Summary:
Birnamwood, Wisconsin is home to a single school, Birnamwood Elementary, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 361 students. The school is part of the Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District, which is ranked 317 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Birnamwood Elementary generally outperforms the Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District and the state of Wisconsin in terms of proficiency rates on the Forward Exam, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Birnamwood Elementary had 69.7% of 3rd graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to 50.67% for the district and 52.07% for the state. In Mathematics, Birnamwood Elementary had 66.67% of 3rd graders proficient or better, compared to 46.67% for the district and 56.58% for the state. However, the school has a slightly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 8.6% compared to the state average.
Birnamwood Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students (44.04%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher level of economic need among the student population. The school's per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $10,078, which is slightly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a low student-teacher ratio of 14.1 to 1, which may contribute to its academic performance. While Birnamwood Elementary is performing well compared to the district and state, there is still room for improvement, particularly in areas like chronic absenteeism and Mathematics proficiency rates for some grade levels.
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