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C−

Eleva-Strum School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 7 towns

Serves Pleasant Valley, Strum, Clear Creek, Albion, Eleva, Unity and Chimney Rock, and parts of Hale.

Pleasant Valley’s School Grade B− better than 46% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
664
Schools
3
Spent per student
$16,788
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Debt
$7.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Eleva-Strum School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 21% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $7.7M, about $11,559 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 21% of the 441 Wisconsin school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Pleasant Valley 3,878C−Strum 1,075Clear Creek 749Albion 695Eleva 688Unity 534Chimney Rock 252

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pleasant Valley. Grade by grade →

K–513 elementary schoolsEau Claire Area School District
6–84 middle schoolsEau Claire Area School District
9–123 high schoolsEau Claire Area School District

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 38.7% · 329 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 38.1% · 329 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.5% · 33 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,788 per student · 2% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 35%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 63%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
649’20
666’21
667’22
613’23
664’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools.

Eleva-Strum Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Strum
B
325 students12:1
Eleva-Strum Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Strum
B−
144 students15:1
Eleva-Strum High
High · Grades 9–12 · Strum
C−
195 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Osseo-Fairchild School DistrictGarfield, Otter Creek, Sumner
$22,614per student
Independence School DistrictBurnside, Lincoln
$16,145per student
Whitehall School DistrictLincoln, Northfield, Pigeon
$15,885per student
Augusta School DistrictLincoln, Otter Creek
$20,137per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Wisconsin.