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Jefferson Elementary

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Jefferson Elementary ranks 444 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

444^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a public elementary school in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, serving students from kindergarten to 6th grade as part of the Stevens Point Area Public School District. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking and overall rating over the past several years, but it consistently outperforms the district and state in key areas.

One of Jefferson Elementary's strengths is its support for English Language Learner (ELL) and special education students. The school has consistently ranked among the top 14 out of 248 Wisconsin elementary schools for ELL student performance, earning a 5-star rating in 2021-2022 and 2018-2019. Additionally, the school has performed well in supporting its special education students, ranking as high as 174 out of 770 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2022-2023 and earning a 4-star rating. This indicates that the school is providing quality educational opportunities and support for its diverse student population.

Jefferson Elementary also outperforms many of the nearby schools, such as Bannach Elementary, in areas like test scores and student group performance. However, the school faces some challenges, such as higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the ideal. Despite these challenges, the school's commitment to investing in educational resources and maintaining a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio suggests that it is well-positioned to continue providing a quality education to the children of Stevens Point.

276

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,405

Per pupil spending ?

53.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 East Ave
Stevens Point, WI 54481-3799

(715) 345-5418

District: Stevens Point Area Public School District

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	P J Jacobs Junior High
High:	Stevens Point Area Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.9%

Hispanic:

8.7%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 72nd percentile in 2023 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 72nd-percentile peak (2023) to 57th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg56%

Wisconsin avg54%

444^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Stevens Point Area Public School District

231^st of 426Stevens Point 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	61.0	444 of 1044	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	381 of 1061	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	301 of 1067	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	330 of 1067	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	508 of 1050	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	625 of 1037	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	504 of 1025	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.9	428 of 1071	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.1	674 of 1075	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.0	559 of 1076	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.2	478 of 1061	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.1	589 of 1053	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.8	447 of 1045	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.4	581 of 1046	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.8	386 of 1045	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.8	349 of 1030	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.3	414 of 1021	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.9	302 of 689	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.6	279 of 712	60.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	86.5	14 of 248	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	18 of 275	93.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	384 of 1001	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	417 of 1011	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	483 of 1010	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	505 of 1017	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	517 of 1004	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	565 of 1002	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.4	384 of 997	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	382 of 870	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	299 of 866	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	373 of 871	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	247 of 859	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	50.8	398 of 847	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	395 of 874	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	326 of 854	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	491 of 1000	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	319 of 1012	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.2	196 of 1011	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	206 of 1017	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.2	421 of 1003	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	601 of 1002	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	586 of 997	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	207 of 802	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.8	314 of 790	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	174 of 770	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	151 of 748	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	48.4	354 of 746	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	376 of 742	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	453 of 721	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	337 of 718	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	311 of 727	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	228 of 715	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	237 of 704	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	261 of 699	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.6	518 of 718	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.4	409 of 686	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)94th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile~ school

White (2025)53rd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies72%+9 vs state

English Language Arts60%+7 vs state

Mathematics55%~ state avg

Science50%~ 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
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1800 East Ave	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5418	276	21	13.2	53.6%	204 (73.9%)	15 (5.4%)	24 (8.7%)	14 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	61	444^th of 1044 public elementary schools	57.5%		66.7	381^st of 1061 public elementary schools	64.1%	63	57.9	61.1	57.6	62.5	57.9	44.4	52.9	65.6	72.2	50.0	$16,405	$1,368	$15,039
McKinley Center	Public	PK, KG-6	2926 Blaine St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5421	373	29	12.9	49.9%	260 (69.7%)	11 (2.9%)	25 (6.7%)	52 (13.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	48.5	612^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.4%		45.8	670^th of 1061 public elementary schools	36.9%	58	31.0	55.9	46.5	50.9	26.2	54.2	55.8	47.4	69.5	55.9	$15,415	$1,632	$13,784
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3500 Prais St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5426	443	32	13.9	33.6%	368 (83.1%)	14 (3.2%)	36 (8.1%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	50.6	579^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.5%		49.6	627^th of 1061 public elementary schools	40.9%	48	62.5	44.0	54.6	45.6	53.1	47.1	44.2	43.9	72.6	52.9	$13,683	$509	$13,175
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 Maria Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5419	360	29	12.3	50.3%	244 (67.8%)	18 (5.0%)	48 (13.3%)	11 (3.1%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.9%)	63.2	409^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.8%		67.7	360^th of 1061 public elementary schools	66.1%	49	52.8	68.2	51.0	66.0	49.1	62.2	53.9	68.1	66.7	62.2	$14,526	$1,171	$13,356
McDill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2516 School St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5420	360	25	14.5	32.5%	275 (76.4%)	7 (1.9%)	31 (8.6%)	39 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	64.4	394^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.3%		68.6	344^th of 1061 public elementary schools	67.6%	50	66.7	65.1	50.0	61.5	71.8	55.6	53.7	53.9	66.1	61.3	$13,658	$508	$13,152
Bannach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5400 Walter St	Stevens Point	54482	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5668	368	25	14.9	29.1%	308 (83.7%)	5 (1.4%)	24 (6.5%)	14 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	72.9	273^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	73.9%		82.3	130^th of 1061 public elementary schools	87.7%	143	70.6	59.6	68.0	68.5	60.8	63.5	52.0	63.0	88.5	61.5	$12,132	$508	$11,624
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
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
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	616 W 2nd St	Junction City	54443	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5614	170	12	13.9	35.3%	149 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.9%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	41.7	703^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	32.7%		52.5	600^th of 1061 public elementary schools	43.4%	103	57.1	28.6	43.5	51.6	61.9	38.1	47.8	45.2	57.1	38.1	$16,608	$807	$15,802
THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids	Public	PK, KG-5	6950 Knowledge Ave	Rudolph	54475	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6784	202	15	13.4	36.1%	189 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	67	363^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	65.2%		70.4	315^th of 1061 public elementary schools	70.3%	48	45.5	53.1	64.3		45.5	71.9	57.1		78.1	75.0	$12,168	$1,318	$10,850

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

Stevens Point Area Public School District

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : P J Jacobs Junior High
High : Stevens Point Area Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 5% Asian.

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks 444^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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