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B+

Northwestern Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

10465 E US Highway 2, Poplar, WI 54864 · (715) 364-8465 · Part of Maple School District

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Directions
Students
515
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Northwestern Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Wisconsin’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Poplar kids: Northwestern Middle

On the path

Where Poplar kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Northwestern ElementaryYou are here
6–8Northwestern Middle289 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency46%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 38.6%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

10465 E US Highway 2, Poplar

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K65
Kindergarten68
Grade 173
Grade 275
Grade 375
Grade 480
Grade 579
Enrollment over time
504’20
512’21
527’22
502’23
515’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Northwestern Elementary from Poplar families.

Other schools in Maple School District

The district →
Iron River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Iron River
C−
95 students15:1
Northwestern Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Poplar
B+
289 students18:1
Northwestern High
High · Grades 9–12 · Maple
B−
372 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Wisconsin’s other public schools; Poplar’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.