Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWALK-ONTARIO-WILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551077000683
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary
28861 Highway 131 N, Ontario, WI 54651 · (608) 337-4420 · Monroe County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
11.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
190 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 33 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 15% larger than its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary→Brookwood High
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -7.8pp since 2023
Math
42.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -12.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.4% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 55.8% |
% 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary this school | 322 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
| Madison Elementary Marshfield | 295 | 56.6% | 58.7% |
| Dodgeland Elementary Juneau | 315 | 56.5% | 55.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary Merrillan | 339 | 58.7% | 47.5% |
| Riverview Elementary Wautoma | 302 | 59.9% | 51.5% |
| Richland Center Primary School Richland Center | 301 | 64.5% | N/A |
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 Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Monroe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #589 of 982 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #694 of 992 ▼ 168 | #5 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #657 of 992 ▼ 136 | #6 of 8 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #552 of 1,157 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #260 of 901 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #536 of 901 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.0% | #283 of 1,064 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #477 of 664 | N/A |
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
322
-18 (-5%) vs 2020
-18% since 2000-01, when it was 395
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 322 | 27.1 | 11.9:1 | 59% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 28.4 | 11.6:1 | 59% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 29.5 | 10.5:1 | 51% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 31 | 11.0:1 | 59% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 32.4 | 10.9:1 | 59% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 33 | 12.0:1 | 59% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 33 | 12.5:1 | 58% (238) |
| 2000-01 | 395 | 21 | 18.8:1 | 30% (118) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (354 to 322); teachers down 16% (32.4 to 27.1).
About Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Ontario, Wisconsin, Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary is part of Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 322 students in pre-K through 6.
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District has 2 schools; together they serve 586 students.
The student body at Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary is 81% White. Enrollment also includes 16% Hispanic. Among people living in Monroe County, the White share is about 90%. Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.9:1, with 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.8 students per teacher below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 59% of enrollment. That rate is above the 46% average among public schools in Monroe County.
The allk12 Grade for Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary is B-. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary is 10.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 52.0%. Predicted: 41.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Monroe County, the median household income is $69,467, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 23 public schools in Monroe County, enrolling about 6,845 students in all.
Nearby, Brookwood High is less than a tenth of a mile away. Ranked by average proficiency, Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary had 340 students, to 2024-25, when it had 322.
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Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,208
Census ACS
Median income
$69,467
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District
- Brookwood HighHigh · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Brookwood High0.0 mi · 264
- Cashton Middle/High10.1 mi · 313
- Cashton Elementary10.3 mi · 292
- Kickapoo Valley Forest School11.7 mi · 66
- La Farge High12.9 mi · 66
- La Farge Middle12.9 mi · 47
Frequently asked questions
About Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton ElementaryHow many students attend Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary?
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary enrolls approximately 322 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary serve?
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary have?
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
How diverse is Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary?
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary reports a student body of 81% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary?
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary is overseen by Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District in Monroe County.
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