Parkside School

Parkside School is a mid-sized middle school in Wautoma, Wisconsin, part of Wautoma Area School District. The school instructs 480 students in grades 4 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 26% above typical.

Within Wautoma Area School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,300 students, Parkside School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Parkside School lists that 76% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 20% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Parkside School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Waushara County) records that the typical household earns roughly $67,107 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Waushara County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,542 students), of which Parkside School is one.

Wautoma High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Parkside School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Parkside School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.7%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Parkside School has ticked up 7%, going from 448 students in 2018 to 480 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.