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Ellsworth Elementary

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Ellsworth Elementary ranks 537 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

537^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Ellsworth Elementary is a public elementary school located in Ellsworth, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 745 students. The school is part of the Ellsworth Community School District, which is ranked 176 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ellsworth Elementary has shown a mixed academic performance over the years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 143 and 537 out of over 1,000 Wisconsin elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's performance is projected to be below the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics for grades 3-5, with the exception of 5th-grade Mathematics, which is above the state average. Compared to nearby schools, such as Malone Elementary, Westside Elementary, and Greenwood Elementary, Ellsworth Elementary's academic performance is generally lower.

Ellsworth Elementary has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.7% in 2020-2021 to 19.5% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby schools like Plum City Elementary and Elmwood Elementary. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 37.18% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the nearby schools mentioned earlier.

734

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,872

Per pupil spending ?

32.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

445 S Piety St
Ellsworth, WI 54011

(715) 273-3912

District: Ellsworth Community School District

Students who attend Ellsworth Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ellsworth Middle
High:	Ellsworth High

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.5%

Hispanic:

6.4%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Wisconsin avg54%

537^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

176^th of 426Ellsworth Community 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	54.5	537 of 1044	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.4	483 of 1061	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	502 of 1067	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.0	270 of 1067	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	143 of 1050	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	242 of 1037	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	216 of 1025	78.9%	★★★★☆
2017	82.5	124 of 1071	88.4%	★★★★☆
2016	75.8	209 of 1075	80.6%	★★★★☆
2015	67.7	325 of 1076	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.1	483 of 1061	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.8	283 of 1053	73.1%	★★★★☆
2012	80.5	62 of 1045	94.1%	★★★★★
2011	81.3	70 of 1046	93.3%	★★★★★
2010	57.3	540 of 1045	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.5	628 of 1030	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.9	531 of 1021	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	78.4	102 of 632	83.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	455 of 1001	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	396 of 1011	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	367 of 1010	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.7	224 of 1017	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	119 of 1004	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	225 of 1002	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	208 of 997	79.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	401 of 870	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	427 of 866	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	330 of 871	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.2	120 of 859	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	89.6	22 of 847	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	77.5	95 of 874	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	126 of 854	85.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	544 of 1000	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.1	495 of 1012	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	582 of 1011	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.2	319 of 1017	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.4	174 of 1003	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	270 of 1002	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	232 of 997	76.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	461 of 802	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	436 of 790	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	310 of 770	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	287 of 748	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	246 of 746	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	321 of 742	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	253 of 721	64.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	492 of 718	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	468 of 727	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	475 of 715	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.4	307 of 704	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.8	163 of 699	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	272 of 718	62.1%	★★★☆☆

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)55th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies65%~ state avg

Mathematics57%+3 vs state

Science54%+3 vs state

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

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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
Ellsworth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	445 S Piety St	Ellsworth	54011	Pierce County	Ellsworth Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 273-3912	734	51	14.4	32.8%	642 (87.5%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.0%)	54.5	537^th of 1044 public elementary schools	48.6%		60.4	483^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	54.5%	54	61.6	48.1	39.8		52.5	51.9	67.0		65.1	53.8	$11,872	$592	$11,280
Rocky Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1415 Bartosh Ln	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 425-1819	441	34	13.1	22.9%	367 (83.2%)	10 (2.3%)	23 (5.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (7.9%)	73.7	255^th of 1044 public elementary schools	75.6%		68.2	354^th of 1061 public elementary schools	66.6%	99	58.2	62.3	65.6		63.3	66.7	70.3		76.8	67.7	$11,335	$572	$10,763
Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	982 E Division St	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 425-1810	409	29	13.9	19.8%	341 (83.4%)	6 (1.5%)	36 (8.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	79.1	175^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.2%		78.7	180^th of 1061 public elementary schools	83.0%	5	73.7	68.3	60.6		82.5	79.4	65.2		71.4	65.1	$12,259	$658	$11,601
River Falls Public Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	421 W Maple St	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(715) 425-7645	189	11	17.7	16.9%	166 (87.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	57.2	498^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.3%		58.6	507^th of 1061 public elementary schools	52.2%	9	47.8	60.0	77.8	100.0	39.1	46.7	37.0	44.4	73.3	60.0	$10,316	$369	$9,948
Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1007 W Pine St	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 425-1815	403	27	15.0	18.1%	358 (88.8%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	77.2	205^th of 1044 public elementary schools	80.4%		77.7	195^th of 1061 public elementary schools	81.6%	10	57.1	64.8	66.2		73.0	71.8	67.6		78.9	67.6	$12,118	$587	$11,531
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	S1450 County Road CC	Spring Valley	54767	Pierce County	Spring Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 778-5602	317	23	13.9	28.4%	303 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	80.8	149^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.7%		75.1	231^st of 1061 public elementary schools	78.2%	82	64.3	73.9	56.0		78.6	82.6	58.0		84.8	89.1	$11,674	$882	$10,792
Malone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Campbell St N	Prescott	54021	Pierce County	Prescott School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 262-5463	457	32	14.1	22.1%	416 (91.0%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	82	130^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.5%		76.2	215^th of 1061 public elementary schools	79.7%	85	70.8	66.7	69.7		67.4	70.7	84.9		78.7	76.0	$13,812	$273	$13,539
Plum City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	621 Main St	Plum City	54761	Pierce County	Plum City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 647-2591	85	9	9.4	28.2%	73 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	65.3	376^th of 1044 public elementary schools	64.0%		66.1	391^st of 1061 public elementary schools	63.1%	15	50.0	68.8	60.0		35.7	62.5	80.0		75.0	62.5	$15,753	$693	$15,060
Elmwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	213 S Scott St	Elmwood	54740	Pierce County	Elmwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 639-2711	130	14	9.2	39.2%	120 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	63.3	408^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.9%		73	267^th of 1061 public elementary schools	74.8%	141	57.1	58.8			57.1	70.6			64.7	58.8	$13,101	$734	$12,367
Greenfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1160 14th Ave	Baldwin	54002	St. Croix County	Baldwin-Woodville Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 684-3334	770	49	15.6	30.5%	688 (89.4%)	5 (0.6%)	47 (6.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.0%)	70.4	309^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.4%		63.8	424^th of 1061 public elementary schools	60.0%	115	66.7	62.6	54.2		67.7	63.4	57.6		74.8	64.2	$10,861	$312	$10,549

Frequently Asked Questions about Ellsworth Elementary

Is Ellsworth Elementary a good school?

Ellsworth Elementary ranks 537^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ellsworth Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 734 students attended Ellsworth Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Ellsworth Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ellsworth Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ellsworth Middle
High : Ellsworth High

What is the racial makeup of Ellsworth Elementary?

Students at Ellsworth Elementary are 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Ellsworth Elementary in?

Ellsworth Community School District

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