Enrollment
112
Elementary
DISTRICT 83 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUZEKA-STEUBEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551602002094
Wauzeka Elementary
301 E Main St, Wauzeka, WI 53826 · (608) 875-5311 · Crawford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL112 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
58 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Wauzeka-Steuben School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -10.4pp since 2023
Math
78.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
74.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
112
+12 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.0:1
% White
95%
was 95%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Wauzeka Elementary
Located at 301 E Main St, in Wauzeka, Wisconsin, Wauzeka Elementary is a tiny elementary-level community that instructs 112 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Wauzeka-Steuben School District. Enrollment runs roughly 65% below the state mean of about 323.
Within Wauzeka-Steuben School District, which oversees 3 schools and 248 students, Wauzeka Elementary is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Wauzeka Elementary records that nearly all students (95%) are White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Wauzeka Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wauzeka Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 45.9%; this one delivers 74.0%, a residual of +28.1 points.
In the area at large, Crawford County reports that median household earnings sit near $64,094, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Crawford County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,827 students), of which Wauzeka Elementary is one.
Wauzeka High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Wauzeka Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 54.1%.
Wauzeka Elementary operates from a low-density location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 12%: 100 students in 2018 compared to 112 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,042
Census ACS
Median income
$64,094
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
1,827 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wauzeka-Steuben School District
- Wauzeka HighHigh · 83 students
- Wauzeka MiddleMiddle · 53 students
Other schools in Wauzeka
- Wauzeka HighHigh · 83 students
- Wauzeka MiddleMiddle · 53 students
Nearby schools
- Wauzeka High0.0 mi · 83
- Wauzeka Middle0.0 mi · 53
- Boscobel Junior High9.6 mi · 158
- Boscobel High9.6 mi · 182
- Boscobel Elementary9.6 mi · 311
- River Ridge Elementary10.4 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Wauzeka ElementaryHow large is Wauzeka Elementary?
Wauzeka Elementary enrolls approximately 112 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wauzeka Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wauzeka Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Wauzeka Elementary have?
Wauzeka Elementary employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Wauzeka Elementary?
Student demographics at Wauzeka Elementary are roughly 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Wauzeka Elementary in?
Wauzeka Elementary is part of Wauzeka-Steuben School District.
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