East Elementary

Set in Baraboo, Wisconsin, East Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community, run under Baraboo School District. It instructs 334 students across grades pre-K through 5.

East Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by Baraboo School District, a district that hosts 2,598 students overall.

Demographically, East Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 77%; the rest comes out to 13% Hispanic, 4% Native American, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Sauk County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Sauk County put the typical household earns roughly $79,541 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Sauk County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,882 students), East Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BELC--Renewal Head Start, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around East Elementary.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Elementary has showed little movement, going from 332 students in 2018 to 334 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 77% across the same window.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.