Enrollment
175
Elementary
DISTRICT 91 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WONEWOC-UNION CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551713002224
Wonewoc-Center Elementary
101 School Rd, Wonewoc, WI 53968 · (608) 464-3165 · Juneau County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL175 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
103 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 31 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Wonewoc-Union Center School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
45.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.3% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 52.5% | 51.3% |
% 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Wonewoc-Center Elementary
Wonewoc-Center Elementary's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wonewoc-Center Elementary this school | 175 | 58.9% | 53.0% |
| BA Kennedy School Prairie du Chien | 217 | 59.0% | N/A |
| Port Edwards Ed Heuer Elementary School Port Edwards | 202 | 58.4% | 40.5% |
| Suring Elementary Suring | 196 | 55.6% | 36.5% |
| Wausaukee Elementary Wausaukee | 168 | 53.6% | 31.3% |
| Juda Elementary Juda | 178 | 53.4% | 60.1% |
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 Wonewoc-Center Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Juneau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #567 of 982 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #662 of 992 ▼ 54 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #485 of 992 ▲ 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 175 | #954 of 1,157 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.9% | #287 of 1,064 | 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
175
+36 (+26%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 215
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 175 | 13 | 13.5:1 | 59% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 175 | 13.4 | 13.1:1 | 55% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 149 | 11.5 | 12.9:1 | 59% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 139 | 11 | 12.6:1 | 54% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 153 | 13.5 | 11.3:1 | 52% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 162 | 14 | 11.6:1 | 49% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 204 | 17 | 12.0:1 | 64% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 201 | 13 | 15.5:1 | 27% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 215 | 16 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wonewoc-Center Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (153 to 175); teachers down 4% (13.5 to 13).
About Wonewoc-Center Elementary
Wonewoc-Center Elementary serves students in Wonewoc, Wisconsin, as a small elementary school. The school had 175 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323, so this school runs 46% smaller than that.
Wonewoc-Center Elementary is one school in a 4-school district, Wonewoc-Union Center School District, which enrolls 362 students.
Wonewoc-Center Elementary enrolls a student body that is 91% White. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Juneau County is about 88% White. By the diversity index, Wonewoc-Center Elementary comes in at 17%.
The count of teachers at Wonewoc-Center Elementary is 13 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. Around 59% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Juneau County average 41%.
allk12 grades Wonewoc-Center Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Wonewoc-Center Elementary, the prediction is 41.5% and the result is 53.0%.
Census estimates describe Juneau County this way: median household income is about $67,270, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Juneau County number 24 and enroll about 3,471.
Nearest public school: Wonewoc-Center High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: 3. On average proficiency, Wonewoc-Center Elementary is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 26%, from 139 to 175.
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Juneau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,689
Census ACS
Median income
$67,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
3,471 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wonewoc-Union Center School District
- Wonewoc-Center HighHigh · 114 students
- Wonewoc-Center Junior HighMiddle · 68 students
- Wonewoc-Center Virtual AcademyCombined · 5 students
Other schools in Wonewoc
- Wonewoc-Center HighHigh · 114 students
- Wonewoc-Center Junior HighMiddle · 68 students
- Wonewoc-Center Virtual AcademyCombined · 5 students
Nearby schools
- Wonewoc-Center High0.0 mi · 114
- Wonewoc-Center Junior High0.0 mi · 68
- Wonewoc-Center Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 5
- Hillsboro Elementary6.4 mi · 220
- Hillsboro High6.4 mi · 252
- Royall Intermediate6.8 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About Wonewoc-Center ElementaryHow many students attend Wonewoc-Center Elementary?
Wonewoc-Center Elementary enrolls approximately 175 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Wonewoc-Center Elementary serve?
Wonewoc-Center Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Wonewoc-Center Elementary have?
Wonewoc-Center Elementary employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Wonewoc-Center Elementary?
Student demographics at Wonewoc-Center Elementary are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Wonewoc-Center Elementary in?
Wonewoc-Center Elementary is part of Wonewoc-Union Center School District.
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