Enrollment
277
Elementary
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTBY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551641002145
Westby Elementary
122 Nelson St, Westby, WI 54667 · (608) 634-0500 · Vernon County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
108 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Westby Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
51.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
277
-47 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.8:1
% White
92%
was 93%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Westby Elementary
Westby Elementary operates as a medium-sized K-5 school in Westby, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Westby Area School District. Current enrollment sits at 277 students spanning grades pre-K through 4.
Westby Area School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 993 students. Westby Elementary is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Westby Elementary reports that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Vernon County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, Westby Elementary lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Westby Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.7%, the actual is 55.3%, a residual of +1.6 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Vernon County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $71,893 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Vernon County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,669 students), of which Westby Elementary is one.
Nearest neighbor: Westby Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Westby Elementary. On composite proficiency, Westby Elementary comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 58.9%.
Westby Elementary operates from an outlying location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 15%: 324 students in 2018 compared to 277 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the Westby Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Vernon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,049
Census ACS
Median income
$71,893
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
3,669 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westby Area School District
- Westby HighHigh · 319 students
- Westby MiddleMiddle · 272 students
- Coon Valley ElementaryElementary · 125 students
Other schools in Westby
- Westby HighHigh · 319 students
- Westby MiddleMiddle · 272 students
Nearby schools
- Westby Middle0.2 mi · 272
- Westby High0.2 mi · 319
- Laurel High6.4 mi · 43
- Vernon County Area Better Futures High6.4 mi · 18
- Viroqua High6.4 mi · 301
- Viroqua Middle6.4 mi · 253
Frequently asked questions
About Westby ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Westby Elementary?
Westby Elementary enrolls approximately 277 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Westby Elementary serve?
Westby Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Westby Elementary?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Westby Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Westby Elementary?
Student demographics at Westby Elementary are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Westby Elementary in?
Westby Elementary is part of Westby Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.