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Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEWASKUM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550738000836
Kewaskum Elementary
1415 Bilgo Ln, Kewaskum, WI 53040 · (262) 626-3101 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
133 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 69 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Kewaskum School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
70.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.2% | 70.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.2% | 74.1% |
% 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
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Kewaskum Elementary
Kewaskum Elementary's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kewaskum Elementary this school | 497 | 26.8% | 69.0% |
| Glenbrook Elementary Pulaski | 519 | 28.9% | 61.7% |
| Schultz Elementary Mishicot | 455 | 27.9% | 53.1% |
| New Richmond Starr Elementary New Richmond | 555 | 29.7% | 65.1% |
| Slinger Elementary Slinger | 571 | 24.7% | 81.2% |
| Fall Creek Elementary Fall Creek | 414 | 26.3% | 50.3% |
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 Kewaskum Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #203 of 982 | #13 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #200 of 992 ▼ 50 | #13 of 18 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #295 of 992 ▼ 45 | #14 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #155 of 1,157 | #2 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #749 of 901 | #14 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #782 of 901 | #15 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.8% | #785 of 1,064 | #8 of 18 |
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
497
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 497 | 31.7 | 15.7:1 | 27% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 31.9 | 16.5:1 | 30% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 31.9 | 17.3:1 | 27% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 29 | 16.8:1 | 28% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 30.4 | 16.3:1 | 24% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 29% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | 32 | 15.7:1 | 25% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 7% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 386 | 25 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kewaskum Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (497 to 497); teachers up 4% (30.4 to 31.7).
About Kewaskum Elementary
Kewaskum Elementary sits in Kewaskum, Wisconsin, and is classified as an elementary school. It reports enrollment of 497 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll around 323, and this school is 54% above that mark.
The district for Kewaskum Elementary is Kewaskum School District, with 4 schools and 1,803 students.
By race and ethnicity, Kewaskum Elementary is 90% White. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. In Washington County overall, the White share is about 91%. A diversity index of 18% means there is an 18% chance two randomly chosen students at Kewaskum Elementary are from different groups.
Kewaskum Elementary reported 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.7:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1, 1.0 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 133 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 27% of enrollment.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Kewaskum Elementary is +7.8 points: 69.0% actual, 61.2% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Washington County show that 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%. Washington County counts 34 public schools with about 17,746 students.
Kewaskum High sits about 0.1 miles from Kewaskum Elementary. Kewaskum Elementary has 2 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Kewaskum Elementary ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Federal data place Kewaskum Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 486 to 497, a small change. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.8:1 to 15.7:1.
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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 Kewaskum School District
- Kewaskum HighHigh · 626 students
- Kewaskum MiddleMiddle · 418 students
- Farmington ElementaryElementary · 262 students
Other schools in Kewaskum
- Kewaskum HighHigh · 626 students
- Kewaskum MiddleMiddle · 418 students
- Farmington ElementaryElementary · 262 students
Nearby schools
- Kewaskum High0.1 mi · 626
- Kewaskum Middle0.2 mi · 418
- Green Tree Elementary6.1 mi · 334
- Campbellsport Elementary6.3 mi · 338
- Campbellsport High6.3 mi · 476
- Campbellsport Middle6.3 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About Kewaskum ElementaryHow large is Kewaskum Elementary?
Kewaskum Elementary enrolls approximately 497 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Kewaskum Elementary serve?
Kewaskum Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Kewaskum Elementary?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Kewaskum Elementary.
How diverse is Kewaskum Elementary?
Kewaskum Elementary reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Kewaskum Elementary?
Kewaskum Elementary is overseen by Kewaskum School District in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.