West Side Elementary

Set in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, West Side Elementary is a mid-sized elementary campus, run under Elkhorn Area School District. It teaches 406 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so West Side Elementary sits 26% above that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in Elkhorn Area School District (3,515 students total), West Side Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, West Side Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 79%. Beyond that, the school shows 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, West Side Elementary has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 37% of students at West Side Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, West Side Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Walworth County) records that median household income runs about $80,520, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. West Side Elementary is one of 46 public schools in Walworth County (combined enrollment of about 14,383 students).

Elkhorn Options Virtual School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Side Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 53.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. West Side Elementary's enrollment has decreased 28% since 2018, when it stood at 560 (now 406). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.