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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WRIGHTSTOWN COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551719002228

Wrightstown Elementary

351 High St, Wrightstown, WI 54180 · (920) 532-4818 · Brown County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
Enrollment
540
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 323
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
111 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K8516%
Kindergarten8315%
Grade 19818%
Grade 28916%
Grade 38616%
Grade 49918%

This year's kindergarten class (83) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (99).

Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
45985%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
499%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
112%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
153%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
27551%
Female
26549%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Wrightstown Elementary→Wrightstown Middle→Wrightstown High
Based on grade levels within Wrightstown Community 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
69.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
87.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +5.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2569.4%87.8%
2023-2468.0%82.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Wrightstown Elementary

Wrightstown Elementary's state test result (72.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Wrightstown Elementary this school54020.6%72.3%
Clarendon Avenue Elementary
Mukwonago
51120.0%71.1%
Lake Mills Elementary
Lake Mills
61322.0%61.5%
Belleville Elementary
Belleville
55021.1%67.8%
Oostburg Elementary
Oostburg
47918.0%76.5%
Winnequah School
Monona
60220.3%68.7%
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 Wrightstown Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Brown County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
72.3%#143 of 982#5 of 44
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
87.8%#11 of 992
▲ 37
#2 of 44
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
69.4%#149 of 992
▲ 49
#9 of 44
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
540#106 of 1,157#9 of 51
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.2:1#779 of 901#41 of 45
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
26.8%#630 of 901#36 of 45
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
20.6%#880 of 1,064#40 of 50
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+8.7%#107 of 240#9 of 13
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 2024-25
Enrollment
540
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 365
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2554033.416.2:121% (111)
2023-2452333.415.7:120% (102)
2022-2351733.215.6:120% (102)
2020-215273117.0:124% (126)
2017-1849732.215.4:125% (123)
2015-164723015.7:126% (121)
2010-114553015.2:122% (100)
2000-013012313.1:115% (45)
1990-913652018.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wrightstown Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 9% (497 to 540); teachers up 4% (32.2 to 33.4).

About Wrightstown Elementary

Families in Wrightstown, Wisconsin, are served by Wrightstown Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school. Students in pre-K through 4 make up the school's enrollment of 540 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll about 323 students on average.

Wrightstown Community School District is made up of 3 schools with 1,352 students in all.

At Wrightstown Elementary, 85% of students are White. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wrightstown Elementary scores 27%.

Staffing at Wrightstown Elementary comes to 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.2:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1, 1.5 fewer students per teacher than here. Wrightstown Elementary counts 21% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Brown County report 39%.

Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 65.0%. Wrightstown Elementary scores 72.3%.

The school is in Brown County, where median household income comes to about $79,649, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Brown County's 86 public schools enroll about 42,385 students and include Wrightstown Elementary.

The closest school to Wrightstown Elementary is Wrightstown Middle, located about 0.2 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 65.7% on proficiency, and Wrightstown Elementary is above that at 72.3%.

The NCES locale for Wrightstown Elementary is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 527 to 540, a small change.

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Brown County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
270,892
Census ACS
Median income
$79,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
42,385 students

Quick facts

School name
Wrightstown Elementary
District
Wrightstown Community School District
Address
351 High St, Wrightstown, WI 54180
Phone
(920) 532-4818
County
Brown County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
540
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
16.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
111 (21%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
551719002228
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Wrightstown Community School District
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Other Wrightstown Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Wrightstown Elementary. Wrightstown Elementary is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Wrightstown Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Wrightstown Elementary?
Wrightstown Elementary enrolls approximately 540 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Wrightstown Elementary serve?
Wrightstown Elementary serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wrightstown Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wrightstown Elementary is approximately 16.2:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wrightstown Elementary?
At Wrightstown Elementary, the student body is approximately 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Wrightstown Elementary?
Wrightstown Elementary is overseen by Wrightstown Community School District in Brown County.
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