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Medford Elementary

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Medford Elementary ranks 477 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

477^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Medford Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Medford, Wisconsin, with 595 students. It is part of the Medford Area Public School District, which is ranked 214 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Medford Elementary's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 210 and 567 over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 477 out of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools.

Medford Elementary generally performs better than the state average on the Forward Exam, particularly in mathematics, with 68.47% of 3rd graders and 60.95% of 4th graders proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 55% and 53.96% respectively. However, the school's performance in English Language Arts is more mixed, with 3rd grade proficiency at 57.66% (vs. 52.14% statewide) but 4th grade proficiency at 46.67% (vs. 52.21% statewide). Medford Elementary has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.8% in 2021-2022 to 17.7% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Medford Elementary's performance is generally stronger than Owen-Withee Elementary and Colby Elementary, but Stetsonville Elementary, another school in the Medford Area Public School District, outperforms Medford Elementary on many metrics, including higher test scores and a lower chronic absenteeism rate. Despite its strengths, Medford Elementary's statewide ranking has been declining over the past few years, suggesting the school may be struggling to keep pace with improvements in other Wisconsin elementary schools.

587

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,910

Per pupil spending ?

41.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1065 W Broadway Ave
Medford, WI 54451-1311

(715) 748-2316

District: Medford Area Public School District

Students who attend Medford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Medford Middle
High:	Medford High

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.4%

Hispanic:

8.3%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg63%

Wisconsin avg55%

477^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Medford Area Public School District

214^th of 426Medford Area Public 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	58.8	477 of 1044	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	533 of 1061	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	527 of 1067	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	494 of 1067	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	567 of 1050	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	531 of 1037	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.6	522 of 1025	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.6	413 of 1071	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.4	480 of 1075	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.4	210 of 1076	80.5%	★★★★☆
2014	52.6	573 of 1061	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.3	740 of 1053	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	52.3	633 of 1045	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.5	488 of 1046	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.5	597 of 1045	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	70.6	262 of 1030	74.6%	★★★★☆
2008	67.5	338 of 1021	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.4	273 of 689	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.8	196 of 712	72.5%	★★★★☆
2005	71.2	201 of 632	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	80.6	88 of 633	86.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	509 of 1001	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	579 of 1011	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.2	510 of 1010	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	536 of 1017	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	493 of 1004	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	600 of 1002	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	455 of 997	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	313 of 870	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	358 of 866	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	562 of 871	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.6	339 of 859	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	514 of 847	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	476 of 874	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	480 of 854	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	398 of 1000	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	415 of 1012	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	486 of 1011	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	368 of 1017	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	578 of 1003	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	424 of 1002	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	526 of 997	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	510 of 802	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	533 of 790	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	564 of 770	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	449 of 748	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	617 of 746	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	522 of 742	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.8	267 of 721	63.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	441 of 718	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	476 of 727	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	481 of 715	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	472 of 704	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	449 of 699	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	499 of 718	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics65%+10 vs state

Social Studies62%~ state avg

Science53%+3 vs state

English Language Arts52%~ 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th 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
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
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
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
Rib Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1236 Kennedy St	Rib Lake	54470	Taylor County	Rib Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 427-5818	239	20	11.9	48.1%	218 (91.2%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	86.9	60^th of 1044 public elementary schools	94.3%		86.9	65^th of 1061 public elementary schools	93.9%	5	79.3	77.1	67.7	89.7	80.0	79.4	85.7	62.9	$13,613	$1,099	$12,513
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Medford Elementary

What schools do graduates of Medford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Medford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Medford Middle
High : Medford High

What is the racial makeup of Medford Elementary?

Students at Medford Elementary are 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Medford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 587 students attended Medford Elementary.

What district is Medford Elementary in?

Medford Area Public School District

Is Medford Elementary a good school?

Medford Elementary ranks 477^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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