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Bristol Elementary
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedWhat this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Bristol Elementary
Located at 20121 83rd St, in Bristol, Wisconsin, Bristol Elementary is a roomy elementary campus that enrolls 830 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by Bristol #1 School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Bristol Elementary sits 157% bigger than that benchmark.
Bristol Elementary sits inside Bristol #1 School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
On the student-mix side, Bristol Elementary reports that nearly all students (85%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kenosha County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bristol Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.4%, the actual is 66.7%, a residual of +0.3 points.
Across the wider county, Kenosha County reports that median household earnings sit near $81,239, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bristol Elementary is one of 56 public schools in Kenosha County (combined enrollment of about 27,114 students).
Central High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bristol Elementary at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 56.4%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 839 students in 2018 compared to 830 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Bristol Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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