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How has Westview Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLATTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551185001555
Westview Elementary
1201 W Camp St, Platteville, WI 53818 · (608) 342-4050 · Grant County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
13.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
194 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 102 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 26% |
This year's 1st grade class (102) is 11% smaller than its 4th grade class (115).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Platteville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
66.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 67 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 down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.2% | 66.8% |
| 2023-24 | 69.3% | 72.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Westview Elementary
Westview Elementary's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westview Elementary this school | 443 | 43.8% | 71.8% |
| Van Buren Elementary Janesville | 408 | 47.1% | 65.2% |
| Muir Elementary Portage | 439 | 47.6% | 43.6% |
| Wittenberg Elementary Wittenberg | 449 | 45.7% | 45.3% |
| Barlow Park Elementary School Ripon | 398 | 44.7% | N/A |
| Mayville Elementary Mayville | 388 | 45.1% | 52.9% |
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 Westview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #154 of 982 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #259 of 992 ▼ 70 | #5 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #192 of 992 ▼ 26 | #4 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #254 of 1,157 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #553 of 901 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.9% | #419 of 901 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.8% | #520 of 1,064 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #187 of 240 | N/A |
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
443
+26 (+6%) vs 2020
+93% since 1990-91, when it was 229
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 443 | 32.1 | 13.8:1 | 44% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 32.1 | 13.6:1 | 45% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 31.9 | 14.1:1 | 42% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 45% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 27.5 | 15.6:1 | 39% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 231 | 15 | 15.4:1 | 48% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 186 | 13 | 14.3:1 | 37% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 156 | 10 | 15.6:1 | 26% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 229 | 17 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (430 to 443); teachers up 17% (27.5 to 32.1).
About Westview Elementary
Westview Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Platteville, Wisconsin. A federal count lists 443 students at the school, in grades 1 through 4. The school's enrollment is 37% above the 323 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Platteville School District has 4 schools and 1,544 students, and Westview Elementary is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at Westview Elementary, at 75%. Other students are 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. That is lower than the 94% White share among all Grant County residents. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 13.8:1 comes from the school's 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 0.9 students per teacher below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 44% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for Westview Elementary is A. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 94% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Westview Elementary does better than predicted by 21.1 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 71.8%; the prediction is 50.8%.
Grant County has these Census figures: the median household income is $66,858, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Grant County has 32 public schools and roughly 6,838 students.
The closest other public school is Platteville Middle, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Westview Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment is up 6% from 2020-21, when Westview Elementary had 417 students, to 2024-25, when it had 443.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,770
Census ACS
Median income
$66,858
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
6,838 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Platteville School District
- Platteville HighHigh · 479 students
- Platteville MiddleMiddle · 417 students
- Neal Wilkins Early Learning CenterElementary · 205 students
Other schools in Platteville
- Platteville HighHigh · 479 students
- Platteville MiddleMiddle · 417 students
- Neal Wilkins Early Learning CenterElementary · 205 students
Other Westview Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Westview Elementary. Westview Elementary is the 7th largest of the 18.
- Westview Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN · 631 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolPhenix City, AL · 563 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolJonesboro, IN · 513 students
- Westview ElementaryGoose Creek, SC · 504 students
- WESTVIEW ELEMENTARYAPPLE VALLEY, MN · 500 students
Nearby schools
- Platteville Middle1.0 mi · 417
- Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center1.4 mi · 205
- Platteville High1.5 mi · 479
- Belmont High8.5 mi · 168
- Belmont Elementary8.5 mi · 213
- Cuba City Elementary9.6 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Westview ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Westview Elementary?
Westview Elementary enrolls approximately 443 students in grades 01-04.
What age range does Westview Elementary serve?
Westview Elementary serves students from grade 01 through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Westview Elementary?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Westview Elementary.
How diverse is Westview Elementary?
Westview Elementary reports a student body of 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Westview Elementary public or private?
Westview Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Platteville School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.