Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GERMANTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550516000549
Amy Belle Elementary
3294 Willow Creek Rd, Colgate, WI 53017 · (262) 628-7825 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
58 students
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Germantown School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
78.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.9% | 78.7% |
| 2023-24 | 65.6% | 72.1% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Amy Belle Elementary
Amy Belle Elementary's state test result (71.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Belle Elementary this school | 356 | 16.3% | 71.6% |
| Northview Elementary Howards Grove | 336 | 15.8% | 73.3% |
| South Elementary Hartland | 332 | 15.4% | 74.5% |
| Yahara Elementary DeForest | 329 | 15.5% | 61.3% |
| River Crest Elementary Hudson | 366 | 18.0% | 71.7% |
| North Elementary Hartland | 405 | 15.6% | N/A |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Amy Belle Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #159 of 982 | #10 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #75 of 992 ▲ 115 | #4 of 18 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #157 of 992 ▲ 84 | #7 of 18 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #448 of 1,157 | #10 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #714 of 901 | #13 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.2% | #580 of 901 | #11 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.3% | #935 of 1,064 | #14 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #310 of 664 | #6 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
356
+35 (+11%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 356 | 23.3 | 15.3:1 | 16% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 23.2 | 15.3:1 | 14% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 22.1 | 16.4:1 | 14% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 15% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 25.2 | 16.8:1 | 10% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 23 | 17.9:1 | 14% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 14% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 345 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 5% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 25 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amy Belle Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (423 to 356); teachers down 8% (25.2 to 23.3).
About Amy Belle Elementary
At 3294 Willow Creek Rd in Colgate, Wisconsin, Amy Belle Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 356 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Amy Belle Elementary reports to Germantown School District, which has 6 schools and 3,835 students.
The share of White students at Amy Belle Elementary is 84%. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Amy Belle Elementary scores 29%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Amy Belle Elementary is 15.3:1, based on 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Lunch program data show 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Amy Belle Elementary's results are 4.0 points above predicted: 71.6% against 67.7%.
Looking at the county, Washington County, the median household earns about $96,359 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Washington County has 34 public schools with about 17,746 students, including Amy Belle Elementary.
Richfield Middle is about 3.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Amy Belle Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Amy Belle Elementary ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
The school grew from 321 students in 2020-21 to 356 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.0:1 to 15.3:1.
This page is set up for the Amy Belle Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
137,879
Census ACS
Median income
$96,359
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
17,746 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Germantown School District
- Germantown HighHigh · 1,288 students
- Kennedy MiddleMiddle · 865 students
- County Line ElementaryElementary · 496 students
- MacArthur ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Rockfield ElementaryElementary · 344 students
Nearby schools
- Richfield Middle3.0 mi · 206
- Germantown High3.6 mi · 1,288
- Woodside Elementary3.8 mi · 456
- Friess Lake Elementary4.3 mi · 279
- Shady Lane Elementary4.3 mi · 461
- Valley View Elementary4.5 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About Amy Belle ElementaryHow large is Amy Belle Elementary?
Amy Belle Elementary enrolls approximately 356 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Amy Belle Elementary serve?
Amy Belle Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Amy Belle Elementary have?
Amy Belle Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
How diverse is Amy Belle Elementary?
Amy Belle Elementary reports a student body of 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Amy Belle Elementary in?
Amy Belle Elementary is part of Germantown School District.
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