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Fair Park Elementary

519 N Indiana Ave, West Bend, WI 53090 · (262) 335-5516 · Washington County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-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

Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 323
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
143 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6318%
Grade 16318%
Grade 26920%
Grade 37722%
Grade 47321%

This year's kindergarten class (63) is 14% smaller than its 4th grade class (73).

Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
26075%
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
3610%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
62%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
82%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
329%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
18052%
Female
16548%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Fair Park Elementary→Silverbrook Intermediate→Badger Middle
Based on grade levels within West Bend School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
60.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
63.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2560.0%63.6%
2023-2458.1%65.4%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Fair Park Elementary

Fair Park Elementary's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Fair Park Elementary this school34541.4%62.5%
Green Tree Elementary
West Bend
33442.5%61.2%
Woodside Elementary
Wisconsin Rapids
35440.4%51.5%
Powers Elementary
Beloit
33139.9%N/A
Magee Elementary
Two Rivers
31738.5%53.8%
Northside Elementary
Monroe
36240.1%68.4%
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 Fair Park Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Washington County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
62.5%#350 of 982#16 of 18
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
63.6%#325 of 992
▼ 1
#16 of 18
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
60.0%#335 of 992
▲ 68
#15 of 18
▲ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
345#470 of 1,157#12 of 20
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.4:1#482 of 901#6 of 19
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
41.2%#427 of 901#6 of 19
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
41.4%#549 of 1,064#3 of 18
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.5%#364 of 664#7 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 2024-25
Enrollment
345
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534525.813.4:141% (143)
2023-2435426.913.2:143% (153)
2022-2335026.813.1:141% (142)
2020-213422613.2:142% (143)
2017-1839927.314.6:130% (120)
2015-164122814.7:138% (155)
2010-115843516.7:141% (238)
2000-014663115.0:112% (58)
1990-915343017.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fair Park Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 14% (399 to 345); teachers down 6% (27.3 to 25.8).

About Fair Park Elementary

Fair Park Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in West Bend, Wisconsin. It had 345 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 4.

The 12 schools of West Bend School District, including Fair Park Elementary, enroll 5,365 students.

The student body at Fair Park Elementary is 75% White. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Washington County's residents are about 91% White, 16 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.

There are 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fair Park Elementary, giving a ratio of 13.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1. A total of 143 students, or 41%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 23% average for public schools in Washington County is 18 points lower.

Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Fair Park Elementary outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Fair Park Elementary is 10.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 62.5%. Predicted: 52.2%.

The school's county is Washington County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $96,359 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Washington County number 34, with about 17,746 students.

Fair Park Elementary is about 0.1 miles from Washington Street School, its nearest public school. Fair Park Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Fair Park Elementary ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 62.5% versus a 59.8% average.

By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Enrollment has been fairly stable: 342 in 2020-21 and 345 in 2024-25.

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Washington County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Fair Park Elementary
District
West Bend School District
Address
519 N Indiana Ave, West Bend, WI 53090
Phone
(262) 335-5516
County
Washington County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
345
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
143 (41%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
551629002129
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Fair Park Elementary
How many students attend Fair Park Elementary?
Fair Park Elementary enrolls approximately 345 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Fair Park Elementary serve?
Fair Park Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does Fair Park Elementary have?
Fair Park Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is Fair Park Elementary?
Fair Park Elementary reports a student body of 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Fair Park Elementary?
Fair Park Elementary is overseen by West Bend School District in Washington County.
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