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If you could change one rule at Oostburg Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OOSTBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551107001465
Oostburg Elementary
203 N Seventh St, Oostburg, WI 53070 · (920) 564-2392 · Sheboygan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% 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.
- 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
15.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
86 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 65 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 Oostburg School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
77.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
70.9%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 down about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 70.9% |
| 2023-24 | 75.8% | 78.3% |
% 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
76.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Oostburg Elementary
Oostburg Elementary's state test result (76.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oostburg Elementary this school | 479 | 18.0% | 76.5% |
| Clarendon Avenue Elementary Mukwonago | 511 | 20.0% | 71.1% |
| Luxemburg-Casco Primary Luxemburg | 508 | 17.7% | N/A |
| Wrightstown Elementary Wrightstown | 540 | 20.6% | 72.3% |
| Luxemburg-Casco Intermediate Luxemburg | 552 | 17.0% | 77.1% |
| New Glarus Elementary New Glarus | 419 | 20.0% | 72.0% |
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 Oostburg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Sheboygan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #77 of 982 | #3 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #183 of 992 ▼ 86 | #5 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #57 of 992 ▲ 14 | #3 of 23 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #182 of 1,157 | #3 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #762 of 901 | #22 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.1% | #679 of 901 | #22 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.0% | #914 of 1,064 | #22 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.1% | #164 of 240 | #5 of 7 |
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
479
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 311
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 479 | 30.2 | 15.9:1 | 18% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 30.2 | 15.5:1 | 19% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 32.2 | 14.7:1 | 18% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 19% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 460 | 29.1 | 15.8:1 | 21% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 21% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 16% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 25 | 17.3:1 | 4% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 311 | 13 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oostburg Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (460 to 479); teachers up 4% (29.1 to 30.2).
About Oostburg Elementary
Oostburg Elementary is an elementary school in Oostburg, Wisconsin, and it is part of Oostburg School District. The school has 479 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Wisconsin have about 323 students on average; enrollment here is 48% higher.
Oostburg Elementary belongs to Oostburg School District, a district of 3 schools and 1,011 students.
Roughly 87% of students at Oostburg Elementary are White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Sheboygan County residents are about 83% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Oostburg Elementary scores 24%.
Its ratio of 15.9:1 is based on 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1, 1.1 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 18%. On average, public schools in Sheboygan County report 45%.
Oostburg Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Oostburg Elementary is +9.9 points: 76.5% actual, 66.6% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Sheboygan County, the median household earns about $73,094 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Sheboygan County has 52 public schools with about 17,340 students, including Oostburg Elementary.
Among nearby public schools, Oostburg High is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Oostburg Elementary. Oostburg Elementary places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Oostburg Elementary's location as Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 22 students, from 457 to 479.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Sheboygan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
117,991
Census ACS
Median income
$73,094
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
17,340 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oostburg School District
- Oostburg HighHigh · 328 students
- Oostburg MiddleMiddle · 204 students
Other schools in Oostburg
- Oostburg HighHigh · 328 students
- Oostburg MiddleMiddle · 204 students
Nearby schools
- Oostburg High0.2 mi · 328
- Oostburg Middle0.3 mi · 204
- Cedar Grove-Belgium Middle3.8 mi · 252
- Rocket Academy3.8 mi · 23
- Cedar Grove-Belgium High3.8 mi · 265
- Cedar Grove-Belgium Elementary3.9 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Oostburg ElementaryHow large is Oostburg Elementary?
Oostburg Elementary enrolls approximately 479 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Oostburg Elementary serve?
Oostburg Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oostburg Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oostburg Elementary is approximately 15.9:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oostburg Elementary?
At Oostburg Elementary, the student body is approximately 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Oostburg Elementary public or private?
Oostburg Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oostburg School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.