Summary:
Elementary schools in the Elkhorn Area School District consist of three schools serving students in grades PK–5: Jackson Elementary, Tibbets Elementary, and West Side Elementary. Together they enroll 1,322 students — 485 at Jackson, 431 at Tibbets, and 406 at West Side. The district as a whole ranks #122 of 432 Wisconsin districts, placing it at the 72nd percentile with 4 stars. The three schools perform quite differently, though, so the district's overall rating does not describe any single one of them on its own.
Tibbets Elementary is the academic standout. It earned 5 stars in each of the last three years, ranked as high as 15th of 1,044 schools in 2024–25 and 56th of 1,039 in 2025–26, and in 2025–26 it exceeded the district average on all eight reported grade and subject tests, including 96.72% proficient in 4th grade social studies. West Side Elementary has improved the most, moving from the 56th percentile and 3 stars in 2023–24 to the 83rd percentile and 4 stars in 2025–26, with its 5th grade math score rising from 65.28% to 86.96%. Jackson Elementary, the largest of the three, has moved the other way, falling from the 85th percentile and 4 stars to the 60th percentile and 3 stars, and it did not exceed the district average on any of the eight 2025–26 tests; its 5th grade English language arts and math results both stood at 50.0%.
Chronic absenteeism is low at all three schools — 0.0% at Jackson, 1.4% at Tibbets, and 3.2% at West Side — compared with 6.0% for the district and 17.3% statewide. West Side spends the most per student ($15,225) and has the smallest student-teacher ratio (12.0), while Jackson spends the least ($13,629) and has the largest ratio (16.1). Grade-level results can swing sharply from one year to the next, so parents should weigh several years of data rather than a single score.
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