Enrollment
276
Elementary
DISTRICT 282 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILD ROSE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551671002184
Wild Rose Elementary
825 Mt Morris St, Wild Rose, WI 54984 · (920) 622-4204 · Waushara County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% 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.
- ABeats 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
11.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
130 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 35 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Wild Rose Elementary→Wild Rose High
Based on grade levels within Wild Rose School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
63.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.6% | 63.6% |
| 2023-24 | 62.1% | 63.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% 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 16 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 →
Schools most like Wild Rose Elementary
Wild Rose Elementary's state test result (65.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Rose Elementary this school | 276 | 47.1% | 65.0% |
| Parkview Elementary New London | 264 | 47.0% | 71.7% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary Monroe | 267 | 43.8% | 61.0% |
| Meadow View Primary Waupun | 324 | 46.6% | N/A |
| Southview Elementary Chippewa Falls | 286 | 44.4% | 56.2% |
| Blair-Taylor Elementary Blair | 306 | 49.3% | 50.6% |
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 Wild Rose Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #296 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #326 of 992 ▲ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #264 of 992 ▲ 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #696 of 1,157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #213 of 901 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.1% | #605 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.1% | #458 of 1,064 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #88 of 240 |
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
276
+18 (+7%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 217
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 276 | 23.7 | 11.6:1 | 47% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 22.8 | 12.3:1 | 49% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 283 | 22 | 12.9:1 | 50% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | 21 | 12.3:1 | 50% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 18.4 | 13.4:1 | 47% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 220 | 18 | 12.2:1 | 52% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 207 | 18 | 11.5:1 | 58% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 223 | 18 | 12.4:1 | 28% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 217 | 16 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wild Rose Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (247 to 276); teachers up 29% (18.4 to 23.7).
About Wild Rose Elementary
Wild Rose Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Wild Rose, Wisconsin. Its 276 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
The district, Wild Rose School District, has 563 students enrolled across 2 schools.
The student body at Wild Rose Elementary is 84% White. Other groups make up 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.6 students per teacher. That is 3.1 students per teacher below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 47% of students. That is 9 points below the 56% average for public schools in Waushara County.
The allk12 Grade for Wild Rose Elementary is A-. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 83% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Wild Rose Elementary ranks in the top 10% in Wisconsin. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.0%, against a prediction of 48.8%.
Wild Rose Elementary is located in Waushara County, where the median household income is $67,107, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Besides Wild Rose Elementary, Waushara County has 10 other public schools.
The closest public school, Wild Rose High, is about 0.4 miles from Wild Rose Elementary. Other public schools within ten miles: 4. Ranked by average proficiency, Wild Rose Elementary places 1st out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 18 more students in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Wild Rose Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Waushara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,868
Census ACS
Median income
$67,107
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,542 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Wild Rose Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Wild Rose Elementary. Wild Rose Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Wild Rose Elementary SchoolSaint Charles, IL · 535 students
Nearby schools
- Wild Rose High0.4 mi · 287
- Riverview Elementary7.7 mi · 302
- Wautoma High7.9 mi · 388
- Parkside School7.9 mi · 480
- Almond-Bancroft Elementary10.5 mi · 171
- Almond-Bancroft High10.5 mi · 103
Frequently asked questions
About Wild Rose ElementaryHow large is Wild Rose Elementary?
Wild Rose Elementary enrolls approximately 276 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wild Rose Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wild Rose Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wild Rose Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wild Rose Elementary is approximately 11.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wild Rose Elementary?
At Wild Rose Elementary, the student body is approximately 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Wild Rose Elementary public or private?
Wild Rose Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wild Rose School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.