Enrollment
207
Elementary
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLINGTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550189000244
Winkler Elementary
34150 Fulton St, Burlington, WI 53105 · (262) 539-2726 · Racine County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL207 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% 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.
- 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
12.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
102 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 28% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 33% smaller than its 4th grade class (57).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 Burlington Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -11.7pp since 2023
Math
69.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 69.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.3% | 66.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Winkler Elementary
Winkler Elementary's state test result (68.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winkler Elementary this school | 207 | 49.3% | 68.5% |
| East Elementary Antigo | 198 | 48.5% | 56.2% |
| Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center Platteville | 205 | 47.8% | N/A |
| Sunrise Elementary Sturgeon Bay | 214 | 49.5% | 58.4% |
| Turtle Lake Elementary Turtle Lake | 215 | 47.4% | 58.8% |
| Manawa Elementary Manawa | 221 | 52.0% | 55.6% |
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 Winkler Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Racine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #219 of 982 | #4 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #209 of 992 ▲ 78 | #3 of 32 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #405 of 992 ▼ 214 | #12 of 32 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 207 | #884 of 1,157 | #29 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #319 of 901 | #8 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.6% | #530 of 901 | #22 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.3% | #427 of 1,064 | #17 of 34 |
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
207
+92 (+80%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 161
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 207 | 16.8 | 12.3:1 | 49% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 125 | 9.1 | 13.8:1 | 41% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 122 | 8.9 | 13.7:1 | 40% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 115 | 8 | 14.4:1 | 30% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 132 | 10.3 | 12.8:1 | 20% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 138 | 11 | 12.6:1 | 25% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 198 | 11 | 18.0:1 | 33% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 169 | 10 | 16.9:1 | 17% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 161 | 8 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winkler Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 57% (132 to 207); teachers up 63% (10.3 to 16.8).
About Winkler Elementary
Winkler Elementary is an elementary school located in Burlington, Wisconsin, in Racine County. The school enrolls 207 students in kindergarten through 4. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students, which makes this school 36% below average.
Winkler Elementary belongs to Burlington Area School District, a district of 9 schools and 3,035 students.
Roughly 81% of students at Winkler Elementary are White. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Racine County, the White share is about 72%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Winkler Elementary scores 33%.
Winkler Elementary reported 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.3:1. The school's 12.3:1 compares with an average of 14.7:1 for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Roughly 49% of students at Winkler Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Racine County average a similar 48%.
On the allk12 Grade, Winkler Elementary lands at A, ahead of 89% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Winkler Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 68.5%. Predicted: 47.4%. Difference: 21.1 points.
Looking at the county, Racine County, the median household earns about $78,096 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Winkler Elementary, Racine County has 54 public schools.
Waller Elementary sits about 2.4 miles from Winkler Elementary. Winkler Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Winkler Elementary ranks 1st on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 115 to 207. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.4:1 to 12.3:1.
This page is set up for the Winkler Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Racine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,532
Census ACS
Median income
$78,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
25,901 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Burlington Area School District
- Burlington High SchoolHigh · 880 students
- Karcher Middle SchoolMiddle · 779 students
- Dyer ElementaryElementary · 395 students
- Waller ElementaryElementary · 247 students
- Cooper MontessoriElementary · 225 students
- Lyons Center ElementaryElementary · 159 students
Other schools in Burlington
- Burlington High SchoolHigh · 880 students
- Karcher Middle SchoolMiddle · 779 students
- Wheatland Center ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Randall Consolidated SchoolElementary · 560 students
- Dyer ElementaryElementary · 395 students
- Waller ElementaryElementary · 247 students
Nearby schools
- Waller Elementary2.4 mi · 247
- Wisconsin Connect Charter School2.4 mi · 78
- Karcher Middle School2.5 mi · 779
- Dyer Elementary2.6 mi · 395
- Burlington Alternative School2.9 mi · 65
- Burlington High School2.9 mi · 880
Frequently asked questions
About Winkler ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Winkler Elementary?
Winkler Elementary enrolls approximately 207 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Winkler Elementary serve?
Winkler Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Winkler Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Winkler Elementary is approximately 12.3:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Winkler Elementary?
At Winkler Elementary, the student body is approximately 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Winkler Elementary public or private?
Winkler Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Burlington Area School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.