Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST BEND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551629002127
Decorah Elementary
1225 Sylvan Way, West Bend, WI 53095 · (262) 335-5476 · Washington County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B+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
13.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
121 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 27% smaller than its 4th grade class (74).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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 West Bend School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.3pp since 2023
Math
60.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.7% | 60.2% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 67.8% |
% 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Decorah Elementary
Decorah Elementary's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decorah Elementary this school | 349 | 34.7% | 66.0% |
| McLane Elementary West Bend | 340 | 35.3% | 74.1% |
| Dunwiddie Elementary Port Washington | 324 | 32.7% | 76.5% |
| Mill Creek Academy Waukesha | 324 | 35.8% | 50.8% |
| West Side Elementary Elkhorn | 406 | 36.7% | 63.4% |
| Brillion Elementary Brillion | 426 | 35.4% | 66.6% |
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 Decorah Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #274 of 982 | #15 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #392 of 992 ▼ 119 | #17 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #365 of 992 ▼ 107 | #16 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #463 of 1,157 | #11 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #442 of 901 | #5 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #334 of 901 | #2 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.7% | #662 of 1,064 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #492 of 664 | #10 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
349
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 472
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 349 | 26.6 | 13.1:1 | 35% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 25.9 | 14.2:1 | 37% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 26.7 | 13.9:1 | 33% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 30% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 26.5 | 14.4:1 | 27% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 38% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 36% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 13% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 472 | 33 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Decorah Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (381 to 349); teachers unchanged (26.5 to 26.6).
About Decorah Elementary
The public elementary school Decorah Elementary is located in West Bend, Wisconsin. The school runs kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 349 students.
West Bend School District runs 12 schools with a combined 5,365 students. Decorah Elementary is one of them.
At Decorah Elementary, 70% of students are White. It is also 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Washington County is roughly 91% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Decorah Elementary scores 48%.
Staffing at Decorah Elementary comes to 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1, 1.6 more students per teacher than here. Decorah Elementary counts 35% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Washington County averages 23%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Decorah Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 76% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Decorah Elementary is 9.6 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 66.0% actual, 56.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
The county, Washington County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $96,359, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 34, with about 17,746 students.
Decorah Elementary is about 0.7 miles from West High, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Decorah Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 345 to 349, a small change. Students per teacher dropped from 14.4 in 2020-21 to 13.1 in 2024-25.
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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 West Bend School District
- West HighHigh · 1,085 students
- East HighHigh · 854 students
- Badger MiddleMiddle · 714 students
- Silverbrook IntermediateMiddle · 704 students
- Fair Park ElementaryElementary · 345 students
- McLane ElementaryElementary · 340 students
Other schools in West Bend
- West HighHigh · 1,085 students
- East HighHigh · 854 students
- Badger MiddleMiddle · 714 students
- Silverbrook IntermediateMiddle · 704 students
- Fair Park ElementaryElementary · 345 students
- McLane ElementaryElementary · 340 students
Nearby schools
- West High0.7 mi · 1,085
- East High0.7 mi · 854
- Rolf's Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 44
- West Bend School District 4K0.8 mi · 285
- Badger Middle0.8 mi · 714
- McLane Elementary1.2 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Decorah ElementaryHow many students attend Decorah Elementary?
Decorah Elementary enrolls approximately 349 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Decorah Elementary serve?
Decorah Elementary serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Decorah Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Decorah Elementary is approximately 13.1:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Decorah Elementary?
Student demographics at Decorah Elementary are roughly 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Decorah Elementary public or private?
Decorah Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Bend School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.