📍 1065 W Broadway Ave, Medford, Taylor County, 54451
Medford Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Medford, Taylor County. The school has 589 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Medford Area Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Medford Elementary enrolls 589 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 42.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 517 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 589 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 209 qualify for free lunch and 56 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Medford Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-70, state senate district 29, state house district 87.
Medford Elementary is one of 5 schools in Medford Area Public School District, based in Medford, Wisconsin. The district serves 3,220 students district-wide and employs 242 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 589 students, Medford Elementary is close to the district average of about 644 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe