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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
Enrollment
175
Elementary
DISTRICT 91 · STATE 323
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
Pre-K
31
Kindergarten
28
Grade 1
18
Grade 2
19
Grade 3
22
Grade 4
30
Grade 5
27
Student demographics
White
15991%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Hispanic
85%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 15%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4%
Two+
53%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
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
Male
8951%
Female
8649%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Wonewoc-Center ElementaryWonewoc-Center Junior HighWonewoc-Center High
Based on grade levels within Wonewoc-Union Center School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English 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.

Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
175
+22 (+14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 11.3:1
% White
91%
was 94%
% Hispanic
5%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Wonewoc-Center Elementary

Set in Wonewoc, Wisconsin, Wonewoc-Center Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary-level community, one of the schools within Wonewoc-Union Center School District. It caters to 175 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Wonewoc-Center Elementary sits 46% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Wonewoc-Union Center School District, which oversees 4 schools and 362 students, Wonewoc-Center Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Wonewoc-Center Elementary logs that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Juneau County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wonewoc-Center Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.5%; this one delivers 53.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Juneau County) reports that median household income runs about $67,270, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Juneau County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,471 students), Wonewoc-Center Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Wonewoc-Center Virtual Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Wonewoc-Center Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.5%.

Wonewoc-Center Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 14%: 153 students in 2018 compared to 175 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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Juneau County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Wonewoc-Center Elementary
District
Wonewoc-Union Center School District
Address
101 School Rd, Wonewoc, WI 53968
Phone
(608) 464-3165
County
Juneau County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
175
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
13.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
103 (59%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
551713002224
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Wonewoc-Center Elementary
How 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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