Enrollment
275
Elementary
DISTRICT 168 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551644002150
Westfield Elementary
329 Hawk Ln, Westfield, WI 53964 · (608) 296-2224 · Marquette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
153 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 35 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Westfield School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
44.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -14.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.4% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 59.3% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Westfield Elementary
Westfield Elementary's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Elementary this school | 275 | 55.6% | 49.1% |
| Grayside Elementary Mauston | 244 | 55.7% | 46.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary Marshfield | 281 | 58.7% | 56.6% |
| Washington Elementary Merrill | 257 | 55.6% | 54.8% |
| Weyauwega Elementary Weyauwega | 257 | 52.1% | 59.0% |
| Thorp Elementary Thorp | 321 | 53.9% | 59.7% |
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 Westfield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #634 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #668 of 992 ▼ 219 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #767 of 992 ▼ 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 275 | #701 of 1,157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #183 of 901 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #675 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #333 of 1,064 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.9% | #125 of 664 |
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
275
-15 (-5%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 275 | 24.1 | 11.4:1 | 56% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 25 | 12.1:1 | 54% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 24.5 | 13.7:1 | 57% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 57% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 28.2 | 13.2:1 | 51% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 367 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 58% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 46% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 35% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | 26 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westfield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (371 to 275); teachers down 14% (28.2 to 24.1).
About Westfield Elementary
Students in Westfield, Wisconsin, attend Westfield Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 275 students.
Westfield School District is the local district for Westfield Elementary. It runs 5 schools with 1,064 students.
White students account for 87% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
Westfield Elementary has 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1. At Westfield Elementary, 56% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 45% average among public schools in Marquette County.
Westfield Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 42% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Westfield Elementary is 5.5 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 49.1% actual, 43.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Marquette County show that the median household earns about $65,681 a year, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Marquette County has 9 public schools with about 1,592 students, including Westfield Elementary.
Westfield Area Middle is about 0.8 miles from Westfield Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Westfield Elementary places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
The school's student count fell 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
People who know Westfield Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Marquette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,746
Census ACS
Median income
$65,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,592 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westfield School District
- Westfield Area HighHigh · 329 students
- Westfield Area MiddleMiddle · 232 students
- Oxford ElementaryElementary · 128 students
- Coloma ElementaryElementary · 100 students
Other schools in Westfield
- Westfield Area HighHigh · 329 students
- Westfield Area MiddleMiddle · 232 students
Other Westfield Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Westfield Elementary. Westfield Elementary is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Westfield ElementaryPorterville, CA · 661 students
- Westfield Elementary SchoolRobins, IA · 445 students
- Westfield Elementary SchoolGlen Ellyn, IL · 311 students
- WESTFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWESTFIELD, NY · 288 students
- Westfield ElementaryPilot Mountain, NC · 212 students
Nearby schools
- Westfield Area Middle0.8 mi · 232
- Westfield Area High0.8 mi · 329
- Oxford Elementary8.4 mi · 128
- High Marq Environmental Charter School10.2 mi · 33
- Montello Junior/Senior High10.2 mi · 232
- Montello Virtual Charter School10.2 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Westfield ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Westfield Elementary?
Westfield Elementary enrolls approximately 275 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Westfield Elementary serve?
Westfield Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westfield Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westfield Elementary is approximately 11.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westfield Elementary?
At Westfield Elementary, the student body is approximately 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Westfield Elementary?
Westfield Elementary is overseen by Westfield School District in Marquette County.
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