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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DE FOREST AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550318000360
Windsor Elementary
4352 Windsor Rd, Windsor, WI 53598 · (608) 842-6300 · Dane County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
74 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 122 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 145 | 28% |
| Grade 3 | 140 | 27% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 De Forest Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +11.5pp since 2023
Math
71.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.6% | 71.2% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 74.0% |
% 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
67.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 →
Where Windsor Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #252 of 982 | #27 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #178 of 992 | #15 of 74 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #185 of 992 | #18 of 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #115 of 1,157 | #10 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #583 of 901 | #73 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.6% | #491 of 901 | #65 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.1% | #968 of 1,064 | #74 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #178 of 240 | #14 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
526
-60 (-10%) vs 2020
+70% since 1990-91, when it was 309
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 526 | 37.5 | 14.0:1 | 14% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 39.5 | 13.0:1 | 16% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 38.7 | 13.7:1 | 16% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 586 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 18% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 34.3 | 14.8:1 | 15% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 31 | 18.1:1 | 16% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 21% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 8% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 309 | 19 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Windsor Elementary.
About Windsor Elementary
Windsor Elementary is one of the public schools in Windsor, Wisconsin. It is a large elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 3, with a total enrollment of 526 students. Enrollment is 63% higher than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin, which is about 323.
De Forest Area School District (7 schools, 4,246 students) runs Windsor Elementary.
At 79%, White students outnumber all other groups at Windsor Elementary combined. Smaller groups are 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. The county population is about 77% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Windsor Elementary comes in at 36%.
The school reports 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.0 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is about 14.7:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 14%. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Dane County, the school's rate is lower.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 69.0%.
Federal survey data for Dane County show that median household income is about $89,975, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 169 public schools operate in Dane County, serving about 78,525 students.
Harvest Intermediate School is located about 0.2 miles from Windsor Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Windsor Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Windsor Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 526, 10% below the 586 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.3 to 14.0 over 4 years.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Windsor Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in De Forest Area School District
- De Forest HighHigh · 1,137 students
- Harvest Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- De Forest MiddleMiddle · 602 students
- Eagle Point ElementaryElementary · 389 students
- Yahara ElementaryElementary · 329 students
- Early Learning ProgramElementary · 297 students
Nearby schools
- Harvest Intermediate School0.2 mi · 966
- De Forest Middle1.7 mi · 602
- Early Learning Program1.7 mi · 297
- De Forest High1.9 mi · 1,137
- Eagle Point Elementary2.1 mi · 389
- Yahara Elementary2.5 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About Windsor ElementaryHow large is Windsor Elementary?
Windsor Elementary enrolls approximately 526 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Windsor Elementary serve?
Windsor Elementary serves grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Windsor Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Windsor Elementary is approximately 14.0:1 (38 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Windsor Elementary?
Windsor Elementary reports a student body of 79% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Windsor Elementary?
Windsor Elementary is overseen by De Forest Area School District in Dane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.