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Cornell Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

32^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Cornell Elementary is a public elementary school located in Cornell, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 205 students. This exceptional school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Wisconsin, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and demonstrating exceptional academic achievement across multiple grade levels and subject areas.

Cornell Elementary has shown remarkable performance, with significantly higher proficiency rates on the Forward Exam compared to the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 92.59% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, far exceeding the state average of 55%. The school has also excelled in serving low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking 12th out of 870 Wisconsin elementary schools in this category for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 5-star rating. Additionally, Cornell Elementary has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, with 0.0% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly lower than the 17.7% rate reported for the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, Stillson Elementary, Korger-Chestnut, Parkview Elementary, and Gilman Elementary, Cornell Elementary's academic performance stands out, with significantly higher proficiency rates across multiple subject areas. This consistent high performance, coupled with the school's efficient use of resources and favorable student-teacher ratio, makes Cornell Elementary an exceptional choice for families in the area.

209

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,611

Per pupil spending ?

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 S 4th St
Cornell, WI 54732

(715) 861-6947

District: Cornell School District

Students who attend Cornell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cornell Middle
High:	Cornell High

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.7%

Two or more races:

2.4%

American Indian:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (81% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg81%

Wisconsin avg54%

32^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

223^rd of 426Cornell 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	89.9	32 of 1044	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	79.1	172 of 1061	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	172 of 1067	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	357 of 1067	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	85.7	92 of 1050	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	74.0	225 of 1037	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	158 of 1025	84.6%	★★★★☆
2017	86.4	83 of 1071	92.3%	★★★★★
2016	86.5	78 of 1075	92.7%	★★★★★
2015	68.0	323 of 1076	70.0%	★★★★☆
2014	60.4	430 of 1061	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.1	234 of 1053	77.8%	★★★★☆
2012	49.1	705 of 1045	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.5	552 of 1046	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.7	555 of 1045	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	67.0	346 of 1030	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.1	577 of 1021	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	70.3	194 of 633	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	33 of 1001	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	74.1	231 of 1011	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	258 of 1010	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	527 of 1017	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	86.5	72 of 1004	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	66.7	320 of 1002	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.4	184 of 997	81.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	12 of 870	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	77.7	103 of 866	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	39 of 871	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	68.7	181 of 859	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	41 of 847	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	78.0	92 of 874	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	46 of 854	94.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	88 of 1000	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	132 of 1012	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	66 of 1011	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	79.3	160 of 1017	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	128 of 1003	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	223 of 1002	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	164 of 997	83.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	248 of 802	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	408 of 790	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.4	165 of 770	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	140 of 742	81.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	69.5	197 of 727	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	267 of 704	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	94.7	11 of 699	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	53.2	345 of 718	51.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile-6 vs school

White (2024)73rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics89%+35 vs state

Social Studies85%+21 vs state

English Language Arts74%+22 vs state

Science73%+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
Cornell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 S 4th St	Cornell	54732	Chippewa County	Cornell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 861-6947	209	16	13.3	1.4%	198 (94.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	89.9	32^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	96.9%		79.1	172^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	83.8%	140	74.1	73.1	74.2		92.6	84.6	90.3		84.6	73.1	$15,611	$3,101	$12,510
Holcombe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	27331 262nd Ave	Holcombe	54745	Chippewa County	Lake Holcombe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 595-4241	106	10	10.3	56.6%	104 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.1	838^th of 1044 public elementary schools	19.7%		26	843^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	20.5%	5	15.4	30.8	33.3		46.2	38.5	38.9		38.5	46.2	$18,477	$2,004	$16,474
Jim Falls Elementary	Public	K-5	13643 198th St	Jim Falls	54748	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 720-3260	117	9	13.4	27.4%	115 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	50	585^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.0%		67.1	375^th of 1061 public elementary schools	64.7%	210	54.6	36.8	50.0		50.0	84.2	50.0		57.9	42.1	$14,036	$459	$13,577
Cadott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	463 E Mills St	Cadott	54727	Chippewa County	Cadott Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 289-3795	436	36	11.9	50.0%	419 (96.1%)	3 (0.7%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	63.7	403^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	61.4%		46.8	658^th of 1061 public elementary schools	38.0%	255	67.9	68.8	42.9	49.1	64.3	57.8	50.0	49.1	73.4	67.2	$15,074	$729	$14,344
Bloomer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	401 8th Ave	Bloomer	54724	Chippewa County	Bloomer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 568-1042	521	39	13.3	31.1%	498 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	52.9	554^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.9%		45.5	675^th of 1061 public elementary schools	36.4%	121	52.8	47.1			64.0	59.8			64.7	42.2	$11,243	$628	$10,615
Gilman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	325 N Fifth Ave	Gilman	54433	Taylor County	Gilman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 447-8776	134	11	12.6	51.5%	130 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	29	815^th of 1044 public elementary schools	21.9%		34.3	786^th of 1061 public elementary schools	25.9%	29	34.8	30.0	37.5	43.8	43.5	30.0	37.5	50.0	50.0	30.0	$18,946	$4,367	$14,579
Stanley Elementary	Public	K-5	507 E 1st Ave	Stanley	54768	Chippewa County	Stanley-Boyd Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 644-5810	437	35	12.5	48.3%	400 (91.5%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.8%)	69.1	333^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	68.1%		75.8	223^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	79.0%	110	55.6	65.1	50.7		59.3	77.8	67.5		77.8	60.3	$11,581	$1,223	$10,360
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Jefferson Ave	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 726-3750	377	30	12.4	55.7%	328 (87.0%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	44.7	662^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	36.6%		46.8	657^th of 1061 public elementary schools	38.1%	5	40.0	44.8	46.5		38.2	53.7	53.5		59.7	52.2	$13,698	$996	$12,702
Stillson Elementary	Public	K-5	16556 50th Ave	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 726-2412	338	22	15.3	26.0%	318 (94.1%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	79.5	168^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.9%		84.3	98^th of 1061 public elementary schools	90.8%	70	55.3	71.7	78.1		48.9	83.3	89.1		80.0	65.0	$12,357	$327	$12,030

Frequently Asked Questions about Cornell Elementary

What district is Cornell Elementary in?

Cornell School District

What schools do graduates of Cornell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cornell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cornell Middle
High : Cornell High

What is the racial makeup of Cornell Elementary?

Students at Cornell Elementary are 95% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Cornell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended Cornell Elementary.

Is Cornell Elementary a good school?

Yes! Cornell Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 32^nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools.

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