Waller Elementary

As a modestly sized K-5 school in Burlington, Wisconsin, Waller Elementary works with 247 students from grades K through 4, part of Burlington Area School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Waller Elementary sits 24% below that benchmark.

Burlington Area School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,035 students. Waller Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Waller Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 80%. Beyond that, the school records 15% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Racine County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Waller Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.1%.

Across the wider county, Racine County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,096, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Racine County's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,901 students), Waller Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wisconsin Connect Charter School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Waller Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 62.5%.

Waller Elementary operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Waller Elementary's enrollment has declined 45% since 2018, when it stood at 451 (now 247). Over the same period, the White share increased from 70% to 80%.

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