Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center

Summary:

Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center is an elementary school located in Clear Lake, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 284 students. The school is part of the Clear Lake School District, which is ranked 225 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state and district averages. While the school's 3rd-6th grade students performed better than the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's performance has been inconsistent over the past few years, with some grades performing below the state and district averages. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with male students generally performing better than female students and the school's performance for special education students being particularly low, ranking in the bottom 20% of Wisconsin elementary schools in the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, the school has experienced fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, with the most recent data showing a rate of 7.2% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as New Richmond Starr Elementary and New Richmond Paperjack Elementary, Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center generally performs below the top-performing schools in the region, with higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and a lower percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite spending more per student ($11,895 in 2020-2021) compared to the state average and maintaining a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12:1, the school has not been able to consistently translate these resources into strong academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 135 8th Ave
       Clear Lake, WI  54005-8522


(715) 263-2117

District: Clear Lake School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
563rd of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,895 Help


Students who attend Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center usually attend:

Middle:    Clear Lake Junior High
High:    Clear Lake High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.0 Help
Number of students:  284

Racial breakdown:

White:
91.9%
Two or more races:
3.9%
Hispanic:
3.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  39.8% Help


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Compare Details Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center ranks worse than 53.1% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.29. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (91.9%), two or more races (3.9%), Hispanic (3.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 39.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center is 12. (See more...)
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Compare Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center employs 23.4 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center is $11,895.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center:

SchoolDigger ranks Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center 563rd of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center in the ranking list.)

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Clear Lake School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Clear Lake School District 225th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center

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Rank History for all students at Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 55.86 358th 633 43.4%
2007 53.68 410th 689 40.5%
2008 45.22 718th 1021 29.7%
2009 52.36 599th 1030 41.8%
2010 50.40 670th 1045 35.9%
2011 56.29 558th 1046 46.7%
2012 63.90 402nd 1045 61.5%
2013 36.82 796th 1053 24.4%
2014 47.07 658th 1061 38.0%
2015 40.49 761st 1076 29.3%
2016 43.03 689th 1075 35.9%
2017 43.01 683rd 1071 36.2%
2018 36.78 732nd 1025 28.6%
2019 30.69 790th 1037 23.8%
2021 39.13 711th 1050 32.3%
2022 39.12 736th 1067 31.0%
2023 55.44 523rd 1067 51.0%
2024 55.29 563rd 1061 46.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.32 626th 721 13.2%
2019 39.89 423rd 742 43.0%
2021 20.22 650th 746 12.9%
2022 51.06 315th 748 57.9%
2023 10.47 765th 770 0.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.55 424th 854 50.4%
2019 38.20 592nd 874 32.3%
2021 50.90 396th 847 53.2%
2022 36.43 598th 859 30.4%
2023 45.15 504th 871 42.1%
2024 45.72 509th 866 41.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.76 623rd 997 37.5%
2019 29.47 779th 1002 22.3%
2021 34.39 717th 1004 28.6%
2022 32.61 753rd 1017 26.0%
2023 44.38 636th 1010 37.0%
2024 49.46 603rd 1011 40.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.20 788th 997 21.0%
2019 35.20 730th 1002 27.1%
2021 46.75 603rd 1003 39.9%
2022 45.46 630th 1017 38.1%
2023 62.09 397th 1011 60.7%
2024 59.31 466th 1012 54.0%
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Rank History for White students at Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 12.71 662nd 718 7.8%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 373 n/a n/a 1 n/a n/a n/a 0 374
1990 388 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 390
1991 397 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 398
1992 383 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1993 413 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 413
1994 395 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 395
1995 371 1 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 374
1996 371 1 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 374
1997 350 0 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 352
1998 331 0 0 3 5 n/a n/a 0 339
1999 344 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 344
2000 343 0 0 5 2 n/a n/a 0 350
2001 358 0 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 363
2002 343 1 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 346
2003 343 1 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 346
2004 343 2 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 348
2005 259 3 1 1 4 n/a n/a 0 268
2006 319 2 1 0 4 n/a n/a 0 326
2007 336 1 1 2 9 n/a n/a 0 349
2008 320 2 1 4 4 n/a n/a 0 331
2009 324 1 2 1 3 n/a n/a 0 331
2010 334 2 2 3 3 n/a n/a 0 344
2011 333 3 3 8 3 0 0 0 350
2012 345 1 2 10 1 0 3 0 362
2013 333 0 1 11 1 0 3 0 349
2014 345 1 1 14 1 0 7 0 369
2015 331 1 1 13 1 0 7 0 354
2016 321 1 1 11 1 0 6 0 341
2017 320 1 1 11 1 0 8 0 342
2018 318 0 0 9 1 0 10 0 338
2019 318 1 0 12 2 0 12 0 345
2020 314 1 0 11 1 0 9 0 336
2021 294 1 0 12 1 0 8 0 316
2022 263 1 0 7 4 0 11 0 286
2023 261 1 0 10 1 0 11 0 284

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 374 20.4 18.3 20.1
1990 390 20.5 19.0 18.7
1991 398 20.5 19.4 22.6
1992 384 23.0 16.6 21.4
1993 413 24.3 17.0 19.1
1994 395 24.8 15.9 16.7
1995 374 25.3 14.8 15.8
1996 374 25.3 14.8 15.8
1997 352 25.3 13.9 15.9
1998 339 26.2 12.9 13
1999 344 26.2 13.1 19.5
2000 350 26.9 13.0 21.1
2001 363 29.1 12.5 24
2002 346 28.1 12.3 30.6
2003 346 28.1 12.3 30.6
2004 348 28.3 12.3 26.1
2005 268 28.5 9.4 n/a
2006 326 27.5 11.9 n/a
2007 349 25.7 13.6 27.2
2008 331 24.7 13.4 29.6
2009 331 25.7 12.9 29
2010 344 25.9 13.2 39.2
2011 350 27.0 12.9 41.1
2012 362 26.7 13.5 40.3
2013 349 26.8 12.9 39.8
2014 369 26.4 13.9 40.7
2015 354 n/a n/a 42.9
2016 341 25.0 13.6 44.3
2017 342 25.1 13.5 40.9
2018 338 25.0 13.5 33.7
2019 345 25.0 13.7 40.6
2020 336 25.0 13.4 39.6
2021 316 25.3 12.4 43.4
2022 286 23.7 12.0 45.5
2023 284 23.4 12.0 39.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 374 20.4 18.3 20.1
1990 390 20.5 19.0 18.7
1991 398 20.5 19.4 22.6
1992 384 23.0 16.6 21.4
1993 413 24.3 17.0 19.1
1994 395 24.8 15.9 16.7
1995 374 25.3 14.8 15.8
1996 374 25.3 14.8 15.8
1997 352 25.3 13.9 15.9
1998 339 26.2 12.9 13
1999 344 26.2 13.1 19.5
2000 350 26.9 13.0 21.1
2001 363 29.1 12.5 24
2002 346 28.1 12.3 30.6
2003 346 28.1 12.3 30.6
2004 348 28.3 12.3 26.1
2005 268 28.5 9.4 n/a
2006 326 27.5 11.9 n/a
2007 349 25.7 13.6 27.2
2008 331 24.7 13.4 29.6
2009 331 25.7 12.9 29
2010 344 25.9 13.2 39.2
2011 350 27.0 12.9 41.1
2012 362 26.7 13.5 40.3
2013 349 26.8 12.9 39.8
2014 369 26.4 13.9 40.7
2015 354 n/a n/a 42.9
2016 341 25.0 13.6 44.3
2017 342 25.1 13.5 40.9
2018 338 25.0 13.5 33.7
2019 345 25.0 13.7 40.6
2020 336 25.0 13.4 39.6
2021 316 25.3 12.4 43.4
2022 286 23.7 12.0 45.5
2023 284 23.4 12.0 39.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $573 (5.4%) $10,126 (94.6%) $10,699
2020 $831 (7.8%) $9,842 (92.2%) $10,672
2021 $774 (6.5%) $11,122 (93.5%) $11,895

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 790th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 523rd of 1067 Elementary schools
 27.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center)21.625.7
 4.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Clear Lake School District)21.625.7
 4.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center)2737.1
 10.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Clear Lake School District)2737.1
 10.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center)40.440
 0.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Clear Lake School District)40.440
 0.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center)2543.3
 18.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Clear Lake School District)2543.3
 18.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center)53.953.3
 0.5%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Clear Lake School District)53.953.3
 0.5%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center)5056.7
 6.7%
   4th Grade Science (Clear Lake School District)5056.7
 6.7%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center)3637.8
 1.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Clear Lake School District)3637.8
 1.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center)2462.2
 38.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Clear Lake School District)2462.2
 38.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center)33.354.6
 21.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Clear Lake School District)33.354.6
 21.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)41.740.6
 1.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center)29.272.7
 43.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Clear Lake School District)29.272.7
 43.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)43.542.6
 0.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students345284
 17.7%
African American11
American Indian21
 50%
Asian00
Hispanic1210
 16.7%
Pacific Islander00
White318261
 17.9%
Two or More Races1211
 8.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40.6%39.8%
 0.8%


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Students who attend Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clear Lake Junior High
High : Clear Lake High

Students at Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center ranks 563rd of 1061 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 284 students attended Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center.


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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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