Enrollment
233
Elementary
DISTRICT 220 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550705000780
West Elementary
900 W Milwaukee St, Jefferson, WI 53549 · (920) 675-1200 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL233 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
145 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Jefferson School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
48.6%
WI avg 54.8% . +9.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 10 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 38.9% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 West Elementary
West Elementary's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Elementary this school | 233 | 62.2% | 50.3% |
| Tri-County Elementary Plainfield | 265 | 64.5% | 40.5% |
| Jefferson Elementary Beaver Dam | 328 | 61.3% | 52.6% |
| Lakeview Elementary South Milwaukee | 274 | 59.1% | 44.6% |
| West Side Elementary Reedsburg | 198 | 61.1% | N/A |
| Kosciuszko Elementary Cudahy | 208 | 69.2% | 48.1% |
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 West Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #624 of 982 | #11 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #617 of 992 ▲ 136 | #11 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #555 of 992 ▲ 104 | #11 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 233 | #821 of 1,157 | #8 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #35 of 901 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #259 of 901 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #254 of 1,064 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #178 of 664 | #5 of 11 |
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
233
-53 (-19%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 308
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 233 | 24.1 | 9.7:1 | 62% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 24.1 | 10.7:1 | 53% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 25 | 10.8:1 | 56% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 23 | 12.4:1 | 40% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 24 | 12.5:1 | 49% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 66% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 26 | 12.1:1 | 64% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 244 | 20 | 12.2:1 | 18% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 308 | 22 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (300 to 233); teachers unchanged (24 to 24.1).
About West Elementary
In Jefferson, Wisconsin, West Elementary is a small elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 233 students in 2024-25. The school is 28% below the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
The 5 schools of Jefferson School District, including West Elementary, enroll 1,612 students.
The largest group at West Elementary is White students, at 55%. The remaining students are 37% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Jefferson County, the White share is about 89%. The diversity index for West Elementary is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 9.7:1. The gap from the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 5.1 students per teacher. On the income side, 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 35% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 27 points lower.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, West Elementary is 10.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 50.3%. Predicted: 39.5%.
In Jefferson County, home to about 86,003 people, median household income comes to about $83,750, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 31 public schools in the county, enrolling about 9,194, West Elementary among them.
Jefferson Middle is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 6. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 59.0%; West Elementary's is 50.3%, ranking 7th of 8.
In the federal locale system, West Elementary is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
A 19% drop took enrollment from 286 in 2020-21 to 233 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.4:1 to 9.7:1.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,003
Census ACS
Median income
$83,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson School District
- Jefferson HighHigh · 603 students
- Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 349 students
- East ElementaryElementary · 283 students
- Sullivan ElementaryElementary · 144 students
Other schools in Jefferson
- Jefferson HighHigh · 603 students
- Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 349 students
- East ElementaryElementary · 283 students
Other West Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 25 states are named West Elementary. West Elementary is the 45th largest of the 51.
- West ElementaryMilton, WI · 322 students
- West ElementaryAntigo, WI · 185 students
- West ElementaryMt Juliet, TN · 849 students
- West ElementaryBixby, OK · 757 students
- West Elementary SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 740 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Middle0.2 mi · 349
- Jefferson High0.2 mi · 603
- East Elementary1.1 mi · 283
- Fort Atkinson High4.6 mi · 816
- Rockwell Elementary4.6 mi · 197
- Johnson Creek Public School4.9 mi · 634
Frequently asked questions
About West ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at West Elementary?
West Elementary enrolls approximately 233 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does West Elementary serve?
West Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does West Elementary have?
West Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
How diverse is West Elementary?
West Elementary reports a student body of 55% White, 37% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees West Elementary?
West Elementary is overseen by Jefferson School District in Jefferson County.
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