Woodside Elementary

Woodside Elementary operates as an average-sized elementary-level community in Sussex, Wisconsin, run under Hamilton School District. Current enrollment sits at 456 students spanning grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 41% larger than the state mean of about 323.

Woodside Elementary is one of 8 schools operated by Hamilton School District, a district that instructs 5,131 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Woodside Elementary logs that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Woodside Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.7%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Waukesha County indicate the typical household earns roughly $106,076 per year, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Woodside Elementary is one of 113 public schools in Waukesha County (combined enrollment of about 60,032 students).

The closest other public school is Maple Avenue Elementary, roughly 1.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Woodside Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 78.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 32%: 672 students in 2018 compared to 456 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.