 13.4:1 | 54% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 147 | 13.3 | 11.1:1 | 56% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 162 | 12.6 | 12.8:1 | 60% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 174 | 16 | 10.9:1 | 53% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 226 | 19.9 | 11.3:1 | 58% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 229 | 21 | 10.9:1 | 57% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 265 | 23 | 11.5:1 | 61% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 40% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 209 | 14 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wausaukee Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (226 to 168); teachers down 37% (19.9 to 12.5).
About Wausaukee Elementary
Wausaukee Elementary is a small elementary school based in Wausaukee, Wisconsin. The latest federal count shows 168 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 48% lower.
Wausaukee School District is the local district for Wausaukee Elementary. It runs 3 schools with 385 students.
Wausaukee Elementary's enrollment is 93% White. Next come 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.4:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Wausaukee Elementary reports 54% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Marinette County average 44%.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Wausaukee Elementary receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Wausaukee Elementary's results are 13.5 points below predicted: 31.3% against 44.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Marinette County, the median household income is $63,809, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Marinette County has 22 public schools and roughly 5,654 students.
The closest public school to Wausaukee Elementary is Wausaukee Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 31.3% is below the 51.3% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Wausaukee Elementary in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment has fallen by 6 students since 2020-21, to 168. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 13.4:1, from 10.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Wausaukee Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Marinette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,046
Census ACS
Median income
$63,809
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,654 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wausaukee School District
- Wausaukee HighHigh · 123 students
- Wausaukee MiddleMiddle · 94 students
Other schools in Wausaukee
- Wausaukee HighHigh · 123 students
- Wausaukee MiddleMiddle · 94 students
Nearby schools
- Wausaukee Middle0.0 mi · 94
- Wausaukee High0.0 mi · 123
- Crivitz Elementary10.9 mi · 470
- Crivitz High11.5 mi · 209
- Crivitz Middle11.5 mi · 120
- Pembine High17.1 mi · 87
Frequently asked questions
About Wausaukee ElementaryHow many students attend Wausaukee Elementary?
Wausaukee Elementary enrolls approximately 168 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wausaukee Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wausaukee Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Wausaukee Elementary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Wausaukee Elementary.
How diverse is Wausaukee Elementary?
Wausaukee Elementary reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Wausaukee Elementary?
Wausaukee Elementary is overseen by Wausaukee School District in Marinette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.