Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELOIT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550105000141
Gaston Elementary
1515 W Grand Ave, Beloit, WI 53511 · (608) 361-2305 · Rock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
263 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 | 47 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 50% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
69%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
24.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
26.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.4% | 26.8% |
| 2023-24 | 23.3% | 22.0% |
% 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Gaston Elementary
Gaston Elementary's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaston Elementary this school | 348 | 75.6% | 26.4% |
| Madison Elementary Janesville | 307 | 76.2% | 47.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary Janesville | 291 | 76.3% | 34.6% |
| Hadfield Elementary Waukesha | 338 | 73.7% | 37.2% |
| Riverside Elementary Fond du Lac | 273 | 70.0% | 46.8% |
| Grewenow Elementary Kenosha | 310 | 68.4% | 44.7% |
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 Gaston Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Rock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #866 of 982 | #23 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #852 of 992 ▲ 30 | #23 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #872 of 992 ▲ 14 | #23 of 27 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #464 of 1,157 | #16 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #727 of 901 | #23 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #92 of 901 | #5 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #145 of 1,064 | #7 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #220 of 240 | #13 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
348
+67 (+24%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 348 | 22.5 | 15.5:1 | 76% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 25.7 | 13.5:1 | 78% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 261 | 22.5 | 11.6:1 | 80% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 23 | 12.2:1 | 84% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 24.9 | 13.8:1 | 74% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 31 | 13.6:1 | 77% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 75% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | 17 | 17.6:1 | 42% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 357 | 17 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gaston Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (345 to 348); teachers down 10% (24.9 to 22.5).
About Gaston Elementary
Gaston Elementary is an elementary school in Beloit, Wisconsin, reachable at (608) 361-2305. It serves 348 students in pre-K through 5.
Beloit School District enrolls 4,958 students, and its 12 schools include Gaston Elementary.
White students form the largest group at Gaston Elementary, 43% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 30% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, and 10% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Rock County's population at about 82%. Gaston Elementary has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.5:1, with 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 76%. Compared with the 47% average for public schools in Rock County, the school's rate is higher.
Gaston Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.4% is 4.8 points below the 31.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Rock County, median household income is about $75,673, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 65 public schools operate in Rock County, serving about 25,542 students.
Of nearby public schools, Beloit Learning Academy is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Gaston Elementary is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 281 in 2020-21 and 348 in 2024-25, a increase of 67 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.2:1 to 15.5:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Gaston Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Converse ElementaryElementary · 446 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 Gaston Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Gaston Elementary. Gaston Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Gaston Elementary SchoolGadsden, AL · 290 students
- Gaston Elementary SchoolGaston, OR · 228 students
Nearby schools
- Beloit Learning Academy0.5 mi · 153
- Beloit Early Learning0.5 mi · 43
- Hackett Elementary0.6 mi · 434
- Riverview Elementary School0.8 mi · 199
- Converse Elementary1.2 mi · 446
- Memorial High1.3 mi · 1,305
Frequently asked questions
About Gaston ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Gaston Elementary?
Gaston Elementary enrolls approximately 348 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Gaston Elementary serve?
Gaston Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Gaston Elementary?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Gaston Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gaston Elementary?
At Gaston Elementary, the student body is approximately 43% White, 30% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Gaston Elementary?
Gaston Elementary is overseen by Beloit School District in Rock County.
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