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Blair-Taylor Elementary

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Blair-Taylor Elementary ranks 690 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

690^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Blair-Taylor Elementary is a public elementary school serving 307 students in grades PK-5 in Blair, Wisconsin. The school is part of the Blair-Taylor School District, which is ranked 378 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blair-Taylor Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, which is below the state average. The school's test scores in core subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science are generally below the state average across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 47.5% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 52.14%. The school's performance is particularly low in 4th grade ELA and Math, where proficiency rates are around 40%, well below the state averages. Additionally, Blair-Taylor Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.8% in 2020-2021 to 19.5% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Melrose-Mindoro Elementary (17.7%) and Ettrick Elementary (17.7%).

Interestingly, Blair-Taylor Elementary's performance is consistently below average for all student subgroups, including female, male, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students, suggesting the school is struggling to effectively serve a diverse student population. The school's ranking and test scores have generally trended downward over the past several years, indicating that the performance gap between Blair-Taylor Elementary and other Wisconsin schools is widening. In comparison, nearby schools like Melrose-Mindoro Elementary (ranked 454 with 3 stars) and Ettrick Elementary (ranked 285 with 4 stars) demonstrate that higher-performing schools are possible within the same general geographic region, providing valuable insights for improving Blair-Taylor Elementary.

306

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,782

Per pupil spending ?

49.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

N31024 Elland Rd
Blair, WI 54616

(608) 989-9835

District: Blair-Taylor School District

Students who attend Blair-Taylor Elementary usually attend:

High:

Blair-Taylor Middle/High

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.6%

Hispanic:

7.5%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 46th percentile in 2021 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (48% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 46th-percentile peak (2021) to 34th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Wisconsin avg54%

690^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

378^th of 426Blair-Taylor School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	690 of 1044	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	613 of 1061	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	655 of 1067	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	645 of 1067	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.2	562 of 1050	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.7	607 of 1037	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	725 of 1025	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.3	789 of 1071	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.7	764 of 1075	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.3	885 of 1076	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	46.4	670 of 1061	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.8	856 of 1053	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.7	806 of 1045	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.6	696 of 1046	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.6	557 of 1045	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.2	472 of 1030	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.7	623 of 1021	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.8	400 of 712	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	76.5	120 of 632	81.0%	★★★★☆
2004	64.6	256 of 633	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	686 of 1001	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	514 of 1011	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	542 of 1010	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	539 of 1017	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.1	433 of 1004	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	501 of 1002	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	515 of 997	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	520 of 870	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	602 of 866	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	548 of 871	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	601 of 859	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	441 of 847	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	368 of 874	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	571 of 854	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	625 of 1000	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	632 of 1012	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	683 of 1011	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	674 of 1017	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	637 of 1003	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	632 of 1002	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	782 of 997	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	477 of 802	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	659 of 790	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	670 of 770	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.8	360 of 748	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	413 of 746	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	414 of 721	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	17.3	650 of 727	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

White (2024)11th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics50%-3 vs state

English Language Arts48%-4 vs state

Social Studies45%-19 vs state

Science42%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blair-Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	N31024 Elland Rd	Blair	54616	Trempealeau County	Blair-Taylor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 989-9835	306	23	13.3	49.3%	271 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	42.4	690^th of 1044 public elementary schools	33.9%		51.3	613^th of 1061 public elementary schools	42.2%	77	47.5	39.5	56.8		62.5	39.5	48.7		44.7	42.1	$13,782	$1,105	$12,677
Whitehall Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	19121 Hobson St	Whitehall	54773	Trempealeau County	Whitehall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 538-4364	439	34	13.0	50.6%	323 (73.6%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	40.7	719^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.1%		47	654^th of 1061 public elementary schools	38.4%	65	33.3	50.9	46.0	34.6	40.7	56.4	60.0	45.5	54.6	45.5	$12,352	$1,209	$11,144
Ettrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22750 Washington St	Ettrick	54627	Trempealeau County	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 525-4571	124	10	11.8	27.4%	119 (96.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	72.3	285^th of 1044 public elementary schools	72.7%		61.9	458^th of 1061 public elementary schools	56.8%	173	94.4	50.0	62.5		88.9	61.1	81.3		72.2	44.4	$13,251	$525	$12,726
Independence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23786 Indee Blvd	Independence	54747	Trempealeau County	Independence School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 985-3172	182	18	9.9	76.9%	62 (34.1%)	1 (0.5%)	111 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	28.2	820^th of 1044 public elementary schools	21.5%		21.3	877^th of 1061 public elementary schools	17.3%	57	37.5	40.7	26.9		50.0	33.3	53.9		40.7	29.6	$14,468	$936	$13,533
Arcadia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	358 E River St	Arcadia	54612	Trempealeau County	Arcadia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 323-3315	531	44	12.1	82.7%	68 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	457 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	14.6	911^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.7%		19.8	888^th of 1061 public elementary schools	16.3%	23	32.9	27.0			31.9	32.9			32.9	22.4	$15,233	$769	$14,464
Galesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17151 French Rd	Galesville	54630	Trempealeau County	Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 582-2241	263	21	12.4	30.8%	228 (86.7%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (5.7%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	43.3	677^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.2%		51.9	608^th of 1061 public elementary schools	42.7%	69	55.9	40.4	45.0		58.8	34.8	52.5		63.0	41.3	$13,773	$695	$13,078
Melrose-Mindoro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	N181 State Hwy 108	Melrose	54642	Jackson County	Melrose-Mindoro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 488-2201	399	32	12.6	37.8%	370 (92.7%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	60.4	454^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.5%		59.6	492^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	53.6%	38	47.7	50.0	50.8	55.2	63.6	54.4	75.4	67.2	63.0	52.2	$19,976	$838	$19,137
Red Creek Elementary	Public	2-5	410 County Road A	Black River Falls	54615	Jackson County	Black River Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 284-7155	436	35	12.3	58.9%	288 (66.1%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.4%)	5 (1.1%)	80 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.4%)	34.5	776^th of 1044 public elementary schools	25.7%		34.9	783^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	26.2%	7	33.7	37.7	42.2		45.9	41.0	43.1		58.2	44.3	$12,743	$929	$11,814
Forrest Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	720 Forrest St	Black River Falls	54615	Jackson County	Black River Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 284-9406	289	23	12.7	58.5%	197 (68.2%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (6.9%)	2 (0.7%)	45 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.0%)								(n/a)											$13,400	$926	$12,473

Frequently Asked Questions about Blair-Taylor Elementary

What schools do graduates of Blair-Taylor Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blair-Taylor Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Blair-Taylor Middle/High

What district is Blair-Taylor Elementary in?

Blair-Taylor School District

How many students attend Blair-Taylor Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Blair-Taylor Elementary.

Is Blair-Taylor Elementary a good school?

Blair-Taylor Elementary ranks 690^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Blair-Taylor Elementary?

Students at Blair-Taylor Elementary are 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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