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Tri-County Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

788^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Tri-County Elementary is a public elementary school located in Plainfield, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 267 students. The school is part of the Tri-County Area School District, which is ranked 399 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tri-County Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on the Forward Exam, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science falling below the Wisconsin state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade proficiency rates were 44.44% in ELA and 50% in Math, compared to the state averages of 52.14% and 55%, respectively. The school has a low statewide ranking, placing between 700-842 out of 1,044-1,067 Wisconsin elementary schools over the past several years, and has consistently received a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lower-performing schools in the state.

When comparing Tri-County Elementary to the nearby Plover-Whiting Elementary, located about 18 miles away, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. Plover-Whiting Elementary has consistently outperformed Tri-County Elementary on the Forward Exam, with higher proficiency rates across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, Tri-County Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 7.5% to 19.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average, and a large proportion of its students, ranging from 62.64% to 67.04%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

265

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,845

Per pupil spending ?

64.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

409 S West St
Plainfield, WI 54966-9608

(715) 335-6366

District: Tri-County Area School District

Students who attend Tri-County Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Tri-County Middle
High:	Tri-County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.2%

Hispanic:

30.2%

Asian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (42% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Wisconsin avg54%

788^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

399^th of 426Tri-County Area 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	32.5	788 of 1044	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	842 of 1061	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	806 of 1067	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.4	700 of 1067	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	733 of 1050	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	737 of 1037	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.5	416 of 1025	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.5	634 of 1071	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.4	505 of 1075	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.6	684 of 1076	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.7	497 of 1061	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.4	601 of 1053	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.2	616 of 1045	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	69.9	270 of 1046	74.2%	★★★★☆
2010	63.3	410 of 1045	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.3	364 of 1030	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.5	235 of 1021	77.0%	★★★★☆
2007	54.4	404 of 689	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.1	485 of 712	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	758 of 1001	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	791 of 1011	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	793 of 1010	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.4	651 of 1017	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	659 of 1004	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	734 of 1002	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	714 of 997	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	59.8	96 of 290	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.9	176 of 271	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	414 of 870	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	577 of 866	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	551 of 871	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	629 of 859	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	641 of 847	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	531 of 874	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	399 of 854	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	701 of 1000	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	791 of 1012	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	684 of 1011	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	651 of 1017	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	698 of 1003	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	639 of 1002	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.1	152 of 997	84.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	537 of 802	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	692 of 790	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	719 of 770	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	736 of 748	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	440 of 746	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.8	669 of 742	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	648 of 718	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	656 of 727	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	640 of 715	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	554 of 704	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	425 of 699	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	548 of 718	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	66.5	210 of 686	69.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)67th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies62%~ state avg

Science40%-10 vs state

English Language Arts39%-12 vs state

Mathematics37%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Tri-County Elementary

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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 English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tri-County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	409 S West St	Plainfield	54966	Waushara County	Tri-County Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 335-6366	265	21	12.4	64.5%	178 (67.2%)	1 (0.4%)	80 (30.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32.5	788^th of 1044 public elementary schools	24.5%		26.2	842^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	20.6%	54	44.4	38.1	35.5			50.0	38.1	19.4			61.9		40.5		$14,845	$1,434	$13,411
Almond-Bancroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1336 Elm St	Almond	54909	Portage County	Almond-Bancroft School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 366-2941	171	17	10.2	49.1%	131 (76.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (19.3%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	42.1	699^th of 1044 public elementary schools	33.0%		16.5	911^th of 1061 public elementary schools	14.1%	212	55.6	40.9	22.7			70.4	40.9	40.9			63.6		36.4		$13,965	$1,269	$12,696
Coloma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 N Linden St	Coloma	54930	Waushara County	Westfield School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 228-2851	100	9	11.1	47.0%	88 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	55.4	525^th of 1044 public elementary schools	49.7%		68.3	351^st of 1061 public elementary schools	66.9%	174	26.7	62.5	53.3			66.7	56.3	53.3			56.3		62.5		$13,105	$1,019	$12,087
Wild Rose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	825 Mt Morris St	Wild Rose	54984	Waushara County	Wild Rose School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 622-4204	276	24	11.6	47.1%	232 (84.1%)	3 (1.1%)	28 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	75.2	234^th of 1044 public elementary schools	77.6%		63.1	434^th of 1061 public elementary schools	59.1%	200	61.2	71.8	60.0			61.2	61.5	70.0			82.1		74.4		$13,200	$1,355	$11,845
Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	525 S Water St	Wautoma	54982	Waushara County	Wautoma Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 787-4590	302	26	11.8	59.9%	221 (73.2%)	2 (0.7%)	56 (18.5%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.3%)								(n/a)	55.6					51.6									$14,216	$1,628	$12,588
Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8511 County Road WW	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Portage County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6766	267	20	13.5	26.6%	250 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	63.9	401^st of 1044 public elementary schools	61.6%		62.5	449^th of 1061 public elementary schools	57.7%	48	69.2	50.0	53.7			66.7	61.1	61.0			69.4		50.0		$14,027	$736	$13,291
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2200 Wisconsin Ave	Plover	54467	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5425	522	34	15.2	43.7%	391 (74.9%)	5 (1.0%)	71 (13.6%)	35 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	50.2	583^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	44.2%		54.1	578^th of 1061 public elementary schools	45.5%	5	31.6	43.4	46.3	66.7		40.3	59.7	52.9	78.3		64.9		45.5		$12,600	$1,278	$11,323
Plover-Whiting Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 Hoover Ave	Plover	54467	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5424	448	34	13.0	38.4%	328 (73.2%)	5 (1.1%)	64 (14.3%)	36 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	53.8	544^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.9%		55.1	567^th of 1061 public elementary schools	46.6%	23	46.6	55.1	51.8	65.0		44.8	49.3	50.9	56.7		66.7		52.2		$13,376	$874	$12,503
Chain Exploration Center	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	N3160 Silver Lake Dr	Waupaca	54981	Waupaca County	Waupaca School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 258-4151	139	12	11.8	33.1%	126 (90.6%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	78.2	188^th of 1044 public elementary schools	82.0%		74.9	235^th of 1061 public elementary schools	77.9%	47	83.3	68.4	55.6	83.3	81.8	72.2	52.6	66.7	91.7	81.8	84.2	81.8	63.2	90.9	$16,191	$832	$15,359
Woodside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 Two Mile Ave	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6793	354	26	13.5	40.4%	295 (83.3%)	7 (2.0%)	24 (6.8%)	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	35.4	766^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.6%		58	519^th of 1061 public elementary schools	51.1%	247	36.8	44.7	47.2			35.1	36.2	45.3			55.3		48.9		$14,797	$1,158	$13,639

Frequently Asked Questions about Tri-County Elementary

Is Tri-County Elementary a good school?

Tri-County Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.5% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Tri-County Elementary?

Students at Tri-County Elementary are 67% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Tri-County Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tri-County Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tri-County Middle
High : Tri-County High

What district is Tri-County Elementary in?

Tri-County Area School District

How many students attend Tri-County Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Tri-County Elementary.

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