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Colby Elementary

Public Grades K-5

829^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Colby Elementary is a public elementary school located in Colby, Wisconsin, serving 343 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Colby School District, which is ranked 407 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Colby Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 31.48% to 39.34%, compared to the state average of 51.26% to 52.21%. The school's performance in Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science is also below the state average. However, the school's performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students and Special Education students is relatively stronger compared to other subgroups.

Colby Elementary faces additional challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 9.6% in 2023-2024 to 17.7% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, this has not translated into improved academic outcomes. Compared to nearby schools like Greenwood Elementary, Medford Elementary, and Stratford Elementary, Colby Elementary's academic performance is generally lower, with these nearby schools having higher proficiency rates and rankings.

354

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,826

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

202 W Dolf St
Colby, WI 54421

(715) 223-3939

District: Colby School District

Students who attend Colby Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Colby Middle
High:	Colby High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.0%

Hispanic:

38.1%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (38% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Wisconsin avg54%

829^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

407^th of 426Colby 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	26.6	829 of 1044	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	782 of 1061	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	727 of 1067	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	655 of 1067	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	700 of 1050	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	705 of 1037	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	595 of 1025	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.0	589 of 1071	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.7	537 of 1075	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.1	784 of 1076	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	51.8	588 of 1061	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.1	723 of 1053	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.7	560 of 1045	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.1	491 of 1046	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.1	273 of 1045	73.9%	★★★★☆
2009	45.8	706 of 1030	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.8	866 of 1021	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.9	428 of 689	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	121 of 255	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	89 of 269	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	94 of 249	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	123 of 248	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	122 of 222	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	122 of 275	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	87 of 287	69.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	811 of 1001	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	697 of 1011	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	602 of 1010	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	650 of 1017	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	697 of 1004	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	590 of 1002	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	482 of 997	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	37.2	202 of 331	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.1	51 of 271	81.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	702 of 870	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	620 of 866	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	612 of 871	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	484 of 859	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	572 of 847	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	508 of 874	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	410 of 854	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	750 of 1000	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	770 of 1012	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	752 of 1011	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.9	563 of 1017	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	620 of 1003	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	739 of 1002	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	671 of 997	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	749 of 802	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	583 of 790	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	469 of 770	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	430 of 748	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	335 of 746	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	200 of 742	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	52.3	314 of 721	56.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	604 of 718	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	545 of 727	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	468 of 715	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	356 of 704	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	404 of 699	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	472 of 718	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	415 of 686	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2024)39th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies48%-15 vs state

Mathematics39%-15 vs state

English Language Arts36%-16 vs state

Science29%-22 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
Colby Elementary	Public	K-5	202 W Dolf St	Colby	54421	Clark County	Colby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 223-3939	354	30	11.9	55.9%	209 (59.0%)	1 (0.3%)	135 (38.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	26.6	829^th of 1044 public elementary schools	20.6%		35	782^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	26.3%	47	39.3	31.5	37.5		54.0	24.1	36.4		48.3	29.3	$11,826	$401	$11,425
Abbotsford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 W Hemlock St	Abbotsford	54405	Clark County	Abbotsford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 223-4281	374	31	12.0	70.6%	92 (24.6%)	0 (0.0%)	268 (71.7%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	4.9	980^th of 1044 public elementary schools	6.1%		10.3	948^th of 1061 public elementary schools	10.7%	32	23.3	8.2	23.8		11.6	6.1	13.0		26.5	6.1	$12,265	$1,143	$11,122
Stetsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	W5338 County Road A	Stetsonville	54480	Taylor County	Medford Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 678-2600	203	17	12.0	52.2%	177 (87.2%)	2 (1.0%)	14 (6.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	76.7	211^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.8%		67.4	368^th of 1061 public elementary schools	65.3%	157	53.7	65.0			65.9	72.5			85.0	77.5	$14,035	$705	$13,330
Spencer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N School St	Spencer	54479	Marathon County	Spencer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 659-4642	290	27	10.6	42.1%	260 (89.7%)	5 (1.7%)	22 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	59.6	466^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.4%		67.4	369^th of 1061 public elementary schools	65.2%	97	57.9	60.0	54.2		60.5	60.0	47.9		70.0	50.0	$13,898	$672	$13,226
Owen-Withee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	832 W 3rd St	Owen	54460	Clark County	Owen-Withee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 229-4488	221	20	11.1	55.2%	175 (79.2%)	3 (1.4%)	34 (15.4%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	43.8	669^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.9%		50.1	625^th of 1061 public elementary schools	41.1%	44	32.5	46.4	48.2		42.5	50.0	70.4		57.1	53.6	$14,985	$2,010	$12,975
Stratford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	213311 Legion St	Stratford	54484	Marathon County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 687-3535	328	26	12.6	28.7%	301 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	82.3	128^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.7%		88.9	43^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	95.9%	85	62.2	67.9	68.4		69.6	84.9	89.5		77.4	71.7	$11,778	$671	$11,107
Athens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	209 N Schlegel St	Athens	54411	Marathon County	Athens School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(715) 257-7571	136	13	10.5	44.9%	109 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	43.1	679^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.0%		70.5	314^th of 1061 public elementary schools	70.4%	365	41.7	35.3	45.2		45.8	29.4	58.1		82.4	41.2	$17,550	$1,859	$15,692
Loyal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	514 W Central	Loyal	54446	Clark County	Loyal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 255-8561	183	21	8.6	42.6%	169 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	37.4	753^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	27.9%		56.8	539^th of 1061 public elementary schools	49.2%	214	36.7	28.6	46.2		46.7	53.6	53.9		64.3	28.6
Medford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1065 W Broadway Ave	Medford	54451	Taylor County	Medford Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 748-2316	587	43	13.5	41.2%	525 (89.4%)	4 (0.7%)	49 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	58.8	477^th of 1044 public elementary schools	54.3%		57.3	533^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	49.8%	56	57.7	46.7			68.5	61.0			61.9	53.3	$12,910	$705	$12,205
Greenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 E Division St	Greenwood	54437	Clark County	Greenwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 267-7211	176	17	10.2	40.9%	173 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.4	664^th of 1044 public elementary schools	36.4%		52.6	598^th of 1061 public elementary schools	43.6%	66	35.0	43.5	24.0	63.6	40.0	56.5	37.5	68.2	73.9	43.5	$16,999	$2,626	$14,373

Frequently Asked Questions about Colby Elementary

How many students attend Colby Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended Colby Elementary.

What district is Colby Elementary in?

Colby School District

Is Colby Elementary a good school?

Colby Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.6% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Colby Elementary?

Students at Colby Elementary are 59% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Colby Elementary attend?

Students who attend Colby Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Colby Middle
High : Colby High

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