Westwood Elementary

Located at 1155 Westwood Dr, in De Pere, Wisconsin, Westwood Elementary is a substantial elementary school that works with 623 students (grades pre-K through 4), one of the schools within West De Pere School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Westwood Elementary sits 93% larger than that benchmark.

Within West De Pere School District, which oversees 6 schools and 3,624 students, Westwood Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Westwood Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Westwood Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 30% of students at Westwood Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Brown County's rate of about 39%.

With demographic context factored in, Westwood Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.0%, the actual is 69.3%, a residual of +10.3 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Brown County) records that median household earnings sit near $79,649, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Brown County runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,385 students), of which Westwood Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: West De Pere Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Westwood Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 67.6%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Westwood Elementary's enrollment has declined 25% since 2018, when it stood at 830 (now 623). Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Westwood Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.