Decorah Elementary

Located at 1225 Sylvan Way, in West Bend, Wisconsin, Decorah Elementary is an average-sized primary school that educates 349 students (grades K through 4), run under West Bend School District.

Across the 12 schools in West Bend School District (5,365 students total), Decorah Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Decorah Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Decorah Elementary logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 23%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Decorah Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.4%; this one delivers 66.0%.

In the broader community, Washington County reports that the typical household earns roughly $96,359 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Decorah Elementary is one of 34 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 17,746 students).

The closest other public school is West High, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Decorah Elementary comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 58.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Decorah Elementary's enrollment has edged down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 381 (now 349). The White share of enrollment contracted from 85% to 70% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.