Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELOIT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550105000139
Converse Elementary
1602 Townline Ave, Beloit, WI 53511 · (608) 361-2105 · Rock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
320 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 49 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
27.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
35.9%
WI avg 54.8% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.1% | 35.9% |
| 2023-24 | 30.4% | 30.4% |
% 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Converse Elementary
Converse Elementary's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Converse Elementary this school | 446 | 71.7% | 32.0% |
| Southport Elementary Kenosha | 438 | 68.0% | 28.6% |
| Gaston Elementary Beloit | 348 | 75.6% | 26.4% |
| Bose Elementary Kenosha | 304 | 69.1% | 43.2% |
| Wilson Elementary West Allis | 365 | 65.8% | 33.3% |
| Mitchell Elementary Cudahy | 403 | 66.3% | 47.4% |
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 Converse Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Rock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #826 of 982 | #22 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #778 of 992 ▲ 57 | #21 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #854 of 992 ▼ 20 | #22 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #248 of 1,157 | #6 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #805 of 901 | #26 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #59 of 901 | #2 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.7% | #171 of 1,064 | #9 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.2% | #91 of 240 | #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
446
+112 (+34%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 446 | 27 | 16.5:1 | 72% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 437 | 32.7 | 13.4:1 | 77% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 24.5 | 12.9:1 | 75% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 27 | 12.4:1 | 81% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 26.8 | 14.9:1 | 73% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 81% (338) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 63% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 349 | 18 | 19.4:1 | 42% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 18 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Converse Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (401 to 446); teachers up 1% (26.8 to 27).
About Converse Elementary
Converse Elementary is an elementary school in Beloit, Wisconsin, according to federal school records. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 446 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323, so this school runs 38% bigger than that.
Beloit School District enrolls 4,958 students in 12 schools, including Converse Elementary.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Converse Elementary. The largest is White students, at 39%. The remaining students are 28% Hispanic, 20% Black, and 12% multiracial. Census figures show Rock County is about 82% White. Converse Elementary's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 27 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.5:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher above the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Converse Elementary reports 72% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Rock County average 47%.
Converse Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.0% and a predicted 33.6%.
Rock County has these Census figures: the median household income is $75,673, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rock County is home to 65 public schools and about 25,542 public school students.
Beloit Early Learning is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Converse Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Converse Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Converse Elementary in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 446 students in 2024-25, 112 more than the 334 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.4:1 to 16.5:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Converse Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Rock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,350
Census ACS
Median income
$75,673
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
25,542 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beloit School District
- Memorial HighHigh · 1,305 students
- Aldrich IntermediateMiddle · 521 students
- Fran Fruzen IntermediateMiddle · 490 students
- Robinson ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Todd ElementaryElementary · 471 students
- Hackett ElementaryElementary · 434 students
Other schools in Beloit
- Memorial HighHigh · 1,305 students
- The Lincoln AcademyCombined · 727 students
- Aldrich IntermediateMiddle · 521 students
- Garden Prairie Intermediate SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Fran Fruzen IntermediateMiddle · 490 students
- Robinson ElementaryElementary · 477 students
Other Converse Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Converse Elementary. Converse Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Converse Elementary SchoolCONVERSE, TX · 577 students
- Converse Elementary SchoolConverse, IN · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Beloit Early Learning0.8 mi · 43
- Beloit Learning Academy0.8 mi · 153
- Beloit Virtual School1.2 mi · 46
- Gaston Elementary1.2 mi · 348
- Memorial High1.3 mi · 1,305
- Hackett Elementary1.5 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Converse ElementaryHow large is Converse Elementary?
Converse Elementary enrolls approximately 446 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Converse Elementary serve?
Converse Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Converse Elementary have?
Converse Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Converse Elementary?
Student demographics at Converse Elementary are roughly 39% White, 28% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Converse Elementary in?
Converse Elementary is part of Beloit School District.
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