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Elementary Schools in West Salem School District

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At a glance

DistrictWest Salem School District116^th of 426 Wisconsin districtsFull district overview →

School

677

Students

Top rankedWest Salem Elementary218^th of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

West Salem Elementary up 63 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The West Salem School District in Wisconsin has one elementary school, West Salem Elementary, which serves grades PK-4 and has a total enrollment of 686 students. The district is ranked 116 out of 426 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Salem Elementary appears to be a standout school within the district, with consistently high performance on state assessments. The school's 3rd and 4th grade students score well above the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 4th grade students at West Salem Elementary had 72.99% proficiency in ELA and 73.72% proficiency in Math, compared to state averages of 52.21% and 53.96% respectively. Additionally, the school has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is lower than the state average, and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.1.

While the school's free/reduced lunch rate of 26.38% is not exceptionally high, it is still a significant portion of the student population, suggesting the school may need to consider additional support and resources to ensure these students have equal access to educational opportunities. Overall, the data indicates that West Salem Elementary is a high-performing school within the West Salem School District, with strong academic outcomes, low chronic absenteeism, and favorable student-teacher ratios.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)		Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)		Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	475 N Mark St	West Salem	54669	La Crosse County	West Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 786-1662	677	50	13.4	24.1%	626 (92.5%)	7 (1.0%)	17 (2.5%)	7 (1.0%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.5%)	76	218^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.1%		72.4	281^st of 1061 public elementary schools	73.5%	63	59.7	73.0	60.5	73.7	80.3	64.2	$14,497	$561	$13,936

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bangor School District	4.51 mi	2	315^th
La Crosse School District	6.21 mi	19	320^th
Onalaska School District	6.44 mi	7	134^th
Holmen School District	8.52 mi	7	99^th
Melrose-Mindoro School District	12.12 mi	2	289^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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