Winkler Elementary

Winkler Elementary operates as an intimate elementary-level community in Burlington, Wisconsin, overseen by Burlington Area School District. Current enrollment sits at 207 students spanning grades K through 4. That puts it 36% smaller than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Winkler Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by Burlington Area School District, a district that instructs 3,035 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Winkler Elementary reports that nearly all students (81%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Racine County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Winkler Elementary sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 47.4%; actual is 68.5%, +21.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Racine County) logs that median household earnings sit near $78,096, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Winkler Elementary is one of 54 public schools in Racine County (combined enrollment of about 25,901 students).

Nearest neighbor: Waller Elementary, around 2.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Winkler Elementary. On composite proficiency, Winkler Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 62.0%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Winkler Elementary has increased 57%, going from 132 students in 2018 to 207 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 93% to 81% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Winkler Elementary community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.