Westside Elementary

Westside Elementary is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in Kimberly, Wisconsin, run under Kimberly Area School District, with 408 students on its rolls from grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 26% larger than typical.

Across the 9 schools in Kimberly Area School District (5,070 students total), Westside Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Westside Elementary records that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black.

Looking at school resources, Westside Elementary lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Westside Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.9%, the actual is 63.2%, a residual of +4.3 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Outagamie County indicate median household income runs about $85,069, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Westside Elementary is one of 73 public schools in Outagamie County (combined enrollment of about 31,330 students).

Nearest neighbor: Gerritts Middle, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westside Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Westside Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 64.4%.

Westside Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 429 students in 2018 compared to 408 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 4% to 9% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.