Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENOSHA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550732000829
Vernon Elementary
8518 22nd Ave, Kenosha, WI 53143 · (262)359-2113 · Kenosha County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
152 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2023-24 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.1%
WI avg 52.8%
Math
28.3%
WI avg 55.4%
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55.
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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
Where Vernon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Kenosha County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #819 of 982 | #25 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #843 of 992 | #27 of 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #822 of 992 | #25 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #781 of 1,157 | #30 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #309 of 901 | #7 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #61 of 901 | #2 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.0% | #265 of 1,064 | #14 of 34 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
249
-45 (-15%) vs 2017
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 14.9:1
% White
36%
was 44%
% Hispanic
33%
was 27%
% Black
20%
was 19%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 249 | 22.6 | 11.0:1 | 61% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 21.8 | 12.3:1 | 69% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 22 | 12.2:1 | 76% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 294 | 19.7 | 14.9:1 | 62% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 21 | 15.2:1 | 74% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 34 | 12.4:1 | 65% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 578 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 27% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 26 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vernon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (294 to 249); teachers up 15% (19.7 to 22.6).
About Vernon Elementary
Vernon Elementary is a small elementary school with an address in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Enrollment in 2023-24 was 249 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 323-student average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 23% lower.
A total of 41 schools make up Kenosha School District, with 20,297 students enrolled.
Vernon Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 36%. Smaller groups are 33% Hispanic, 20% Black, and 10% multiracial. County-wide, 75% of Kenosha County residents are White. By the diversity index, Vernon Elementary comes in at 71%.
Teacher staffing is 22.6 full-time equivalents, or about 12.3 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Wisconsin, the typical ratio is 14.7:1. About 61% of students, or 152, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 48% for public schools in Kenosha County.
Test results at Vernon Elementary are 7.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.0% actual, 40.2% predicted).
In the county around the school, Kenosha County, median household income is about $81,239, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. A total of 56 public schools operate in Kenosha County, serving about 27,114 students.
The closest other public school is Brompton School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 33.0% is below the 49.5% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns Vernon Elementary the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The number of students dropped from 294 to 249 over 6 years. Over the same years, the White share decreased from 44% to 36%. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.9 to 11.0 over 6 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Vernon Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Kenosha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
168,438
Census ACS
Median income
$81,239
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
27,114 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kenosha School District
- Indian Trail High School and AcademyHigh · 1,902 students
- Bradford HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Tremper HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Mahone MiddleMiddle · 1,025 students
- Lakeview K-8 AcademyElementary · 988 students
- Lance MiddleMiddle · 899 students
Other schools in Kenosha
- Indian Trail High School and AcademyHigh · 1,902 students
- Bradford HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Tremper HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Mahone MiddleMiddle · 1,025 students
- Lakeview K-8 AcademyElementary · 988 students
- Lance MiddleMiddle · 899 students
Other Vernon Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Vernon Elementary. Vernon Elementary is the 5th largest of the 7.
- VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLVERNON, FL · 621 students
- Vernon Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 564 students
- Vernon Elementary SchoolVERNON, TX · 494 students
- Vernon Elementary SchoolVernon, AL · 277 students
- Vernon Elementary SchoolVernon, VT · 170 students
Nearby schools
- Brompton School0.0 mi · 218
- Ruth Harman Academy0.0 mi · 427
- Tremper High0.3 mi · 1,417
- Grewenow Elementary0.8 mi · 310
- Jeffery Elementary1.0 mi · 338
- Southport Elementary1.2 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Vernon ElementaryHow many students attend Vernon Elementary?
Vernon Elementary enrolls approximately 249 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Vernon Elementary serve?
Vernon Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Vernon Elementary?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Vernon Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vernon Elementary?
At Vernon Elementary, the student body is approximately 36% White, 33% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Vernon Elementary?
Vernon Elementary is overseen by Kenosha School District in Kenosha County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.