Westview Elementary

Westview Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Platteville, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Platteville School District. Current enrollment sits at 443 students spanning grades 1 through 4. That puts it 37% larger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Across the 4 schools in Platteville School District (1,544 students total), Westview Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Westview Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 94%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Westview Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 44% of students at Westview Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Westview Elementary sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.8%; actual is 71.8%, +21.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Grant County) shows that median household earnings sit near $66,858, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Grant County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,838 students), of which Westview Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Platteville Middle, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Westview Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 59.3%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Westview Elementary's enrollment has rose 3% since 2018, when it stood at 430 (now 443). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 85% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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