Enrollment
192
Elementary
STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON-CALDWELL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551570001993
Washington Elementary
8937 Big Bend Rd, Waterford, WI 53185 · (262) 662-3466 · Racine County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL192 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.7:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
22 students
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 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 69% larger than its 8th grade class (13).
Student demographics
18%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
61.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
64.6%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.1% | 64.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.8% | 58.2% |
% 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Washington Elementary
Washington Elementary's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary this school | 192 | 11.5% | 60.8% |
| Four Corners Elementary Superior | 200 | 10.5% | 55.2% |
| Honor Elementary Neosho | 186 | 15.1% | 59.7% |
| Houlton Elementary Houlton | 217 | 8.8% | 84.9% |
| Barneveld Elementary Barneveld | 229 | 13.1% | 72.5% |
| North Cape Elementary Franksville | 194 | 6.7% | 71.5% |
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 Washington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Racine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #394 of 982 | #14 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #303 of 992 ▲ 169 | #10 of 32 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #314 of 992 ▲ 10 | #8 of 32 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 192 | #920 of 1,157 | #32 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.5% | #998 of 1,064 | #32 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
192
+19 (+11%) vs 2020
+66% since 1990-91, when it was 116
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 192 | 14.1 | 13.7:1 | 11% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 197 | 14.4 | 13.7:1 | 15% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 194 | 15.3 | 12.7:1 | 14% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 173 | 13 | 13.3:1 | 16% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 180 | 11 | 16.4:1 | 13% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 174 | 13 | 13.4:1 | 11% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 207 | 16 | 12.9:1 | 15% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 224 | 15 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 116 | 6 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (180 to 192); teachers up 28% (11 to 14.1).
About Washington Elementary
Washington Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Waterford, Wisconsin. A federal count lists 192 students at the school, in pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Wisconsin) has about 323 students.
Washington Elementary reports to Washington-Caldwell School District.
At Washington Elementary, White students make up 90% of the student body. The school is also 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is lower, at 72%. Washington Elementary has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Washington Elementary's 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.7:1. That ratio is under the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 11%. The 48% average for public schools in Racine County is 37 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for Washington Elementary is C+. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 35% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Washington Elementary is 9.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (60.8% versus 70.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
In the county around the school, Racine County, median household income is about $78,096, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Washington Elementary is among the 54 public schools in Racine County.
The closest public school, Lake Denoon Middle, is about 1.1 miles from Washington Elementary. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Washington Elementary ranks 7th of 7 on average proficiency.
Washington Elementary is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 173 in 2020-21 and 192 in 2024-25, a increase of 19 students.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Racine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,532
Census ACS
Median income
$78,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
25,901 students
Quick facts
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Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary is the 142nd largest of the 156.
- Washington ElementaryStevens Point, WI · 443 students
- Washington ElementaryJanesville, WI · 410 students
- Washington ElementaryWisconsin Rapids, WI · 322 students
- Washington ElementaryMarshfield, WI · 316 students
- Washington ElementaryWhitewater, WI · 312 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Denoon Middle1.1 mi · 673
- Lakeview Elementary2.4 mi · 290
- Norris Academy Virtual School2.5 mi · 21
- Norris Academy2.5 mi · 10
- Big Bend Elementary3.2 mi · 455
- Muskego High4.0 mi · 1,634
Frequently asked questions
About Washington ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Washington Elementary?
Washington Elementary enrolls approximately 192 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Washington Elementary serve?
Washington Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Washington Elementary?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Washington Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington Elementary?
At Washington Elementary, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Washington Elementary public or private?
Washington Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington-Caldwell School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.