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Plover-Whiting Elementary

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Plover-Whiting Elementary ranks 544 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

544^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Plover-Whiting Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-6 in the Stevens Point Area Public School District in Plover, Wisconsin. The school has 459 students and has been consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past 10 years.

Academically, Plover-Whiting Elementary's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the Forward Exam, is generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's performance is particularly weak in mathematics, with 3rd grade proficiency rates ranging from 40-44% in recent years, compared to 46-54% for the district and 48-56% for the state. However, the school's performance is stronger in certain subject areas, such as 6th grade English Language Arts and 4th grade Social Studies.

Plover-Whiting Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 20.1% in recent years, which is significantly above the state average of around 13%. The school's per-student spending has increased in recent years, and the student-teacher ratio has decreased, indicating a relatively small class size. Compared to other elementary schools in the Stevens Point Area Public School District, Plover-Whiting's performance is generally lower, but it outperforms the nearby Amherst Elementary school, which is in a different school district.

448

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,376

Per pupil spending ?

38.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Hoover Ave
Plover, WI 54467-2330

(715) 345-5424

District: Stevens Point Area Public School District

Students who attend Plover-Whiting Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Benjamin Franklin Junior High
High:	Stevens Point Area Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.2%

Hispanic:

14.3%

Asian:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg56%

Wisconsin avg54%

544^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	53.8	544 of 1044	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	567 of 1061	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	784 of 1067	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	784 of 1067	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	719 of 1050	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	679 of 1037	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	727 of 1025	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.2	726 of 1071	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.7	583 of 1075	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.1	710 of 1076	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.6	500 of 1061	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.7	448 of 1053	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.9	265 of 1045	74.6%	★★★★☆
2011	53.3	607 of 1046	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.6	613 of 1045	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	69.9	274 of 1030	73.4%	★★★★☆
2008	64.1	400 of 1021	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.9	223 of 689	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.8	337 of 712	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	80.2	75 of 632	88.1%	★★★★☆
2004	82.1	69 of 633	89.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	97 of 116	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	53 of 106	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.4	109 of 122	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	27.3	216 of 269	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	154 of 249	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	124 of 248	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.8	180 of 222	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	186 of 275	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	185 of 287	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	397 of 1001	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	372 of 1011	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	648 of 1010	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	727 of 1017	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	730 of 1004	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	643 of 1002	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	712 of 997	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	115 of 322	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	146 of 331	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	131 of 290	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	157 of 296	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	503 of 870	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	546 of 866	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	729 of 871	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	749 of 859	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	731 of 847	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	574 of 874	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	705 of 854	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	646 of 1000	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	645 of 1012	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	810 of 1011	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	763 of 1017	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.7	616 of 1003	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	640 of 1002	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	695 of 997	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	164 of 802	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	157 of 790	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	35.8	501 of 770	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	413 of 748	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	378 of 746	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	458 of 742	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.9	242 of 721	66.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	439 of 718	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	431 of 727	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.1	639 of 715	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	616 of 704	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	584 of 699	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	503 of 718	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	565 of 686	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)80th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies67%+3 vs state

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Science52%~ state avg

Mathematics50%-3 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Amherst Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	357 N Main St	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 824-5523	342	24	14.5	26.6%	322 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	80.7	150^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.6%		73	270^th of 1061 public elementary schools	74.6%	120	68.1	63.2			70.2	64.9			89.5	79.0	$12,119	$494	$11,626
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Plover-Whiting Elementary

What schools do graduates of Plover-Whiting Elementary attend?

Students who attend Plover-Whiting Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Benjamin Franklin Junior High
High : Stevens Point Area Senior High

Is Plover-Whiting Elementary a good school?

Plover-Whiting Elementary ranks 544^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Plover-Whiting Elementary?

Students at Plover-Whiting Elementary are 73% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Plover-Whiting Elementary in?

Stevens Point Area Public School District

How many students attend Plover-Whiting Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Plover-Whiting Elementary.

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