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Enrollment
576
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENOSHA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550732002653
Nash Elementary
6801 99th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53142 · (262) 359-3500 · Kenosha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
179 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 45 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 17% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
56.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -10.3pp since 2023
Math
62.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.1% | 62.7% |
| 2023-24 | 66.4% | 70.2% |
% 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
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
Where Nash Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Kenosha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #319 of 982 | #7 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #340 of 992 | #5 of 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #418 of 992 | #13 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #75 of 1,157 | #5 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #736 of 901 | #31 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #193 of 901 | #17 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.1% | #719 of 1,064 | #28 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #623 of 664 | #13 of 15 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
576
+46 (+9%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 646
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 576 | 37 | 15.6:1 | 31% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 33 | 15.5:1 | 28% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 544 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 30% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 530 | 40 | 13.3:1 | 34% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 591 | 39.5 | 15.0:1 | 21% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 650 | 38 | 17.1:1 | 21% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 646 | 43 | 15.0:1 | 21% (133) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nash Elementary.
About Nash Elementary
The public elementary school Nash Elementary is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 576 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll around 323, and this school is 78% larger than that mark.
The 41 schools in Kenosha School District enroll 20,297 students altogether, Nash Elementary among them.
Of every 100 students at Nash Elementary, about 57 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 75%. The diversity index for Nash Elementary is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Nash Elementary has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1. At Nash Elementary, 31% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Kenosha County averages 48%, higher than here.
Nash Elementary is 5.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (63.8% versus 58.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
In Kenosha County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $81,239 a year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Kenosha County number 56, with about 27,114 students.
Pleasant Prairie Elementary is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Nash Elementary is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Nash Elementary is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 576, from 530 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.3 to 15.6 over 4 years.
On allk12, people connected to Nash Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Kenosha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
168,438
Census ACS
Median income
$81,239
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
27,114 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kenosha School District
- Indian Trail High School and AcademyHigh · 1,902 students
- Bradford HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Tremper HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Mahone MiddleMiddle · 1,025 students
- Lakeview K-8 AcademyElementary · 988 students
- Lance MiddleMiddle · 899 students
Other schools in Kenosha
- Indian Trail High School and AcademyHigh · 1,902 students
- Bradford HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Tremper HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Mahone MiddleMiddle · 1,025 students
- Lakeview K-8 AcademyElementary · 988 students
- Lance MiddleMiddle · 899 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Prairie Elementary1.0 mi · 542
- Phoenix Project1.6 mi · 8
- Mahone Middle1.8 mi · 1,025
- Indian Trail High School and Academy2.0 mi · 1,902
- Stocker Elementary2.2 mi · 302
- Kenosha School of Language (KSOL)2.2 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About Nash ElementaryHow many students attend Nash Elementary?
Nash Elementary enrolls approximately 576 students in grades PK-05.
Is Nash Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nash Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Nash Elementary?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Nash Elementary.
How diverse is Nash Elementary?
Nash Elementary reports a student body of 57% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Nash Elementary in?
Nash Elementary is part of Kenosha School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.