Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDDLETON-CROSS PLAINS AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550951001110
Park Elementary
1209 Park St, Cross Plains, WI 53528 · (608) 829-9250 · Dane County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
12.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
36 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (49).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
71.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
81.6%
WI avg 54.8% . +20.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.8% | 81.6% |
| 2023-24 | 62.4% | 61.3% |
% 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
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Park Elementary
Park Elementary's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Elementary this school | 245 | 14.7% | 70.3% |
| Magee Elementary Genesee Depot | 255 | 15.7% | 75.7% |
| Paris Elementary Kenosha | 251 | 14.3% | 69.5% |
| Mount Horeb Primary Center Mount Horeb | 269 | 13.8% | N/A |
| New Directions Learning Community Kaukauna | 270 | 17.4% | 85.2% |
| Lakeview Elementary Wind Lake | 290 | 15.5% | 79.0% |
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 Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #188 of 982 | #20 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.6% | #46 of 992 ▲ 359 | #4 of 74 ▲ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #120 of 992 ▲ 190 | #12 of 74 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #791 of 1,157 | #81 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #337 of 901 | #55 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #636 of 901 | #78 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #960 of 1,064 | #72 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #282 of 664 | #26 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
245
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 245 | 19.6 | 12.5:1 | 15% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 250 | 20.6 | 12.1:1 | 16% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 252 | 20.5 | 12.3:1 | 16% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 15% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 23.1 | 12.8:1 | 14% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 19% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 17% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 10% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 345 | 21 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (295 to 245); teachers down 15% (23.1 to 19.6).
About Park Elementary
Park Elementary is a small elementary school with an address in Cross Plains, Wisconsin. A total of 245 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 4. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is about 323 students, so this school is 24% smaller than average.
Federal data list 12 schools in Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, with 7,167 students enrolled.
Park Elementary's enrollment is 85% White. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Dane County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 26% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 12.5 students per teacher and 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.2 below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 15%. The 32% average for public schools in Dane County is 17 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for Park Elementary is B. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 63% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 68.6% at Park Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 70.3%.
Park Elementary is located in Dane County, where the median household income is $89,975, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Park Elementary is one of 169 public schools in the county.
Glacier Creek Middle is the public school closest to Park Elementary, about 1.2 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Park Elementary ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 70.3% versus a 73.2% average.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, Park Elementary's enrollment declined 3%, to 245.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
- Middleton HighHigh · 2,303 students
- Kromrey MiddleMiddle · 1,230 students
- Glacier Creek MiddleMiddle · 924 students
- Pope Farm ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Sauk Trail ElementaryElementary · 360 students
- West Middleton ElementaryElementary · 334 students
Other Park Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 19 states are named Park Elementary. Park Elementary is the 22nd largest of the 26.
- Park Elementary SchoolNewark, NJ · 747 students
- Park Elementary SchoolHamilton, GA · 628 students
- Park ElementaryAlhambra, CA · 581 students
- PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAVON PARK, FL · 557 students
- Park ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Glacier Creek Middle1.2 mi · 924
- Sunset Ridge Elementary3.7 mi · 309
- Pope Farm Elementary5.4 mi · 448
- West Middleton Elementary5.6 mi · 334
- Wisconsin Heights High6.3 mi · 238
- Wisconsin Heights Middle6.3 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About Park ElementaryHow many students attend Park Elementary?
Park Elementary enrolls approximately 245 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Park Elementary serve?
Park Elementary serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Park Elementary?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Park Elementary.
How diverse is Park Elementary?
Park Elementary reports a student body of 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Park Elementary public or private?
Park Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.