Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551110001469
Netherwood Knoll Elementary
276 Soden Dr, Oregon, WI 53575 · (608) 835-4100 · Dane County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
55 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (85).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 Oregon School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
83.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.6% | 83.8% |
| 2023-24 | 68.3% | 79.5% |
% 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
75.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Netherwood Knoll Elementary
Netherwood Knoll Elementary's state test result (75.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherwood Knoll Elementary this school | 419 | 13.1% | 75.7% |
| Big Bend Elementary Big Bend | 455 | 11.9% | 78.4% |
| Erin Elementary Hartford | 399 | 15.3% | 72.0% |
| Addison Elementary Hartford | 441 | 12.7% | 70.6% |
| Prairie View Elementary North Prairie | 417 | 16.5% | 73.7% |
| Rolling Hills Elementary Mukwonago | 455 | 12.7% | 80.3% |
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 Netherwood Knoll Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #87 of 982 | #11 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #31 of 992 ▲ 49 | #3 of 74 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #144 of 992 ▲ 47 | #15 of 74 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #304 of 1,157 | #28 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #298 of 901 | #50 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #775 of 901 | #82 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.1% | #977 of 1,064 | #77 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #158 of 664 | #16 of 61 |
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
419
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 637
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 419 | 34.3 | 12.2:1 | 13% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 34 | 12.0:1 | 11% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 32.3 | 12.3:1 | 9% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 15% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 37.6 | 14.6:1 | 14% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 35 | 14.4:1 | 19% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 452 | 33 | 13.7:1 | 21% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 681 | 47 | 14.5:1 | 8% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 637 | 35 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Netherwood Knoll Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (547 to 419); teachers down 9% (37.6 to 34.3).
About Netherwood Knoll Elementary
Students in Oregon, Wisconsin, attend Netherwood Knoll Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 419 students in pre-K through 4. The average among elementary schools in Wisconsin is roughly 323 students; this school is 30% larger than that.
Oregon School District runs Netherwood Knoll Elementary along with 7 other schools, enrolling 4,186 students in total.
Most students at Netherwood Knoll Elementary are White: 90% of enrollment. Other groups include 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 77% White. Netherwood Knoll Elementary has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Netherwood Knoll Elementary counts 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.2 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Wisconsin, the typical ratio is 14.7:1. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Dane County, the average is 32%.
The allk12 Grade for Netherwood Knoll Elementary is A-. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 83% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Netherwood Knoll Elementary is 6.1 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 75.7% actual, 69.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Federal survey data for Dane County show that median household income is about $89,975, roughly 55% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Netherwood Knoll Elementary is among the 169 public schools in Dane County.
Nearest public school: Oregon 4K, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Netherwood Knoll Elementary holds 6 other public schools. Netherwood Knoll Elementary ranks 2nd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 75.7% against a local average of 64.8%.
Netherwood Knoll Elementary is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment went from 416 in 2020-21 to 419 in 2024-25, a change of 3 students.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
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- Oregon HighHigh · 1,339 students
- Oregon MiddleMiddle · 613 students
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- Prairie View ElementaryElementary · 330 students
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- Oregon HighHigh · 1,339 students
- Oregon MiddleMiddle · 613 students
- Rome Corners IntermediateMiddle · 463 students
- Prairie View ElementaryElementary · 330 students
- Oregon 4KElementary · 213 students
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- Oregon 4K0.0 mi · 213
- Prairie View Elementary0.1 mi · 330
- Oregon High0.6 mi · 1,339
- Rome Corners Intermediate0.8 mi · 463
- Oregon Middle1.1 mi · 613
- Grow Academy1.6 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About Netherwood Knoll ElementaryHow many students attend Netherwood Knoll Elementary?
Netherwood Knoll Elementary enrolls approximately 419 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Netherwood Knoll Elementary serve?
Netherwood Knoll Elementary serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Netherwood Knoll Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Netherwood Knoll Elementary is approximately 12.2:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Netherwood Knoll Elementary?
At Netherwood Knoll Elementary, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Netherwood Knoll Elementary public or private?
Netherwood Knoll Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oregon School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.