Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 275 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550957001120
West Elementary
825 W Madison Ave, Milton, WI 53563 · (608) 868-9230 · Rock County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
113 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 81 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 15% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Milton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.2%
WI avg 53.1% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
70.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +9.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.2% | 70.8% |
| 2023-24 | 46.9% | 60.9% |
% 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 (58.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Elementary this school | 322 | 35.1% | 58.2% |
| Saint Croix Falls Elementary Saint Croix Falls | 303 | 34.7% | 83.3% |
| Black Creek Elementary Black Creek | 345 | 34.8% | 53.5% |
| Bonduel Elementary Bonduel | 288 | 34.4% | 62.9% |
| Trailside Elementary Waterford | 331 | 32.3% | 61.3% |
| Eleva-Strum Elementary Strum | 325 | 34.5% | 61.0% |
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 Rock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #447 of 982 | #9 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #186 of 992 ▲ 228 | #6 of 27 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #461 of 992 ▲ 184 | #11 of 27 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #550 of 1,157 | #20 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #540 of 901 | #14 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.7% | #741 of 901 | #26 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.1% | #655 of 1,064 | #21 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.3% | #112 of 664 | #2 of 14 |
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
322
-36 (-10%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 322 | 23.5 | 13.7:1 | 35% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 25.5 | 12.7:1 | 35% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 25.6 | 12.5:1 | 34% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 25 | 14.3:1 | 33% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 28.3 | 15.7:1 | 23% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 19% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 28% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 22 | 18.2:1 | 11% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 29 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (443 to 322); teachers down 17% (28.3 to 23.5).
About West Elementary
Families in Milton, Wisconsin, are served by West Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 3, and enrollment is 322 students.
Within Milton School District, West Elementary is one of 7 schools. The district enrolls 3,461 students.
The large majority of students at West Elementary, 89%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 3% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at West Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 21%.
The count of teachers at West Elementary is 23.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 13.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. Around 35% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Rock County is 47%.
West Elementary is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 46% of Wisconsin public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 56.1%.
Rock County census figures show that median household income is about $75,673, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 65 public schools operate in Rock County, serving about 25,542 students.
Of nearby public schools, Milton Middle is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. West Elementary comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, West Elementary is Suburb: Small.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 358 to 322.
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Rock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,350
Census ACS
Median income
$75,673
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
25,542 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Milton School District
- Milton HighHigh · 1,057 students
- Northside IntermediateMiddle · 794 students
- Milton MiddleMiddle · 509 students
- East ElementaryElementary · 409 students
- Harmony ElementaryElementary · 288 students
- Consolidated ElementaryElementary · 82 students
Other schools in Milton
- Milton HighHigh · 1,057 students
- Northside IntermediateMiddle · 794 students
- Milton MiddleMiddle · 509 students
- East ElementaryElementary · 409 students
Other West Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 25 states are named West Elementary. West Elementary is the 32nd largest of the 51.
- West ElementaryJefferson, WI · 233 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
- Milton Middle0.8 mi · 509
- Milton High0.9 mi · 1,057
- Northside Intermediate1.0 mi · 794
- East Elementary1.6 mi · 409
- Harmony Elementary3.8 mi · 288
- Youth Services Center4.9 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About West ElementaryHow many students attend West Elementary?
West Elementary enrolls approximately 322 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does West Elementary serve?
West Elementary serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Elementary is approximately 13.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Elementary?
At West Elementary, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is West Elementary in?
West Elementary is part of Milton School District.
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