Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOND DU LAC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550468000500
Parkside Elementary
475 W Arndt St, Fond du Lac, WI 54935 · (920) 929-2840 · Fond du Lac County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% 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.
- B+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
9.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
258 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 16 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
41.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
37.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.8% | 37.7% |
| 2023-24 | 34.1% | 31.0% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Parkside Elementary
Parkside Elementary's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside Elementary this school | 325 | 79.4% | 36.8% |
| Pershing Elementary West Milwaukee | 250 | 74.8% | 32.0% |
| Grant Elementary Kenosha | 289 | 73.7% | 28.9% |
| Horace Mann Elementary West Allis | 384 | 72.1% | 26.9% |
| Clement Avenue Elementary Milwaukee | 238 | 77.7% | 33.1% |
| Hackett Elementary Beloit | 434 | 74.2% | 16.3% |
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 Parkside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Fond du Lac County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #796 of 982 | #16 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #759 of 992 ▲ 69 | #17 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #706 of 992 ▲ 91 | #14 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #540 of 1,157 | #8 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #45 of 901 | #2 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #117 of 901 | #4 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.4% | #123 of 1,064 | #1 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.4% | #22 of 240 | 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
325
+73 (+29%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 325 | 33 | 9.8:1 | 79% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 26.6 | 10.9:1 | 70% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 82% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 24 | 10.5:1 | 92% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 240 | 25 | 9.6:1 | 83% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 330 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 70% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 333 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 75% (250) |
| 2000-01 | 280 | 17 | 16.5:1 | 21% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 318 | 18 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (240 to 325); teachers up 32% (25 to 33).
About Parkside Elementary
Parkside Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, under Fond du Lac School District. It teaches 325 students in pre-K through 5.
Fond du Lac School District counts 6,457 students in its 15 schools, and Parkside Elementary is one of them.
The biggest share of students at Parkside Elementary, 45%, is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 30% White, 16% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Native American. That compares with about 7% Hispanic among all Fond du Lac County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Its staff includes 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 9.8 students per teacher. Compared with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 79% of students at Parkside Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Fond du Lac County is 41%.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Parkside Elementary outscored 34%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 28.9% for a school in Wisconsin with Parkside Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Parkside Elementary posts 36.8%.
In Fond du Lac County, home to about 104,137 people, the median household earns about $74,275 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Fond du Lac County number 42, with about 13,230 students.
Parkside Elementary's nearest public school is Sabish Middle (about 0.5 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.0%; Parkside Elementary's is 36.8%, ranking 6th of 8.
Parkside Elementary is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
The school's student count increased 29% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Fond du Lac County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,137
Census ACS
Median income
$74,275
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
13,230 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fond du Lac School District
- Fond du Lac HighHigh · 1,917 students
- Sabish MiddleMiddle · 445 students
- Theisen MiddleMiddle · 431 students
- Woodworth MiddleMiddle · 413 students
- Waters ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- Lakeshore ElementaryElementary · 354 students
Other schools in Fond du Lac
- Fond du Lac HighHigh · 1,917 students
- Sabish MiddleMiddle · 445 students
- Theisen MiddleMiddle · 431 students
- Woodworth MiddleMiddle · 413 students
- Waters ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- Lakeshore ElementaryElementary · 354 students
Other Parkside Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 19 states are named Parkside Elementary. Parkside Elementary is the 21st largest of the 27.
- Parkside ElementaryMonroe, WI · 342 students
- Parkside ElementaryFredericksburg, VA · 946 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolGEORGETOWN, TX · 807 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolColumbus, IN · 733 students
- Parkside ElementaryMorrisville, NC · 730 students
Nearby schools
- Sabish Middle0.5 mi · 445
- Early Learning in Fond du Lac0.9 mi · 231
- Evans Elementary0.9 mi · 279
- Chegwin Elementary1.2 mi · 296
- Fond du Lac STEM Academy1.3 mi · 162
- Riverside Elementary1.6 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About Parkside ElementaryHow large is Parkside Elementary?
Parkside Elementary enrolls approximately 325 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Parkside Elementary serve?
Parkside Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Parkside Elementary have?
Parkside Elementary employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parkside Elementary?
At Parkside Elementary, the student body is approximately 30% White, 45% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Parkside Elementary in?
Parkside Elementary is part of Fond du Lac School District.
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