Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENOSHA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550732000800
Bose Elementary
1900 15th St, Kenosha, WI 53140 · (262) 359-4044 · Kenosha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C-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
12.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
210 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 30 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
43.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.6% | 43.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.1% | 43.4% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Bose Elementary
Bose Elementary's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bose Elementary this school | 304 | 69.1% | 43.2% |
| Grewenow Elementary Kenosha | 310 | 68.4% | 44.7% |
| Chegwin Elementary Fond du Lac | 296 | 75.3% | 36.2% |
| Riverside Elementary Fond du Lac | 273 | 70.0% | 46.8% |
| Converse Elementary Beloit | 446 | 71.7% | 32.0% |
| Wilson Elementary West Allis | 365 | 65.8% | 33.3% |
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 Bose Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Kenosha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #732 of 982 | #22 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #689 of 992 ▲ 17 | #22 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #745 of 992 ▲ 76 | #22 of 34 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #607 of 1,157 | #25 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #330 of 901 | #8 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.3% | #75 of 901 | #4 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.1% | #188 of 1,064 | #9 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #639 of 664 | #14 of 15 |
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
304
+73 (+32%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 304 | 24.5 | 12.4:1 | 69% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 23 | 11.1:1 | 72% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 23 | 11.8:1 | 76% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 231 | 19 | 12.2:1 | 77% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 21 | 14.7:1 | 63% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 66% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 60% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 27% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 475 | 24 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bose Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (308 to 304); teachers up 16% (21 to 24.5).
About Bose Elementary
Bose Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The school counted 304 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 41 schools in Kenosha School District, with 20,297 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Bose Elementary, about 40 are White, the largest group. After that, the student body is 27% Hispanic, 24% Black, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Kenosha County is about 75% White. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Bose Elementary are from different groups.
The school had 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. The gap from the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 2.3 students per teacher. The school reported 69% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 48% average for public schools in Kenosha County is 21 points lower.
Bose Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Bose Elementary is 8.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools.
In Kenosha County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $81,239, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 56 public schools in the county, enrolling about 27,114, Bose Elementary among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Harvey Elementary, is about 0.9 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Bose Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Bose Elementary as City: Small.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 32%, from 231 to 304.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kenosha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
168,438
Census ACS
Median income
$81,239
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
27,114 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kenosha School District
- Indian Trail High School and AcademyHigh · 1,902 students
- Bradford HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Tremper HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Mahone MiddleMiddle · 1,025 students
- Lakeview K-8 AcademyElementary · 988 students
- Lance MiddleMiddle · 899 students
Other schools in Kenosha
- Indian Trail High School and AcademyHigh · 1,902 students
- Bradford HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Tremper HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Mahone MiddleMiddle · 1,025 students
- Lakeview K-8 AcademyElementary · 988 students
- Lance MiddleMiddle · 899 students
Nearby schools
- Harvey Elementary0.9 mi · 322
- Grant Elementary1.8 mi · 289
- Bullen Middle1.8 mi · 754
- Hillcrest School2.0 mi · 108
- Bradford High2.2 mi · 1,453
- Jefferson Elementary2.4 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About Bose ElementaryHow many students attend Bose Elementary?
Bose Elementary enrolls approximately 304 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bose Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bose Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bose Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bose Elementary is approximately 12.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bose Elementary?
At Bose Elementary, the student body is approximately 40% White, 27% Hispanic, 24% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Bose Elementary?
Bose Elementary is overseen by Kenosha School District in Kenosha County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.