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Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WITTENBERG-BIRNAMWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551710002223
Wittenberg Elementary
300 S Prouty St, Wittenberg, WI 54499 · (715) 253-2221 · Shawano County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
14.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
205 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 29 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 41% larger than its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Wittenberg Elementary→Wittenberg-Birnamwood High
Based on grade levels within Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
41.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.1% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 38.6% | 39.4% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Wittenberg Elementary
Wittenberg Elementary's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wittenberg Elementary this school | 449 | 45.7% | 45.3% |
| Ronald R Albrecht Elementary Brodhead | 460 | 44.3% | 48.3% |
| La Grange Elementary Tomah | 400 | 47.5% | 52.3% |
| Northland Pines Elementary-Eagle River Eagle River | 484 | 45.2% | 52.8% |
| Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle Livingston | 423 | 45.4% | 61.0% |
| Van Buren Elementary Janesville | 408 | 47.1% | 65.2% |
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 Wittenberg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Shawano County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #697 of 982 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #719 of 992 ▲ 34 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #616 of 992 ▲ 147 | #3 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #240 of 1,157 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #634 of 901 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.2% | #535 of 901 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #486 of 1,064 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #664 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
449
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 449 | 31.2 | 14.4:1 | 46% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 30.8 | 14.9:1 | 46% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 27.9 | 15.9:1 | 46% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 44% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 31.6 | 14.2:1 | 43% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 45% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 43% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 31 | 12.1:1 | 31% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 507 | 32 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wittenberg Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (450 to 449); teachers down 1% (31.6 to 31.2).
About Wittenberg Elementary
Wittenberg Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Wittenberg, Wisconsin, under Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District. Its enrollment is 449 students, spread over pre-K through 8. That compares with an average of about 323 students for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
A total of 3 schools make up Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District, with 1,151 students enrolled.
The share of White students at Wittenberg Elementary is 82%. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Native American. In Shawano County overall, the White share is about 85%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 32%.
Staffing at Wittenberg Elementary comes to 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4:1. That is in line with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Wittenberg Elementary counts 46% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Shawano County is close, at 47%.
Wittenberg Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 20% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Wittenberg Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.3% and a predicted 49.6%.
In the surrounding county, Shawano County, median household income comes to about $66,479, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 17 public schools and about 4,832 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Wittenberg-Birnamwood High, is about 0.4 miles. There are 7 other public schools within ten miles. By average proficiency, Wittenberg Elementary is 4th among 9 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 4%, from 432 to 449.
The discussion board for Wittenberg Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Shawano County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,039
Census ACS
Median income
$66,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
4,832 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District
- Birnamwood ElementaryElementary · 359 students
- Wittenberg-Birnamwood HighHigh · 343 students
Nearby schools
- Wittenberg-Birnamwood High0.4 mi · 343
- Birnamwood Elementary7.4 mi · 359
- Tigerton Elementary7.8 mi · 121
- Tigerton High8.2 mi · 125
- Hatley Elementary9.1 mi · 136
- Bowler Elementary9.6 mi · 156
Frequently asked questions
About Wittenberg ElementaryHow large is Wittenberg Elementary?
Wittenberg Elementary enrolls approximately 449 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Wittenberg Elementary serve?
Wittenberg Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Wittenberg Elementary have?
Wittenberg Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Wittenberg Elementary?
Student demographics at Wittenberg Elementary are roughly 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Wittenberg Elementary in?
Wittenberg Elementary is part of Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.