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Wise Academy School

Serves grades PK - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
540 Birch St
Nekoosa, WI 54457
Phone
(715) 886-8000
District
Nekoosa School District
County
WOOD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
209
Classroom Teachers
3

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

3

(10 is best)

Better than 26.5% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Wise Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
44%
33%
39%
20%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
47%
44%
46%
27%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
44%
38%
40%
15%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
42%
31%
41%
25%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
38%
45%
41%
10%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
40%
35%
66%
38%
13%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

80 60 40 20 0
70
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 13 6.2%
Kindergarten 26 12.4%
Grade 1 15 7.2%
Grade 2 17 8.1%
Grade 3 20 9.6%
Grade 4 24 11.5%
Grade 5 15 7.2%
Grade 6 21 10.0%
Grade 7 20 9.6%
Grade 8 19 9.1%
Grade 9 8 3.8%
Grade 10 2 1.0%
Grade 11 5 2.4%
Grade 12 4 1.9%
Total 209 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 99.0% 87.3% 70.6%
Black 0.5% 0.7% 9.2%
Hispanic 0.0% 8.2% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.8% 4.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 3.0% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 55.5% 40.4%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 49.4% 36.1%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 6.2% 4.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 8,395 5,892,539
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 57.6 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.3% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.1% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 20.0% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 31.4% 26.2%
65 OR OLDER 31.3% 17.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,863 2,425,488
Single Parent Households With Children 5.2% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.0% 93.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.0% 32.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.7% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.0% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.3% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.5% 18.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.4% 15.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.8% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 7.3% 7.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,697 $8,344,000 37.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $481 $599,000 2.7%
Staff $745 $928,000 4.1%
General Administration $335 $417,000 1.9%
School Administration $795 $991,000 4.4%
Operation $1,603 $1,997,000 8.9%
Transportation $758 $945,000 4.2%
Other $964 $1,201,000 5.4%
Total Support $5,681 $7,078,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,591 $6,967,000 31.1%
Total Expenditures $17,969 $22,389,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,015 $6,599,040,000 47.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $741 $609,761,000 4.4%
Staff $829 $682,423,000 4.9%
General Administration $295 $242,657,000 1.8%
School Administration $700 $575,935,000 4.2%
Operation $1,400 $1,153,005,000 8.3%
Transportation $442 $364,261,000 2.6%
Other $736 $606,191,000 4.4%
Total Support $5,143 $4,234,233,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,660 $3,013,152,000 21.8%
Total Expenditures $16,818 $13,846,425,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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