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Birchwood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

792^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Birchwood Elementary is a public elementary school located in Birchwood, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 87 students. The school is part of the Birchwood School District, which is ranked 224 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Birchwood Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, lower test scores compared to state and district averages, and a declining statewide ranking. The school's proficiency rates on the Forward Exam in English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades 3-5 were significantly below the state averages in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Interestingly, Birchwood Elementary's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female students and white students performing better than male students and low-socioeconomic status students.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Cameron Elementary, Bruce Elementary, and the schools in the Shell Lake School District, Birchwood Elementary's performance is generally lower, with higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and better overall rankings. Despite the school's higher spending per student, it is unclear if this additional funding has translated into improved student outcomes.

Students ?

7.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,054

Per pupil spending ?

43%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 S Wilson St
Birchwood, WI 54817-8841

(715) 354-3471

District: Birchwood School District

Students who attend Birchwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Birchwood Middle
High:	Birchwood High

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

Two or more races:

4.7%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (39% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg42%

Wisconsin avg54%

792^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Birchwood School District

224^th of 426Birchwood 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	32.3	792 of 1044	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	860 of 1061	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	874 of 1067	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.8	526 of 1067	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	393 of 1050	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	327 of 1037	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	362 of 1025	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.9	546 of 1071	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.3	861 of 1075	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.5	727 of 1076	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.7	440 of 1061	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.4	481 of 1053	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.8	688 of 1045	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.4	809 of 1046	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.2	785 of 1045	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.4	781 of 1030	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.9	827 of 1021	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	671 of 1001	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.0	870 of 1010	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.6	526 of 1017	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.2	439 of 1002	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	361 of 997	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	732 of 870	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	763 of 871	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	86.9	31 of 874	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	78.2	89 of 854	89.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	765 of 1000	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	870 of 1011	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	747 of 1017	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	74.8	192 of 1002	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.7	380 of 997	61.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	17.7	648 of 727	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	73.4	146 of 699	79.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school

White (2024)11th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies62%~ state avg

Science56%+5 vs state

English Language Arts43%-9 vs state

Mathematics20%-33 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
Birchwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 S Wilson St	Birchwood	54817	Washburn County	Birchwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 354-3471	86	11	7.8	43.0%	78 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	32.3	792^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	24.1%		23.6	860^th of 1061 public elementary schools	18.9%	68	35.7	50.0	42.9		28.6	18.8	14.3		62.5	56.3	$18,054	$1,446	$16,609
Birchwood Public Montessori	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	201 E Birch St	Birchwood	54817	Washburn County	Birchwood School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(715) 354-3471	25	4	6.4	48.0%	23 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.0%)	47.1	630^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.7%					(n/a)		44.4				33.3			55.6	77.8	$15,209	$702	$14,507
Haugen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	615 5th St W	Haugen	54841	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 234-7341	83	9	9.6	45.8%	79 (95.2%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.6	468^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.2%		64	422^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	60.2%	46	66.7	46.2			53.3	46.2			76.9	61.5	$14,703	$736	$13,966
Hilltop Elementary	Public	K-4	202 Cameron Rd	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 234-4998	251	24	10.5	41.4%	192 (76.5%)	2 (0.8%)	36 (14.3%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	64.5	392^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	62.5%		48.2	640^th of 1061 public elementary schools	39.7%	248	58.0	55.8			60.8	63.5			69.2	59.6	$13,602	$1,247	$12,356
Tainter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2201 Carrie Ave	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 234-8065	445	41	10.8	56.4%	384 (86.3%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	43.6	672^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	35.6%		46.5	662^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	37.6%	10	53.0	48.1			45.5	45.5			62.3	42.9	$15,471	$1,605	$13,867
Cameron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	919 N 2nd St	Cameron	54822	Barron County	Cameron School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 458-4560	432	34	12.7	36.3%	401 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	70.6	305^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.8%		72.2	284^th of 1061 public elementary schools	73.2%	21	65.1	65.8			55.6	58.2			76.0	67.1	$12,374	$1,009	$11,367
Bruce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 W Washington Ave	Bruce	54819	Rusk County	Bruce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 868-2585	199	19	10.3	98.0%	182 (91.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	25.3	836^th of 1044 public elementary schools	19.9%		22.3	870^th of 1061 public elementary schools	18.0%	34	25.8	43.3	29.6		35.5	32.3	25.9		54.8	45.2	$14,590	$1,504	$13,086
Shell Lake Primary (K-2)	Public	PK, KG-2	271 Highway 63	Shell Lake	54871	Washburn County	Shell Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 468-7815	131	14	9.4	53.4%	119 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)								(n/a)											$17,799	$2,427	$15,372
Shell Lake Elementary (3-6)	Public	3-6	271 Highway 63	Shell Lake	54871	Washburn County	Shell Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 468-7816	153	16	9.6	52.9%	140 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	70.9	301^st of 1044 public elementary schools	71.2%		77.8	189^th of 1061 public elementary schools	82.2%	112	58.1	46.3	76.0	76.5	77.4	65.9	76.0	72.6	63.4	51.2	$14,136	$631	$13,505

Frequently Asked Questions about Birchwood Elementary

What district is Birchwood Elementary in?

Birchwood School District

What is the racial makeup of Birchwood Elementary?

Students at Birchwood Elementary are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Birchwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Birchwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Birchwood Middle
High : Birchwood High

How many students attend Birchwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 86 students attended Birchwood Elementary.

Is Birchwood Elementary a good school?

Birchwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.1% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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