Enrollment
282
Elementary
DISTRICT 199 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMS BAY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551674002186
Williams Bay Elementary
250 Theatre Road, Williams Bay, WI 53191 · (262) 245-5571 · Walworth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% 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.
- B-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
12.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
64 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Based on grade levels within Williams Bay School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
72.9%
WI avg 54.8% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.6% | 72.9% |
| 2023-24 | 66.9% | 64.5% |
% 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
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Williams Bay Elementary
Williams Bay Elementary's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Bay Elementary this school | 282 | 22.7% | 68.8% |
| Howard and Suamico 4K Collaborative Green Bay | 281 | 23.8% | N/A |
| Lincoln Elementary Port Washington | 302 | 20.9% | 74.9% |
| Oakfield Elementary Oakfield | 254 | 24.4% | 74.1% |
| Cedar Grove-Belgium Elementary Cedar Grove | 310 | 23.2% | 68.9% |
| Saukville Elementary Saukville | 303 | 21.8% | 61.9% |
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 Williams Bay Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Walworth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #212 of 982 | #7 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #158 of 992 ▲ 181 | #4 of 20 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #162 of 992 ▲ 54 | #4 of 20 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #675 of 1,157 | #11 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #341 of 901 | #12 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #661 of 901 | #15 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.7% | #853 of 1,064 | #20 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #292 of 664 | #9 of 17 |
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
282
-24 (-8%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 210
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 282 | 22.6 | 12.5:1 | 23% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 23.6 | 12.6:1 | 26% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 319 | 23.9 | 13.3:1 | 25% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 27 | 11.3:1 | 15% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 22.3 | 15.2:1 | 25% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 32% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 21% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 260 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 11% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 210 | 14 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williams Bay Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (338 to 282); teachers up 1% (22.3 to 22.6).
About Williams Bay Elementary
Williams Bay Elementary is a public elementary school run by Williams Bay School District in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. Enrollment totals 282 students across pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 3 schools in Williams Bay School District, with 597 students enrolled.
Williams Bay Elementary is 86% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Walworth County, where about 85% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 25%.
Teacher count: 22.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.5:1. Compared with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 23%. The average for public schools in Walworth County is 37%.
Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Williams Bay Elementary outscored 71%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 63.7%. Williams Bay Elementary scores 68.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Walworth County show that median household income comes to about $80,520, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 46, with about 14,383 students.
The closest school to Williams Bay Elementary is Williams Bay Middle, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Williams Bay Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Williams Bay Elementary's average proficiency of 68.8% compares with 58.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Enrollment decreased by 8% across 4 years, from 306 in 2020-21 to 282 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.3:1 in 2020-21, and 12.5:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Williams Bay Elementary can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Walworth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
105,657
Census ACS
Median income
$80,520
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
14,383 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Williams Bay School District
- Williams Bay HighHigh · 170 students
- Williams Bay MiddleMiddle · 145 students
Other schools in Williams Bay
- Williams Bay HighHigh · 170 students
- Williams Bay MiddleMiddle · 145 students
Nearby schools
- Williams Bay Middle0.1 mi · 145
- Williams Bay High0.1 mi · 170
- Fontana Elementary2.3 mi · 197
- Walworth Elementary3.8 mi · 409
- Reek Elementary3.8 mi · 176
- Big Foot High3.8 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Williams Bay ElementaryHow large is Williams Bay Elementary?
Williams Bay Elementary enrolls approximately 282 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Williams Bay Elementary serve?
Williams Bay Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Williams Bay Elementary?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Williams Bay Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Williams Bay Elementary?
Student demographics at Williams Bay Elementary are roughly 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Williams Bay Elementary?
Williams Bay Elementary is overseen by Williams Bay School District in Walworth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.