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Enrollment
409
Elementary
STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALWORTH J1 SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551545001981
Walworth Elementary
121 Beloit St, Walworth, WI 53184 · (262) 275-6896 · Walworth County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.6:1
30 FTE teachers
STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
195 students
STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 33 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
49.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
43.6%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.8% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 45.3% | 37.2% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Walworth Elementary
Walworth Elementary's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walworth Elementary this school | 409 | 47.7% | 48.3% |
| Blakewood Elementary South Milwaukee | 314 | 47.8% | 54.8% |
| Jeffery Elementary Kenosha | 338 | 46.2% | 67.3% |
| Parkside Elementary Monroe | 342 | 50.0% | 57.4% |
| Lincoln Elementary Hartford | 460 | 48.7% | 60.0% |
| Whitehall Memorial Elementary Whitehall | 439 | 50.6% | 49.5% |
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 Walworth Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Walworth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #644 of 982 | #15 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #687 of 992 ▲ 84 | #18 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #572 of 992 ▲ 99 | #16 of 20 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #327 of 1,157 | #4 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #525 of 901 | #13 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #305 of 901 | #6 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #450 of 1,064 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #302 of 664 | #10 of 17 |
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
409
-26 (-6%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 409 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 48% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 50% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 50% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 53% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 40 | 12.2:1 | 53% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 39 | 12.5:1 | 58% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 561 | 41 | 13.7:1 | 48% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 19% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 343 | 24 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walworth Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (488 to 409); teachers down 25% (40 to 30).
About Walworth Elementary
Walworth Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Walworth, Wisconsin. Its grade span covers pre-K through 8, with 409 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 323 students for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Walworth Elementary is a school in Walworth J1 School District.
The largest group at Walworth Elementary is White students, at 64%. Enrollment also includes 29% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Walworth County, the White share is about 85%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Walworth Elementary scores 51%.
Based on 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, Walworth Elementary has a ratio of 13.6:1. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 14.7:1. Income data for the school show 48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 37% average for public schools in Walworth County is 11 points.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Walworth Elementary outscored 29%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.4%.
Census data for Walworth County show median household income comes to about $80,520, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 46 public schools and about 14,383 students.
Big Foot High, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. By average proficiency, Walworth Elementary is 8th among 9 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Walworth Elementary is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 409, compared with 435 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Walworth Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Walworth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
105,657
Census ACS
Median income
$80,520
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
14,383 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Big Foot High0.4 mi · 437
- Fontana Elementary1.5 mi · 197
- Williams Bay Middle3.7 mi · 145
- Williams Bay High3.7 mi · 170
- Williams Bay Elementary3.8 mi · 282
- Reek Elementary5.2 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Walworth ElementaryHow many students attend Walworth Elementary?
Walworth Elementary enrolls approximately 409 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Walworth Elementary serve?
Walworth Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Walworth Elementary?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Walworth Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Walworth Elementary?
Student demographics at Walworth Elementary are roughly 64% White, 29% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Walworth Elementary public or private?
Walworth Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Walworth J1 School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.