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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
Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 323
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
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
33
Kindergarten
45
Grade 1
32
Grade 2
34
Grade 3
49
Grade 4
45
Grade 5
45
Grade 6
39
Student demographics
White
26081%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 65%
Hispanic
5216%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 15%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9%
Two+
52%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
15648%
Female
16652%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton ElementaryBrookwood High
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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English 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.

Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
322
-32 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 10.9:1
% White
81%
was 80%
% Hispanic
16%
was 17%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary

Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Ontario, Wisconsin, run under Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District. The school caters to 322 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 586 students; Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary logs that nearly all students (81%) are White; the rest consists of 16% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Monroe County's rate of about 46%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.5%, the actual is 52.0%, a residual of +10.6 points.

In the area at large, Monroe County reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,467 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Monroe County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,845 students), Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Brookwood High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 48.1%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary has decreased 9%, going from 354 students in 2018 to 322 in 2025.

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Monroe County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary
District
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District
Address
28861 Highway 131 N, Ontario, WI 54651
Phone
(608) 337-4420
County
Monroe County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
322
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
11.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
190 (59%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
551077000683
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary
How 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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