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Converse Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

888^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Converse Elementary is a public elementary school in Beloit, Wisconsin, serving 437 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Beloit School District, which is ranked 420 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Converse Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state. The school's student performance on the Forward Exam is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 26.67% of 3rd graders, 27.69% of 4th graders, and 27.27% of 5th graders being proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 52.14%, 52.21%, and 51.26%, respectively. The school's performance in Mathematics is also below the state average.

Converse Elementary's struggles are not unique within the Beloit School District, as nearby schools like Todd Elementary, Merrill Elementary, and Robinson Elementary also have low rankings and performance. However, Converse Elementary's performance is significantly better than the Janesville School District schools, such as Jackson Elementary and Lincoln Elementary, which serve a similar demographic of students.

446

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,953

Per pupil spending ?

71.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1602 Townline Ave
Beloit, WI 53511-3248

(608) 361-2105

District: Beloit School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.8%

Hispanic:

28.5%

African American:

20.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2004 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Beloit School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (32% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg21%

Wisconsin avg54%

888^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▬ steady since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Beloit School District

420^th of 426Beloit School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	888 of 1044	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	902 of 1061	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	57.5	526 of 1046	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.1	795 of 1045	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.9	917 of 1030	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.2	857 of 1021	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.9	566 of 689	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.7	557 of 712	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.7	538 of 633	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	31 of 144	78.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	97 of 255	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	155 of 269	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	889 of 1001	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	863 of 1011	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	252 of 322	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	203 of 331	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	738 of 870	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	761 of 866	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	796 of 1000	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	826 of 1012	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	47 of 113	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	660 of 802	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	530 of 790	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	676 of 718	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	673 of 727	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)78th percentile+64 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+47 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies37%-27 vs state

Mathematics36%-18 vs state

Science29%-22 vs state

English Language Arts27%-25 vs state

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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 (2021)
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	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 English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th 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
Converse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1602 Townline Ave	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-2105	446	27	16.5	71.7%	173 (38.8%)	90 (20.2%)	127 (28.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (12.1%)	17.8	888^th of 1044 public elementary schools	14.9%		18	902^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	15.0%	14	26.7	27.7	27.3	36.1	37.5	34.6	36.5	28.6	$15,953	$1,763	$14,190
Gaston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1515 W Grand Ave	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-2305	348	23	15.4	75.6%	149 (42.8%)	35 (10.1%)	105 (30.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	52 (14.9%)	14.1	914^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.5%		9.6	950^th of 1061 public elementary schools	10.5%	36	22.5	28.6	21.1	32.5	35.4	10.5	43.8	25.0	$16,197	$1,764	$14,433
Hackett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Eighth St	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-2405	434	31	14.2	74.2%	99 (22.8%)	93 (21.4%)	187 (43.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.0%)	5.6	972^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	6.9%		4.4	996^th of 1061 public elementary schools	6.1%	24	9.9	21.8	7.8	15.5	10.9	5.9	38.9	20.0	$16,920	$1,740	$15,180
Merrill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1635 Nelson Ave	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-2605	224	21	10.9	83.9%	27 (12.1%)	124 (55.4%)	48 (21.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.7%)	1.6	1035^th of 1044 public elementary schools	0.9%		2.5	1029^th of 1061 public elementary schools	3.0%	6	2.6	0.0	7.4	5.3	7.7	3.7	11.5	0.0	$18,789	$2,011	$16,779
Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Cranston Rd	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-2805	477	30	16.1	69.8%	126 (26.4%)	87 (18.2%)	199 (41.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.8%)	4.8	981^st of 1044 public elementary schools	6.0%		9.7	949^th of 1061 public elementary schools	10.6%	32	13.0	13.3	18.5	17.4	14.8	10.9	21.3	16.4	$15,448	$1,580	$13,868
Todd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1621 Oakwood Ave	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 361-4205	471	31	15.4	69.2%	152 (32.3%)	74 (15.7%)	195 (41.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (9.1%)	10.7	937^th of 1044 public elementary schools	10.2%		12.5	936^th of 1061 public elementary schools	11.8%	1	10.0	21.3	16.9	30.0	29.0	20.6	40.0	26.7	$16,377	$1,985	$14,391
Powers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	620 Hillside Dr	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit Turner School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 364-6360	331	22	14.9	39.9%	234 (70.7%)	11 (3.3%)	48 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.5%)								(n/a)									$9,383	$723	$8,661
Garden Prairie Intermediate School	Public	2-5	3245 S Bartells Dr	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit Turner School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 364-6372	491	28	17.2	34.0%	349 (71.1%)	8 (1.6%)	86 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.8%)	61.4	435^th of 1044 public elementary schools	58.3%		51.6	609^th of 1061 public elementary schools	42.6%	174	67.0	55.8	56.9	71.2	56.7	51.2	65.0	46.7
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	441 W Burbank Ave	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6500	339	33	10.1	77.9%	207 (61.1%)	13 (3.8%)	91 (26.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	44.6	663^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	36.5%		47.1	650^th of 1061 public elementary schools	38.7%	13	38.8	35.4	57.8	44.9	58.3	62.2	52.1	45.8	$14,267	$1,003	$13,264
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1821 Conde St	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6700	291	28	10.5	76.3%	162 (55.7%)	12 (4.1%)	85 (29.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	25.8	834^th of 1044 public elementary schools	20.1%		21.5	874^th of 1061 public elementary schools	17.6%	40	54.4	21.4	20.9	58.7	31.0	34.1	45.2	11.9	$12,744	$895	$11,849

Frequently Asked Questions about Converse Elementary

What schools do graduates of Converse Elementary attend?

Students who attend Converse Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Memorial High

Is Converse Elementary a good school?

Converse Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.9% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Converse Elementary in?

Beloit School District

What is the racial makeup of Converse Elementary?

Students at Converse Elementary are 39% White, 28% Hispanic, 20% African American, 12% Two or more races.

How many students attend Converse Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Converse Elementary.

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