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New Richmond Paperjack Elementary

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New Richmond Paperjack Elementary ranks 290 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

New Richmond Paperjack Elementary is a K–5 school with 333 students in New Richmond, Wisconsin, a western Wisconsin community near the St. Croix River, and is part of the New Richmond School District. In 2025-2026 it ranked 290th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — the 72nd percentile with 4 stars — still in the top third statewide, but the lowest percentile in its recent history, down from a steady 85th–86th percentile over the previous four years. It is smaller than its two same-district peers, Starr Elementary (555 students) and Hillside Elementary (570).

On 2025-2026 state tests, Paperjack's proficiency rates average about 65.9%, roughly 11 percentage points above the state average of about 54.7%. Math (about 67.3%) and social studies (77.1%) are the strongest subjects, while science (58.3%) is only about 5 points above state. Within its district, Paperjack sits in the middle — ahead of Hillside, behind Starr. Fifth-grade math and ELA are bright spots, but fourth-grade ELA is a clear weakness at 52.1% proficient, below both state and district. About 33.6% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, more than most nearby schools, and chronic absenteeism is 10.1%, better than the district's 13.3% and the state's 17.3% but higher than most nearby Hudson elementaries.

Subgroup results are the biggest concern. Female students rank in the 92nd percentile with 5 stars, but male students fell to the 51st percentile from 79th two years earlier. Special education students dropped to the 13th percentile with 1 star after being at the 80th percentile the prior year, and low-SES students fell to the 61st percentile after being at 97th. Resources look favorable: $15,848 per student and a 13.0 student-teacher ratio, with spending above both same-district peers. With focused attention on fourth-grade ELA, science, and these subgroup gaps, the school could return toward its recent baseline.

333

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,848

Per pupil spending ?

33.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

92%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

1011 E 11th St
New Richmond, WI 54017

(715) 243-7400

District: New Richmond School District

Students who attend New Richmond Paperjack Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	New Richmond Middle
High:	New Richmond High

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.4%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Hispanic:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (66% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

Wisconsin avg55%

290^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the New Richmond School District

85^th of 432New Richmond 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	290 of 1039	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	146 of 1044	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	162 of 1061	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	151 of 1067	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	150 of 1067	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	162 of 1050	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	39 of 1037	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	69 of 1025	93.3%	★★★★★
2017	78.9	166 of 1071	84.5%	★★★★☆
2016	79.3	157 of 1075	85.4%	★★★★☆
2015	82.2	101 of 1076	90.6%	★★★★★
2014	66.2	326 of 1061	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.6	434 of 1053	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.6	132 of 1045	87.4%	★★★★☆
2011	72.3	218 of 1046	79.2%	★★★★☆
2010	70.5	263 of 1045	74.8%	★★★★☆
2009	72.1	235 of 1030	77.2%	★★★★☆
2008	58.9	495 of 1021	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.4	233 of 689	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.3	321 of 712	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.1	249 of 632	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.2	262 of 633	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	85.3	78 of 986	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	88.2	43 of 1001	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	81.7	110 of 1011	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	140 of 1010	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	144 of 1017	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	250 of 1004	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	34 of 1002	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	113 of 997	88.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	327 of 848	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	90.5	24 of 870	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	51 of 866	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	68 of 871	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	60 of 859	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.3	42 of 847	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	42 of 874	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	65 of 854	92.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	480 of 989	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.1	295 of 1000	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	215 of 1012	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	158 of 1011	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	156 of 1017	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.4	101 of 1003	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	58 of 1002	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	42 of 997	95.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	690 of 791	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	70.4	157 of 802	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	322 of 790	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	325 of 770	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.9	564 of 748	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	89.4	25 of 742	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	66.1	164 of 721	77.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	176 of 718	75.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)92nd percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile-11 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies77%+12 vs state

