Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JANESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550702000776
Wilson Elementary
465 Rockport Rd, Janesville, WI 53548 · (608) 743-7300 · Rock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C-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
8.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
236 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 28 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
36.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.9% | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.5% | 37.1% |
% 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Wilson Elementary
Wilson Elementary's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Elementary this school | 256 | 92.2% | 33.3% |
| Fort Howard Elementary Green Bay | 241 | 88.4% | 39.8% |
| Howe Elementary Green Bay | 350 | 87.4% | 19.2% |
| Lincoln Elementary Green Bay | 260 | 83.1% | 39.3% |
| Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes Studies Milwaukee | 228 | 82.9% | 30.4% |
| Jefferson Head Start Learning Center Green Bay | 161 | 83.9% | N/A |
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 Wilson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Rock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #813 of 982 | #21 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #770 of 992 ▲ 4 | #20 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #835 of 992 ▲ 5 | #21 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 256 | #758 of 1,157 | #27 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #5 of 901 | #1 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #15 of 901 | #1 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.2% | #41 of 1,064 | #1 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #617 of 664 | #13 of 14 |
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
256
+17 (+7%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 256 | 30.7 | 8.3:1 | 92% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 29.9 | 8.7:1 | 96% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 30.5 | 8.9:1 | 96% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 239 | 25 | 9.6:1 | 96% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 263 | 29 | 9.1:1 | 89% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 315 | 32 | 9.8:1 | 96% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 35 | 9.6:1 | 80% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 38 | 10.8:1 | 19% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 435 | 26 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (263 to 256); teachers up 6% (29 to 30.7).
About Wilson Elementary
Wilson Elementary is a small elementary school in Wisconsin, with an address in Janesville. Enrollment totals 256 students across pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll around 323, and this school is 21% below that mark.
The Janesville School District system has 22 schools and 9,355 students.
White students make up 31% of enrollment at Wilson Elementary, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 30% Hispanic, 20% Black, 16% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Rock County's population at about 82%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 75%.
Classroom staffing at Wilson Elementary totals 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.3:1. Compared with the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 92% of students (236) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 47% for public schools in Rock County.
On the allk12 Grade, Wilson Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 41% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Wilson Elementary is +12.2 points: 33.3% actual, 21.1% predicted.
For the population of Rock County, the median household earns about $75,673 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Rock County, 65 public schools serve about 25,542 students.
Among nearby public schools, Preschool 4 Janesville is closest at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Wilson Elementary is 7th among 7 schools close by.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 256 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 239. The ratio was 9.6:1 in 2020-21 and 8.3:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Wilson Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Rock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,350
Census ACS
Median income
$75,673
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
25,542 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Janesville School District
- Craig HighHigh · 1,400 students
- Parker HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Marshall MiddleMiddle · 747 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 587 students
- Franklin MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 412 students
Other schools in Janesville
- Craig HighHigh · 1,400 students
- Parker HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Marshall MiddleMiddle · 747 students
- Edison MiddleMiddle · 587 students
- Franklin MiddleMiddle · 486 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 412 students
Other Wilson Elementary schools
59 other US public schools in 24 states are named Wilson Elementary. Wilson Elementary is the 48th largest of the 60.
- Wilson ElementaryMequon, WI · 558 students
- Wilson ElementarySheboygan, WI · 472 students
- Wilson ElementaryWest Allis, WI · 365 students
- Wilson ElementaryWauwatosa, WI · 218 students
- Wilson ElementaryBeaver Dam, WI · 41 students
Nearby schools
- Preschool 4 Janesville0.4 mi · 345
- Rock River Charter School0.7 mi · 267
- Van Buren Elementary0.9 mi · 408
- Roosevelt Elementary1.1 mi · 412
- Edison Middle1.3 mi · 587
- Craig High1.4 mi · 1,400
Frequently asked questions
About Wilson ElementaryHow large is Wilson Elementary?
Wilson Elementary enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Wilson Elementary serve?
Wilson Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilson Elementary is approximately 8.3:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wilson Elementary?
At Wilson Elementary, the student body is approximately 31% White, 30% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Wilson Elementary in?
Wilson Elementary is part of Janesville School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.