Willson Elementary

Willson Elementary is a K-5 school of moderately sized scale in Baraboo, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Baraboo School District, serveing 284 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Baraboo School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 2,598 students. Willson Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Willson Elementary lists that 80% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Native American, 3% Black.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, census data for Sauk County shows median household earnings sit near $79,541, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sauk County's 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,882 students), Willson Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Baraboo High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Willson Elementary has edged down 12%, going from 322 students in 2018 to 284 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.