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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 330 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550777000892
Winskill Elementary
861 W Maple St, Lancaster, WI 53813 · (608) 723-4066 · Grant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
168 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 Lancaster Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
79.6%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.5pp 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 80 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.7% | 79.6% |
| 2023-24 | 62.8% | 77.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% 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 17 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 →
Where Winskill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #174 of 982 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #66 of 992 | #1 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #184 of 992 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #272 of 1,157 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #220 of 901 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.6% | #881 of 901 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.6% | #600 of 1,064 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #475 of 664 | #5 of 8 |
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
435
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 435 | 37.2 | 11.7:1 | 39% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 37.7 | 12.1:1 | 19% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 38.7 | 12.2:1 | 36% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 36 | 12.5:1 | 44% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 37.1 | 12.9:1 | 36% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 41% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 33 | 13.5:1 | 42% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 371 | 35 | 10.6:1 | 22% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 506 | 35 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winskill Elementary.
About Winskill Elementary
Winskill Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Lancaster, Wisconsin. It teaches 435 students in pre-K through 5. That is 35% bigger than the average of about 323 students for elementary schools in Wisconsin.
Winskill Elementary reports to Lancaster Community School District, which has 3 schools and 991 students.
By race and ethnicity, Winskill Elementary is 94% White. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic. In Grant County overall, the White share is about 94%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 11%.
Winskill Elementary lists 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.7 students per teacher. The gap from the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 3.0 students per teacher. About 39% of students at Winskill Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Grant County is close, at 40%.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Winskill Elementary is among the top 10% of schools in Wisconsin. Predicted: 54.0%. Actual: 70.8%.
In Grant County, home to about 51,770 people, median household income comes to about $66,858, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Grant County's 32 public schools enroll about 6,838 students and include Winskill Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Winskill Elementary is closest to Lancaster High, about 0.8 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Winskill Elementary ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 70.8% versus a 60.0% average.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 4% decline took enrollment from 451 in 2020-21 to 435 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Winskill Elementary, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,770
Census ACS
Median income
$66,858
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
6,838 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lancaster Community School District
- Lancaster HighHigh · 325 students
- Lancaster MiddleMiddle · 231 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- Lancaster HighHigh · 325 students
- Lancaster MiddleMiddle · 231 students
Nearby schools
- Lancaster High0.8 mi · 325
- Lancaster Middle0.8 mi · 231
- Fennimore Elementary9.9 mi · 380
- Fennimore Middle10.2 mi · 186
- Fennimore High10.2 mi · 255
- Potosi Elementary10.8 mi · 166
Frequently asked questions
About Winskill ElementaryHow large is Winskill Elementary?
Winskill Elementary enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Winskill Elementary serve?
Winskill Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Winskill Elementary?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Winskill Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Winskill Elementary?
At Winskill Elementary, the student body is approximately 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Winskill Elementary public or private?
Winskill Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lancaster Community School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.