Nash Elementary

Nash Elementary operates as a large elementary school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Kenosha School District. Current enrollment sits at 576 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 78% larger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Within Kenosha School District, which oversees 41 schools and 20,297 students, Nash Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Nash Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder consists of 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Nash Elementary reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 31% of students at Nash Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Kenosha County's rate of about 48%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Nash Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.6%; this one delivers 63.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Kenosha County put the typical household earns roughly $81,239 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kenosha County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,114 students), of which Nash Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Pleasant Prairie Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Nash Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.4%.

Nash Elementary operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Nash Elementary has decreased 3%, going from 591 students in 2018 to 576 in 2025.

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