Mathematics68%+14 vs state

English Language Arts63%+10 vs state

Science58%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Richmond Paperjack Elementary	Public	K-5	1011 E 11th St	New Richmond	54017	St. Croix County	New Richmond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 243-7400	333	26	13.0	33.6%	311 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	72	290^th of 1039 public elementary schools	72.1%		80.8	146^th of 1044 public elementary schools	86.0%	144	68.2	52.1	69.8	61.4	68.8	71.7	77.1	58.3	92%		$15,848	$294	$15,555
New Richmond Starr Elementary	Public	K-5	967 S Starr Ave	New Richmond	54017	St. Croix County	New Richmond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 243-7431	555	43	12.8	29.7%	503 (90.6%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.6%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	78.4	190^th of 1039 public elementary schools	81.7%		71.9	288^th of 1044 public elementary schools	72.4%	98	72.4	75.6	67.2	65.5	74.4	61.5	78.3	68.3	84%		$14,913	$446	$14,468
New Richmond Hillside Elementary	Public	K-5	635 E Richmond Way	New Richmond	54017	St. Croix County	New Richmond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 243-1400	570	40	14.1	35.1%	493 (86.5%)	11 (1.9%)	27 (4.7%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.3%)	66.6	362^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	65.2%		53.9	542^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	48.1%	180	71.3	59.8	62.1	70.2	53.7	54.4	72.0	53.7	90%		$14,262	$262	$14,000
Somerset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	635 Sunrise Dr	Somerset	54025	St. Croix County	Somerset School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 247-3311	577	36	16.0	23.2%	506 (87.7%)	4 (0.7%)	25 (4.3%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	69.8	313^th of 1039 public elementary schools	69.9%		70.2	313^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.0%		63.8	63.6		63.8	60.6		73.7	64.7	85%		$13,330	$498	$12,832
Saint Croix Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	202 S Division St	Roberts	54023	St. Croix County	Saint Croix Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 749-3119	629	48	13.0	23.2%	548 (87.1%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.5%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	72	286^th of 1039 public elementary schools	72.5%		70.4	311^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.2%	25	54.2	65.6		63.6	67.2		78.2	70.6	76%		$14,738	$207	$14,531
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%)	67.3	354^th of 1039 public elementary schools	65.9%		70.4	309^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.4%	45	53.0	63.0	55.8	54.8	72.8	60.0	80.4	70.7	82%		$13,094	$408	$12,686
Hudson Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Carmichael Rd	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3860	481	32	14.8	10.0%	421 (87.5%)	7 (1.5%)	18 (3.7%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	86	82^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	92.1%		83.4	120^th of 1044 public elementary schools	88.5%	38	70.0	74.7	77.1	73.8	80.7	80.0	85.5	72.3	89%		$14,565	$199	$14,365
Houlton Elementary	Public	K-5	70 Houlton School Circle	Houlton	54082	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3850	217	18	12.2	8.8%	203 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	94.2	8^th of 1039 public elementary schools	99.2%		89.5	36^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.6%	28	88.9	86.7	77.3	88.9	96.7	88.6	90.0	90.0	86%		$17,040	$252	$16,787
North Hudson Elementary	Public	K-5	510 Lemon St N	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 377-3870	276	22	12.7	14.9%	238 (86.2%)	6 (2.2%)	9 (3.3%)	10 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	91.9	21^st of 1039 public elementary schools	98.0%		85.5	85^th of 1044 public elementary schools	91.9%	64	78.1	97.6	73.8	75.6	95.1	78.6	95.1	87.8	94%		$17,211	$210	$17,000
Willow River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1118 4th St	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3880	278	24	11.5	12.9%	250 (89.9%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	79.4	171^st of 1039 public elementary schools	83.5%		75.8	223^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	78.6%	52	66.0	78.6	68.8	59.6	78.6	71.9	71.4	78.6	79%		$19,891	$526	$19,365

Frequently Asked Questions about New Richmond Paperjack Elementary

Is New Richmond Paperjack Elementary a good school?

New Richmond Paperjack Elementary ranks 290^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is New Richmond Paperjack Elementary in?

New Richmond School District

What schools do graduates of New Richmond Paperjack Elementary attend?

Students who attend New Richmond Paperjack Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Richmond Middle
High : New Richmond High

How many students attend New Richmond Paperjack Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended New Richmond Paperjack Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of New Richmond Paperjack Elementary?

Students at New Richmond Paperjack Elementary are 93% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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