Summary:
West De Pere School District, in northeastern Wisconsin, is home to two elementary schools — Hemlock Creek Elementary, serving grades K–4 with 822 students, and Westwood Elementary, serving grades PK–4 with 623 students — for a combined enrollment of 1,445. The district ranks 66 of 432 Wisconsin districts, placing it in the 85th percentile with 4 stars.
Hemlock Creek Elementary is the standout, earning 5 stars in each of the last three reported years and ranking at the 90th percentile or higher every year. In 2025–2026 it ranked 86 of 1,039 elementary schools — the 92nd percentile, or the top ~8%. It also posts the lower chronic absenteeism (3.1% versus 6.9% at Westwood; the district rate is 4.7% and the state rate 17.3%) and the lower free/reduced lunch rate (13.75% versus 30.34%). Hemlock Creek beat Westwood in all six reported subject-and-grade combinations in 2025–2026, by margins of 5.79 to 9.95 percentage points.
Westwood Elementary is a solid, consistent 4-star school (79th percentile in 2025–2026, ranking 223 of 1,039) that scores above the Wisconsin state average in every reported assessment. Still, in 2025–2026 it fell below the district average in all six categories, while Hemlock Creek exceeded it in all six. Average proficiency across those assessments was 76.86% at Hemlock Creek, 74.18% in the district, 69.69% at Westwood, and 55.42% statewide, and the Hemlock Creek–Westwood gap widened from about 3.57 to 7.17 points. Social studies is a strength for both, with Hemlock Creek at 88.75%. Resources and demographics differ — Westwood spends $14,192 per pupil versus $12,278 and has a 13.4 student-teacher ratio versus 15.7 — though the data do not establish causation.
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