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Alumni: what's one memory from Belleville Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550099001211
Belleville Elementary
101 S Grant St, Belleville, WI 53508 · (608) 835-6120 · Dane County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
116 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 68 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 26% larger than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Belleville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
68.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 68.7% |
| 2023-24 | 64.2% | 70.4% |
% 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
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Belleville Elementary
Belleville Elementary's state test result (67.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville Elementary this school | 550 | 21.1% | 67.8% |
| Wrightstown Elementary Wrightstown | 540 | 20.6% | 72.3% |
| Woodview Elementary Grafton | 506 | 18.2% | 78.7% |
| Susie C Altmayer Elementary De Pere | 525 | 24.2% | 78.9% |
| Lake Mills Elementary Lake Mills | 613 | 22.0% | 61.5% |
| Dickinson Elementary De Pere | 523 | 23.5% | 72.2% |
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 Belleville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #236 of 982 | #25 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #222 of 992 ▲ 5 | #20 of 74 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #210 of 992 ▲ 58 | #21 of 74 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #98 of 1,157 | #7 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #566 of 901 | #71 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #585 of 901 | #74 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.1% | #873 of 1,064 | #59 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +70.8% | #9 of 240 | #1 of 17 |
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
550
+52 (+10%) vs 2020
+56% since 2000-01, when it was 352
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 550 | 39.5 | 13.9:1 | 21% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 39.5 | 13.5:1 | 20% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 38.7 | 12.8:1 | 18% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 22% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 322 | 23.4 | 13.8:1 | 17% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 24 | 14.7:1 | 27% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 21% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 19 | 18.5:1 | 8% (29) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belleville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 71% (322 to 550); teachers up 69% (23.4 to 39.5).
About Belleville Elementary
Belleville, Wisconsin, is home to Belleville Elementary, a large elementary school. It had 550 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6. That compares with an average of about 323 students for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Belleville School District enrolls 936 students in 3 schools, including Belleville Elementary.
At Belleville Elementary, 83% of students are White. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
The school lists 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 21% of the student body. Public schools in Dane County average 32%.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Belleville Elementary outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Belleville Elementary scores 67.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 64.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Dane County show that median household income comes to about $89,975, roughly 55% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 169, with about 78,525 students.
Belleville High is about 0.2 miles from Belleville Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Belleville Elementary ranks 5th on proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 498 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 550 by 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Belleville Elementary, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Belleville School District
- Belleville HighHigh · 275 students
- Belleville MiddleMiddle · 111 students
Other schools in Belleville
- Belleville HighHigh · 275 students
- Belleville MiddleMiddle · 111 students
Nearby schools
- Belleville High0.2 mi · 275
- Belleville Middle0.2 mi · 111
- New Glarus Elementary6.0 mi · 419
- New Glarus Middle6.2 mi · 214
- New Glarus High6.2 mi · 320
- Glacier Edge Elementary8.3 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About Belleville ElementaryHow many students attend Belleville Elementary?
Belleville Elementary enrolls approximately 550 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Belleville Elementary serve?
Belleville Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belleville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Belleville Elementary is approximately 13.9:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Belleville Elementary?
Student demographics at Belleville Elementary are roughly 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Belleville Elementary?
Belleville Elementary is overseen by Belleville School District in Dane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.