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Ithaca Elementary

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Ithaca Elementary ranks 780 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

780^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Ithaca Elementary is a public elementary school in Richland Center, Wisconsin, serving 150 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Ithaca School District, which is ranked 367 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ithaca Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on the Forward Exam, with lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science across multiple grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade proficiency rates were 47.62% in ELA and 57.14% in Math, compared to the state averages of 52.14% and 55%, respectively. The school's special education students have performed relatively well, ranking in the top 30% of Wisconsin elementary schools in 2023-2024, but its male students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds have struggled, ranking in the bottom 40% and bottom 30% of the state, respectively, in recent years. Ithaca Elementary has also had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.6% to 22.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby elementary schools, Ithaca Elementary generally underperforms. For example, Riverdale Elementary, located about 13 miles away, has consistently outperformed Ithaca Elementary on the Forward Exam, with higher proficiency rates across multiple subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, Ithaca Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, from ranking 568 out of 1,025 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 780 out of 1,044 in 2024-2025, suggesting that the school's performance has been deteriorating relative to other schools in the state.

145

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,006

Per pupil spending ?

49%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24615 State Hwy 58
Richland Center, WI 53581-6642

(608) 585-2311

District: Ithaca School District

Students who attend Ithaca Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ithaca Middle
High:	Ithaca High

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.5%

Two or more races:

2.8%

Hispanic:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (40% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 37 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Wisconsin avg54%

780^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

367^th of 426Ithaca 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	33.9	780 of 1044	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	699 of 1061	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	596 of 1067	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	732 of 1067	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	727 of 1050	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	669 of 1037	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	568 of 1025	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.1	622 of 1071	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.3	838 of 1075	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.8	799 of 1076	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	53.1	565 of 1061	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.9	554 of 1053	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.6	562 of 1045	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.0	384 of 1046	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.0	568 of 1045	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.5	397 of 1030	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.0	402 of 1021	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	19.7	532 of 632	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	678 of 1001	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	580 of 1011	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	581 of 1010	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	491 of 1017	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	617 of 1004	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	658 of 1002	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.4	339 of 997	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	663 of 870	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.7	402 of 866	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	318 of 871	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	514 of 859	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	660 of 847	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	477 of 874	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	491 of 854	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	792 of 1000	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	718 of 1012	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.5	510 of 1011	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	708 of 1017	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	721 of 1003	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	545 of 1002	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	716 of 997	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	75.8	128 of 790	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	269 of 770	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	323 of 748	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	192 of 746	74.3%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)84th percentile+50 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics48%-6 vs state

English Language Arts41%-11 vs state

Social Studies26%-37 vs state

Science26%-25 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
Ithaca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24615 State Hwy 58	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Ithaca School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 585-2311	145	12	12.6	49.0%	137 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	33.9	780^th of 1044 public elementary schools	25.3%		42.8	699^th of 1061 public elementary schools	34.1%	81	47.6	15.8	57.1		57.1	31.6	52.4		26.3	26.3	$15,006	$615	$14,391
Richland Center Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1990 Bohmann Dr	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 647-8971	301	30	10.1	64.5%	229 (76.1%)	6 (2.0%)	46 (15.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)								(n/a)											$15,793	$2,267	$13,525
Richland Center Intermediate School	Public	3-6	1801 State Highway 80	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 647-6381	275	32	8.6	66.5%	225 (81.8%)	3 (1.1%)	26 (9.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	38.4	743^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	28.8%		45.7	672^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	36.7%	71	35.8	56.5	43.6	35.5	31.3	46.8	30.7	40.3	64.5	62.9	$12,677	$781	$11,895
Weston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	E2511 County Road S	Cazenovia	53924	Sauk County	Weston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 983-2380	117	12	10.0	59.8%	114 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	35.4	767^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.5%		57.5	529^th of 1061 public elementary schools	50.1%	238	50.0	13.3	52.6	36.4	72.2	33.3	42.1	45.5	40.0	20.0	$12,654	$1,336	$11,318
River Valley Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	1370 Cherry St	Plain	53577	Sauk County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 546-2228	97	8	12.1	44.3%	91 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)								(n/a)											$17,292	$1,319	$15,973
Riverdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	800 N 6th St	Muscoda	53573	Grant County	Riverdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 739-3101	337	28	12.1	56.4%	308 (91.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	61.1	442^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	57.7%		64.1	417^th of 1061 public elementary schools	60.7%	25	65.7	58.2	63.9	52.3	71.4	60.0	58.3	50.0	67.3	45.5	$13,305	$937	$12,368
River Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	11165 County Highway P	Patch Grove	53817	Grant County	River Ridge School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 994-2715	190	16	11.5	46.8%	172 (90.5%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	67.5	354^th of 1044 public elementary schools	66.1%		72.3	283^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	73.3%	71	52.8	60.0			61.1	74.3			82.9	51.4
River Valley Elementary	Public	1-4	830 W Daley St	Spring Green	53588	Sauk County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 588-2559	258	24	10.5	38.8%	239 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	39.4	736^th of 1044 public elementary schools	29.5%		51	616^th of 1061 public elementary schools	41.9%	120	45.2	42.4			54.8	40.7			59.3	39.0	$16,412	$733	$15,679
West Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	401 Alexander Ave	Reedsburg	53959	Sauk County	Reedsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 768-8934	198	20	9.9	61.1%	132 (66.7%)	2 (1.0%)	54 (27.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)								(n/a)											$17,604	$1,306	$16,298
Tower Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	S9033 Denzer Rd	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 643-1997	213	21	10.3	43.7%	157 (73.7%)	3 (1.4%)	49 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	40.5	723^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	30.7%		59.2	498^th of 1061 public elementary schools	53.1%	225	31.6	32.3	62.5		39.5	58.1	50.0		56.3	45.2	$14,977	$1,532	$13,444

Frequently Asked Questions about Ithaca Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ithaca Elementary?

Students at Ithaca Elementary are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Ithaca Elementary in?

Ithaca School District

Is Ithaca Elementary a good school?

Ithaca Elementary ranks 780^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Ithaca Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 145 students attended Ithaca Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Ithaca Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ithaca Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ithaca Middle
High : Ithaca High

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