Summary:
The Neillsville Elementary is the sole elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Neillsville School District. With a total enrollment of 406 students, the school has seen fluctuating performance in recent years, ranging from a statewide ranking of 532nd out of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 709th out of 1,067 in 2022-2023.
Academically, Neillsville Elementary's proficiency rates on the Forward Exam have been mixed, with below-average scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades 3-5 in 2024-2025, but stronger performance in Social Studies, where 72.41% of 4th graders were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 63.65%. The school's student-teacher ratio of 12.7 is slightly lower than the state average, and it serves a population with a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 50.74% in 2023-2024.
The Neillsville School District as a whole is ranked 364th out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, suggesting broader systemic challenges that may be impacting the performance of Neillsville Elementary. While the school has shown some strengths, such as its Social Studies outcomes, its overall academic performance and the district's low ranking indicate that there may be opportunities for targeted interventions and support to help the school and its students achieve greater success.
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