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What advice would you give to incoming students at Westside Elementary?
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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 390 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIMBERLY AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550747000851
Westside Elementary
746 W 3rd St, Kimberly, WI 54136 · (920) 739-3578 · Outagamie County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
125 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (89).
Student demographics
37%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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
67.1%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.9% | 67.1% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 66.3% |
% 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Westside Elementary
Westside Elementary's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westside Elementary this school | 408 | 30.6% | 63.2% |
| Dodgeville Elementary Dodgeville | 385 | 33.0% | 62.9% |
| Bannach Elementary Stevens Point | 368 | 29.1% | 70.5% |
| Washington Elementary Stevens Point | 443 | 33.6% | 53.1% |
| Sandhill Elementary Stoughton | 411 | 29.4% | 66.0% |
| Pioneer Elementary Green Bay | 495 | 29.1% | 67.6% |
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 Westside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Outagamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #330 of 982 | #13 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #253 of 992 ▲ 52 | #8 of 31 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #215 of 992 ▲ 145 | #8 of 31 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #329 of 1,157 | #15 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #413 of 901 | #16 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.7% | #478 of 901 | #18 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #724 of 1,064 | #20 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #573 of 664 | #20 of 21 |
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
408
-55 (-12%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 408 | 31.6 | 12.9:1 | 31% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 31.4 | 13.7:1 | 35% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 33.6 | 12.7:1 | 34% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 35 | 13.2:1 | 34% (157) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 30.4 | 14.1:1 | 30% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 36% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 435 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 26% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 4% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 31 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (429 to 408); teachers up 4% (30.4 to 31.6).
About Westside Elementary
Westside Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school found in Kimberly, Wisconsin. The school counts 408 students across kindergarten through 4. The school's enrollment is 26% larger than the 323 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Westside Elementary is in Kimberly Area School District, a district with 5,070 students across 9 schools.
White students account for 79% of enrollment at Westside Elementary. Smaller groups are 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. Westside Elementary has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 31% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 32% average for public schools in Outagamie County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Westside Elementary is 58.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.2%.
Outagamie County has these Census figures: median household income is about $85,069, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Westside Elementary is among the 73 public schools in Outagamie County.
The nearest public school is Gerritts Middle, at about 0.5 miles. Westside Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Westside Elementary ranks 5th on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 463 to 408.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Outagamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
192,826
Census ACS
Median income
$85,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
73
31,330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kimberly Area School District
- Kimberly HighHigh · 1,587 students
- Gerritts MiddleMiddle · 802 students
- Woodland SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 456 students
- Mapleview IntermediateMiddle · 413 students
- Janssen ElementaryElementary · 339 students
Other schools in Kimberly
- Kimberly HighHigh · 1,587 students
- Gerritts MiddleMiddle · 802 students
- Mapleview IntermediateMiddle · 413 students
- 4K Center for LiteracyElementary · 271 students
Other Westside Elementary schools
40 other US public schools in 19 states are named Westside Elementary. Westside Elementary is the 24th largest of the 41.
- Westside ElementarySun Prairie, WI · 434 students
- Westside ElementaryRiver Falls, WI · 403 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolANGLETON, TX · 1,029 students
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPALM BAY, FL · 984 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolValdosta, GA · 904 students
Nearby schools
- Gerritts Middle0.5 mi · 802
- Mapleview Intermediate0.6 mi · 413
- 4K Center for Literacy0.9 mi · 271
- Kimberly High1.4 mi · 1,587
- Johnston Elementary1.4 mi · 286
- Little Chute Elementary1.8 mi · 590
Frequently asked questions
About Westside ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Westside Elementary?
Westside Elementary enrolls approximately 408 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Westside Elementary serve?
Westside Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does Westside Elementary have?
Westside Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westside Elementary?
At Westside Elementary, the student body is approximately 79% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Westside Elementary public or private?
Westside Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kimberly Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.