Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 261 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WISCONSIN HEIGHTS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550123000170
Wisconsin Heights Elementary
10173 US Hwy 14, Mazomanie, WI 53560 · (608) 767-2251 · Dane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- ATest 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
12.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
107 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 48 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 Wisconsin Heights School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
74.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.1% | 74.4% |
| 2023-24 | 67.3% | 76.1% |
% 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Wisconsin Heights Elementary
Wisconsin Heights Elementary's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Heights Elementary this school | 391 | 27.4% | 72.5% |
| East Elementary Milton | 409 | 28.6% | 51.3% |
| Auburndale Elementary Auburndale | 421 | 27.1% | 67.6% |
| Ozaukee Elementary Fredonia | 344 | 27.9% | 65.0% |
| Sandhill Elementary Stoughton | 411 | 29.4% | 66.0% |
| Levi Leonard Elementary Evansville | 424 | 24.3% | 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 Wisconsin Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #140 of 982 | #15 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #134 of 992 ▼ 16 | #11 of 74 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #193 of 992 ▲ 18 | #19 of 74 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #367 of 1,157 | #44 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #353 of 901 | #59 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #587 of 901 | #75 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.4% | #774 of 1,064 | #44 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +65.7% | #11 of 240 | #2 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. 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
391
+170 (+77%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 391 | 31.1 | 12.6:1 | 27% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 31.3 | 12.4:1 | 26% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 31.9 | 11.8:1 | 23% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 17 | 13.0:1 | 20% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 16.8 | 14.1:1 | 25% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 231 | 14 | 16.5:1 | 34% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 221 | 12 | 18.4:1 | 27% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 250 | 18 | 13.9:1 | 11% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 24 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wisconsin Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 66% (236 to 391); teachers up 85% (16.8 to 31.1).
About Wisconsin Heights Elementary
Wisconsin Heights Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Mazomanie, Wisconsin, (ZIP code 53560). Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 391 students. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students, which makes this school 21% bigger than average.
Within Wisconsin Heights School District, Wisconsin Heights Elementary is one of 3 schools. The district enrolls 782 students.
At Wisconsin Heights Elementary, 84% of students are White. The school is also 8% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. The diversity index for Wisconsin Heights Elementary is 29%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 12.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Wisconsin Heights Elementary, which has 31.1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1, 2.1 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Wisconsin Heights Elementary is about 27%.
On the allk12 Grade, Wisconsin Heights Elementary lands at A, ahead of 88% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Wisconsin Heights Elementary would be expected to post about 60.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.5%.
In the surrounding county, Dane County, median household income comes to 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%. The county's public schools total 169, with about 78,525 students.
Wisconsin Heights High sits less than a tenth of a mile from Wisconsin Heights Elementary. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Wisconsin Heights Elementary places 2nd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21 the school reported 221 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 391. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.
People who know Wisconsin Heights Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Wisconsin Heights School District
- Wisconsin Heights HighHigh · 238 students
- Wisconsin Heights MiddleMiddle · 153 students
Other schools in Mazomanie
- Wisconsin Heights HighHigh · 238 students
- Wisconsin Heights MiddleMiddle · 153 students
Nearby schools
- Wisconsin Heights High0.0 mi · 238
- Wisconsin Heights Middle0.0 mi · 153
- Park Elementary6.3 mi · 245
- Glacier Creek Middle7.4 mi · 924
- Sauk Prairie Middle8.8 mi · 595
- Sauk Prairie High9.0 mi · 862
Frequently asked questions
About Wisconsin Heights ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Wisconsin Heights Elementary?
Wisconsin Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 391 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Wisconsin Heights Elementary serve?
Wisconsin Heights Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wisconsin Heights Elementary?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Wisconsin Heights Elementary.
How diverse is Wisconsin Heights Elementary?
Wisconsin Heights Elementary reports a student body of 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Wisconsin Heights Elementary?
Wisconsin Heights Elementary is overseen by Wisconsin Heights School District in Dane County.
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