📍 221 8th St N, Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, 54494
Howe Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County. The school has 338 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wisconsin Rapids School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Howe Elementary enrolls 338 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino and 5.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 260 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 8.6% |
| Asian | 20 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 5.9% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
228 of the school's 338 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 228 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Howe Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-30, state senate district 24, state house district 72.
Howe Elementary is one of 12 schools in Wisconsin Rapids School District, based in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. The district serves 4,578 students district-wide and employs 350 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 338 students, Howe Elementary is close to the district average of about 382 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant