Howe Elementary

Summary:

Howe Elementary is a public elementary school located in Wisconsin Rapids School District, serving 338 students in grades K-5. The school has shown steady improvement in its academic performance and statewide ranking over the past few years, with particular strengths in the performance of its Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) student groups.

Howe Elementary's student performance on the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's standardized assessment, is generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5. The school's 4th-grade students have performed particularly well, with 69.09% proficient or better in Social Studies and 58.18% proficient or better in Science, exceeding the district and state averages. However, the school faces challenges in addressing its chronic absenteeism rate, which has risen from 9.4% in 2019-2020 to 14.3% in 2022-2023, higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Howe Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than other elementary schools in the Wisconsin Rapids School District, such as Grant Elementary and Woodside Elementary. However, the nearby THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids school has outperformed Howe Elementary in several areas, including a higher statewide ranking and better student performance on the Forward Exam.


Detail:

Public K-5

 221 8th St N
       Wisconsin Rapids, WI  54494-4499


(715) 424-6772

District: Wisconsin Rapids School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
441st of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,311 Help


Students who attend Howe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle
High:    Lincoln High
    River Cities High

Student/teacher ratio:  11.3 Help
Number of students:  338

Racial breakdown:

White:
76.9%
Hispanic:
8.6%
Asian:
5.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Howe Elementary ranks better than 58.4% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 2nd among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Wisconsin Rapids School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.94. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 (76.9%), Hispanic (8.6%), Asian (5.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 67.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Howe Elementary is 11.3, which is the 4th best among 8 elementary schools in the Wisconsin Rapids School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Howe Elementary is $16,311, which is the 2nd highest among 8 elementary schools in the Wisconsin Rapids School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Howe Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Howe Elementary 441st of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Howe Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Wisconsin Rapids School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Wisconsin Rapids School District 281st of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Howe Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Howe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 40.16 455th 633 28.1%
2005 64.09 284th 632 55.1%
2006 37.94 540th 712 24.2%
2007 57.15 379th 689 45.0%
2008 59.65 486th 1021 52.4%
2009 60.57 467th 1030 54.7%
2010 61.84 441st 1045 57.8%
2011 58.68 508th 1046 51.4%
2012 63.51 409th 1045 60.9%
2013 53.83 556th 1053 47.2%
2014 60.91 425th 1061 59.9%
2015 42.02 738th 1076 31.4%
2016 37.53 757th 1075 29.6%
2017 45.35 654th 1071 38.9%
2018 40.50 687th 1025 33.0%
2019 30.11 795th 1037 23.3%
2021 38.47 717th 1050 31.7%
2022 55.91 508th 1067 52.4%
2023 59.71 462nd 1067 56.7%
2024 62.94 441st 1061 58.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Howe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 9.13 273rd 275 0.7%
2021 23.07 210th 222 5.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Howe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.34 184th 721 74.5%
2019 37.00 467th 742 37.1%
2021 47.86 359th 746 51.9%
2022 53.48 288th 748 61.5%
2023 63.50 218th 770 71.7%
2024 79.02 99th 790 87.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Howe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.94 598th 854 30.0%
2019 29.02 693rd 874 20.7%
2021 47.85 446th 847 47.3%
2022 63.67 253rd 859 70.5%
2023 71.16 157th 871 82.0%
2024 77.66 106th 866 87.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Howe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.83 584th 997 41.4%
2019 30.49 764th 1002 23.8%
2021 38.06 679th 1004 32.4%
2022 55.61 478th 1017 53.0%
2023 60.45 418th 1010 58.6%
2024 67.11 335th 1011 66.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Howe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.73 744th 997 25.4%
2019 34.02 743rd 1002 25.8%
2021 40.45 666th 1003 33.6%
2022 55.22 478th 1017 53.0%
2023 57.84 463rd 1011 54.2%
2024 56.63 499th 1012 50.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Howe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.56 75th 107 29.9%
2019 33.55 69th 122 43.4%
2021 15.52 102nd 106 3.8%
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Rank History for White students at Howe Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.33 516th 686 24.8%
2019 21.56 621st 718 13.5%
2021 33.82 515th 699 26.3%
2022 48.12 399th 704 43.3%
2023 48.48 403rd 715 43.6%
2024 53.31 355th 727 51.2%
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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.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Howe Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 471 2 6 7 2 n/a n/a 0 488
1989 476 2 18 2 4 n/a n/a 0 502
1990 478 1 24 6 9 n/a n/a 0 518
1991 474 3 27 3 4 n/a n/a 0 511
1992 495 6 56 5 5 n/a n/a 0 567
1993 387 3 84 5 7 n/a n/a 0 486
1994 358 1 98 9 13 n/a n/a 0 479
1995 338 4 92 6 6 n/a n/a 0 446
1996 338 4 92 6 6 n/a n/a 0 446
1997 294 3 99 14 5 n/a n/a 0 415
1998 288 3 66 15 4 n/a n/a 0 376
1999 301 6 68 13 7 n/a n/a 0 395
2000 326 4 57 10 4 n/a n/a 0 401
2001 351 5 58 10 12 n/a n/a 0 436
2002 339 2 47 16 4 n/a n/a 0 408
2003 339 2 47 16 4 n/a n/a 0 408
2004 341 3 28 12 3 n/a n/a 0 387
2005 345 7 31 13 2 n/a n/a 0 398
2006 346 8 26 17 6 n/a n/a 0 403
2007 343 7 34 18 2 n/a n/a 0 404
2008 330 5 42 16 5 n/a n/a 0 398
2009 312 9 41 6 1 n/a n/a 0 369
2010 335 11 34 10 2 n/a n/a 0 392
2011 305 10 45 11 4 0 3 0 378
2012 299 9 36 23 4 0 7 0 378
2013 295 11 34 16 5 0 7 0 368
2014 286 10 34 16 4 0 11 0 361
2015 287 11 34 21 4 0 11 0 368
2016 273 13 32 23 4 0 11 0 356
2017 253 8 36 24 7 0 14 0 342
2018 248 13 27 22 5 0 11 0 326
2019 233 9 31 20 6 0 10 0 309
2020 240 10 33 26 4 0 16 0 329
2021 215 6 31 15 4 0 16 0 287
2022 239 8 22 28 2 0 21 0 320
2023 260 8 20 29 1 0 20 0 338

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Howe Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 488 29.7 16.4 12.1
1989 502 30.1 16.6 23.1
1990 518 27.9 18.5 18.9
1991 511 27.9 18.3 12.5
1992 567 28.1 20.1 13.9
1993 486 29.4 16.5 14.4
1994 479 30.8 15.6 14.2
1995 446 27.5 16.2 14.8
1996 446 27.5 16.2 14.8
1997 415 27.2 15.3 14.2
1998 376 29.2 12.9 15.4
1999 395 26.7 14.8 20.8
2000 401 26.6 15.1 20.4
2001 436 31.6 13.8 21.6
2002 408 36.6 11.1 46.8
2003 408 36.6 11.1 46.8
2004 387 35.0 11.1 42.1
2005 398 33.2 12.0 n/a
2006 403 33.1 12.2 n/a
2007 404 33.4 12.1 52.2
2008 398 35.0 11.4 48.5
2009 369 34.0 10.9 51.5
2010 392 33.5 11.6 61
2011 378 31.4 12.0 62.2
2012 378 30.2 12.4 69.8
2013 368 29.4 12.4 66
2014 361 31.5 11.4 65.1
2015 368 n/a n/a 60.9
2016 356 30.0 11.8 67.4
2017 342 27.1 12.6 62.6
2018 326 27.5 11.8 62
2019 309 27.3 11.2 70.2
2020 329 27.2 12.0 66.9
2021 287 27.4 10.4 73.9
2022 320 30.1 10.6 77.2
2023 338 29.8 11.3 67.5

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 Howe Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 488 29.7 16.4 12.1
1989 502 30.1 16.6 23.1
1990 518 27.9 18.5 18.9
1991 511 27.9 18.3 12.5
1992 567 28.1 20.1 13.9
1993 486 29.4 16.5 14.4
1994 479 30.8 15.6 14.2
1995 446 27.5 16.2 14.8
1996 446 27.5 16.2 14.8
1997 415 27.2 15.3 14.2
1998 376 29.2 12.9 15.4
1999 395 26.7 14.8 20.8
2000 401 26.6 15.1 20.4
2001 436 31.6 13.8 21.6
2002 408 36.6 11.1 46.8
2003 408 36.6 11.1 46.8
2004 387 35.0 11.1 42.1
2005 398 33.2 12.0 n/a
2006 403 33.1 12.2 n/a
2007 404 33.4 12.1 52.2
2008 398 35.0 11.4 48.5
2009 369 34.0 10.9 51.5
2010 392 33.5 11.6 61
2011 378 31.4 12.0 62.2
2012 378 30.2 12.4 69.8
2013 368 29.4 12.4 66
2014 361 31.5 11.4 65.1
2015 368 n/a n/a 60.9
2016 356 30.0 11.8 67.4
2017 342 27.1 12.6 62.6
2018 326 27.5 11.8 62
2019 309 27.3 11.2 70.2
2020 329 27.2 12.0 66.9
2021 287 27.4 10.4 73.9
2022 320 30.1 10.6 77.2
2023 338 29.8 11.3 67.5

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Howe Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $982 (6.8%) $13,358 (93.2%) $14,340
2020 $863 (6.3%) $12,808 (93.7%) $13,670
2021 $1,652 (10.1%) $14,660 (89.9%) $16,311

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Howe Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 795th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 462nd of 1067 Elementary schools
 33.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Howe Elementary)26.245.1
 18.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin Rapids School District)35.128.2
 6.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Howe Elementary)28.656.9
 28.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin Rapids School District)40.945.2
 4.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Howe Elementary)31.545.2
 13.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin Rapids School District)36.939.3
 2.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Howe Elementary)33.354.8
 21.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin Rapids School District)3447.6
 13.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Howe Elementary)42.661.9
 19.3%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin Rapids School District)46.761.7
 15%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Howe Elementary)46.357.1
 10.8%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin Rapids School District)50.153
 2.9%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Howe Elementary)37.330.2
 7.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin Rapids School District)41.234.8
 6.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Howe Elementary)39.256.6
 17.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin Rapids School District)44.451.4
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students309338
 9.4%
African American98
 11.1%
American Indian61
 83.3%
Asian3120
 35.5%
Hispanic2029
 45%
Pacific Islander00
White233260
 11.6%
Two or More Races1020
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.2%67.5%
 2.8%


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Howe Elementary ranks 441st of 1061 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Howe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle
High : Lincoln High
High : River Cities High

In the 2022-23 school year, 338 students attended Howe Elementary.

Students at Howe Elementary are 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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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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