📍 2201 Carrie Ave, Rice Lake, Barron County, 54868
Tainter Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rice Lake, Barron County. The school has 481 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rice Lake Area School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tainter Elementary enrolls 481 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 4.4% Two or more races and 4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 434 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
248 of the school's 481 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 206 qualify for free lunch and 42 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.
Tainter Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 25, state house district 75.
Tainter Elementary is one of 7 schools in Rice Lake Area School District, based in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. The district serves 2,096 students district-wide and employs 183 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 481 students, Tainter Elementary is larger than the district average of about 299 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote