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Bannach Elementary

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Bannach Elementary ranks 273 rd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

273^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Bannach Elementary is a public elementary school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 373 students. This school is part of the Stevens Point Area Public School District, which is ranked 231 out of 426 districts in the state.

Bannach Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 70.59% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 51.35% for the district and 52.14% for the state. The school's performance in Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science is also impressive, with significantly higher proficiency rates than the district and state averages. Bannach Elementary has maintained a consistently high performance over the years, with a statewide ranking that has ranged from 52 to 273 out of over 1,000 Wisconsin elementary schools.

While Bannach Elementary outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Stevens Point area, the nearby Tomorrow River Community Charter school, which is part of a different school district, has a higher overall ranking and performance in some subject areas, particularly in Mathematics and Social Studies. Additionally, the school faces some challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 10.5% to 20.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

368

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,132

Per pupil spending ?

29.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5400 Walter St
Stevens Point, WI 54482

(715) 345-5668

District: Stevens Point Area Public School District

Students who attend Bannach Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.7%

Hispanic:

6.5%

Asian:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (66% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Stevens Point Area Public School District

✓Above the Wisconsin median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg56%

Wisconsin avg54%

273^rd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	273 of 1044	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	130 of 1061	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	104 of 1067	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	68 of 1067	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	79.4	159 of 1050	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	185 of 1037	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	92 of 1025	91.0%	★★★★★
2017	89.4	52 of 1071	95.1%	★★★★★
2016	80.0	151 of 1075	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	83.0	92 of 1076	91.4%	★★★★★
2014	78.5	141 of 1061	86.7%	★★★★☆
2013	76.1	173 of 1053	83.6%	★★★★☆
2012	75.2	160 of 1045	84.7%	★★★★☆
2011	79.7	99 of 1046	90.5%	★★★★★
2010	78.1	135 of 1045	87.1%	★★★★☆
2009	70.2	270 of 1030	73.8%	★★★★☆
2008	74.9	184 of 1021	82.0%	★★★★☆
2007	76.3	136 of 689	80.3%	★★★★☆
2006	75.3	155 of 712	78.2%	★★★★☆
2004	88.3	13 of 633	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	372 of 1001	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	255 of 1011	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	125 of 1010	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	87 of 1017	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	77.2	169 of 1004	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	223 of 1002	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	70 of 997	93.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	379 of 870	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	325 of 866	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.9	70 of 871	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	37 of 859	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	74.0	128 of 847	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	239 of 874	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	74 of 854	91.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	200 of 1000	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	78 of 1012	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	77 of 1011	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	58 of 1017	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	78.0	157 of 1003	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	151 of 1002	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	111 of 997	88.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	443 of 802	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	80.9	91 of 790	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	93 of 770	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	42 of 748	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	66.6	165 of 746	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	29 of 742	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	80.5	65 of 721	91.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	248 of 718	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.2	114 of 727	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	84 of 715	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	84 of 704	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	185 of 699	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.5	223 of 718	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.1	94 of 686	86.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)80th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies88%+25 vs state

English Language Arts67%+14 vs state

Science62%+11 vs state

Mathematics60%+6 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 English Language Arts 7th 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 7th 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Tomorrow River Community Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10186 County Road MM	Amherst Junction	54407	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 824-5521	184	13	14.6	32.6%	162 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.2%)	55.8	515^th of 1044 public elementary schools	50.7%		35.1	779^th of 1061 public elementary schools	26.6%	264	36.4	72.2	42.9	68.8	58.8	80.0	9.1	33.3	28.6	75.0	76.5	80.0	83.3	80.0	66.7	80.0	$9,764	$140	$9,625
Tomorrow River Virtual Charter School (TRVCS)	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	10186 County Road MM	Amherst Junction	54407	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 346-2730	66	4	16.2		59 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	65	387^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.9%		49.6	628^th of 1061 public elementary schools	40.8%	241	66.7		100.0		100.0		66.7		0.0		100.0						$9,811	$138	$9,673

Frequently Asked Questions about Bannach Elementary

What schools do graduates of Bannach Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bannach Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Bannach Elementary?

Students at Bannach Elementary are 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Bannach Elementary a good school?

Bannach Elementary ranks 273^rd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Bannach Elementary in?

Stevens Point Area Public School District

How many students attend Bannach Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended Bannach Elementary.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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