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Stratford Elementary

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Stratford Elementary ranks 128 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Stratford Elementary is a public elementary school located in Stratford, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 322 students. The school is part of the Stratford School District, which is ranked 44 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stratford Elementary consistently ranks among the top 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with exceptional performance on the Forward Exam. In the 2024-2025 school year, 62.22% of 3rd graders, 67.92% of 4th graders, and 68.42% of 5th graders scored proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 52.14%, 52.21%, and 51.26%, respectively. In Mathematics, the performance is even more impressive, with 69.57% of 3rd graders, 84.91% of 4th graders, and 89.47% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 55%, 53.96%, and 52.58%.

While Stratford Elementary outperforms many nearby schools, such as Colby Elementary and Auburndale Elementary, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 4.1% to 19.5%. Understanding the underlying causes of these changes could help the school develop targeted interventions to improve attendance. Additionally, the school's performance for Special Education students and Low Socioeconomic Status students is more variable, an area the school may want to focus on to ensure continued success and equitable outcomes for all students.

328

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,778

Per pupil spending ?

28.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

213311 Legion St
Stratford, WI 54484

(715) 687-3535

District: Stratford School District

Students who attend Stratford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stratford Middle
High:	Stratford High

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.8%

Hispanic:

6.1%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (74% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 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 school74%

District avg74%

Wisconsin avg54%

128^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 426Stratford 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	82.3	128 of 1044	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	43 of 1061	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	51 of 1067	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	97 of 1067	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	68.7	302 of 1050	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	264 of 1037	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	219 of 1025	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	79.5	160 of 1071	85.1%	★★★★☆
2016	71.3	271 of 1075	74.8%	★★★★☆
2015	63.9	393 of 1076	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.2	363 of 1061	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.3	378 of 1053	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.7	311 of 1045	70.2%	★★★★☆
2011	66.9	328 of 1046	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.4	290 of 1045	72.2%	★★★★☆
2009	69.5	280 of 1030	72.8%	★★★★☆
2008	66.0	369 of 1021	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	78.0	125 of 712	82.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	164 of 1001	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	73 of 1011	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	65 of 1010	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	122 of 1017	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	55.0	470 of 1004	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	384 of 1002	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	319 of 997	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	288 of 870	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	102 of 866	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	72 of 871	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	34 of 859	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	72.0	155 of 847	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	46.4	467 of 874	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	402 of 854	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	124 of 1000	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	88.3	48 of 1012	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	40 of 1011	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	65 of 1017	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	79.7	134 of 1003	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	139 of 1002	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	128 of 997	87.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	204 of 802	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	166 of 790	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.4	330 of 770	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.6	65 of 748	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	79.4	73 of 746	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	65.6	184 of 742	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	259 of 721	64.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	72.9	151 of 699	78.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

White (2021)78th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics81%+27 vs state

Social Studies77%+14 vs state

Science72%+21 vs state

English Language Arts66%+14 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
Stratford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	213311 Legion St	Stratford	54484	Marathon County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 687-3535	328	26	12.6	28.7%	301 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	82.3	128^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.7%		88.9	43^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	95.9%	85	62.2	67.9	68.4		69.6	84.9	89.5		77.4	71.7	$11,778	$671	$11,107
Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	425 W Upham St	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 384-4747	554	36	15.3	33.8%	481 (86.8%)	4 (0.7%)	28 (5.1%)	18 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	71.4	292^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	72.0%		72.2	285^th of 1061 public elementary schools	73.1%	7	59.8	69.4	63.6	54.5	61.5	68.1	55.7	61.4	87.5	75.0	$11,435	$338	$11,097
Edgar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	112 N 2nd Ave	Edgar	54426	Marathon County	Edgar School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 352-2727	255	26	9.9	29.4%	233 (91.4%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	62.8	416^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.2%		56.7	543^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	48.8%	127	63.3	59.1	48.0		73.5	56.8	44.0		68.2	52.3	$14,951	$1,143	$13,807
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	510 N Palmetto Ave	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 384-8181	295	24	12.4	56.6%	243 (82.4%)	3 (1.0%)	41 (13.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	61.1	443^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	57.6%		56.9	538^th of 1061 public elementary schools	49.3%	95	65.7	50.0	47.5	63.6	74.3	47.6	42.5	60.6	81.0	57.1	$14,668	$1,472	$13,196
Spencer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N School St	Spencer	54479	Marathon County	Spencer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 659-4642	290	27	10.6	42.1%	260 (89.7%)	5 (1.7%)	22 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	59.6	466^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.4%		67.4	369^th of 1061 public elementary schools	65.2%	97	57.9	60.0	54.2		60.5	60.0	47.9		70.0	50.0	$13,898	$672	$13,226
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1621 S Felker Ave	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 387-1296	281	22	12.8	58.7%	248 (88.3%)	3 (1.1%)	25 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	60.8	446^th of 1044 public elementary schools	57.3%		45.5	676^th of 1061 public elementary schools	36.3%	230	50.0	71.1	42.4	52.4	45.8	71.1	57.6	52.4	73.7	79.0	$12,611	$1,066	$11,545
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1112 W 11th St	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 387-1238	316	21	14.7	32.9%	255 (80.7%)	3 (0.9%)	28 (8.9%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.6%)	69.7	321^st of 1044 public elementary schools	69.3%		73	268^th of 1061 public elementary schools	74.7%	53	54.0	67.7	64.3	61.7	60.0	76.5	83.3	53.2	76.5	52.9	$12,496	$594	$11,902
Auburndale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10564 School Ave	Auburndale	54412	Wood County	Auburndale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 652-2812	421	30	14.2	27.1%	382 (90.7%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	75.2	233^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	77.7%		74.4	242^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	77.2%	9	62.5	63.2	52.6		76.8	77.2	61.4		77.2	70.2	$14,311	$827	$13,484
Colby Elementary	Public	K-5	202 W Dolf St	Colby	54421	Clark County	Colby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 223-3939	354	30	11.9	55.9%	209 (59.0%)	1 (0.3%)	135 (38.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	26.6	829^th of 1044 public elementary schools	20.6%		35	782^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	26.3%	47	39.3	31.5	37.5		54.0	24.1	36.4		48.3	29.3	$11,826	$401	$11,425
Marathon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Spring Valley Dr	Marathon	54448	Marathon County	Marathon City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 443-2538	323	28	11.4	27.2%	272 (84.2%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.4%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	64.2	396^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.1%		68.2	353^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	66.7%	43	54.6	61.7	43.9		63.6	55.3	63.2		78.7	63.8	$11,824	$408	$11,416

Frequently Asked Questions about Stratford Elementary

Is Stratford Elementary a good school?

Stratford Elementary ranks 128^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stratford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended Stratford Elementary.

What district is Stratford Elementary in?

Stratford School District

What schools do graduates of Stratford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stratford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stratford Middle
High : Stratford High

What is the racial makeup of Stratford Elementary?

Students at Stratford Elementary are 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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