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Tibbets Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
15th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 99% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Tibbets Elementary is a public elementary school located in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 447 students. The school is part of the Elkhorn Area School District, which is ranked 114 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tibbets Elementary has consistently performed well, ranking among the top elementary schools in Wisconsin over the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 15th out of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently outperforms the Elkhorn Area School District and the state of Wisconsin in proficiency rates on the Forward Exam across all grade levels and subject areas, with particularly strong performance in 3rd-5th grade ELA and mathematics. Tibbets Elementary also excels in social studies and science, with 4th-grade proficiency rates significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While Tibbets Elementary outperforms the other Elkhorn Area School District elementary schools, Jackson Elementary and West Side Elementary, the nearby schools in the Whitewater Unified School District and Palmyra-Eagle Area School District generally have lower academic performance compared to Tibbets Elementary. Additionally, Tibbets Elementary serves a student population with a higher socioeconomic status compared to some of the surrounding schools, as evidenced by its relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients.

431
Students ?
15.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,719
Per pupil spending ?
23.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 W5218 County Road A
       Elkhorn, WI  53121-3507

(262) 742-2585

District: Elkhorn Area School District


Students who attend Tibbets Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Elkhorn Area Middle
High:    Elkhorn Area High
Racial breakdown:

White:
89.8%
Hispanic:
6.0%
Two or more races:
3.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Wisconsin average (83% vs 54% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 1% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 46 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school83%
District avg73%
Wisconsin avg54%
15th of 1,044
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Top 1%▲ up 46 pts since 2015
From top 47% (2015) to top 1% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3Elementary Schools in the Elkhorn Area School District
114th of 426Elkhorn Area 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202592.115 of 104498.6%★★★★★
202485.186 of 106191.9%★★★★★
202388.164 of 106794.0%★★★★★
202292.621 of 106798.0%★★★★★
202188.266 of 105093.7%★★★★★
201983.497 of 103790.6%★★★★★
201885.386 of 102591.6%★★★★★
201783.6117 of 107189.1%★★★★☆
201665.2362 of 107566.3%★★★☆☆
201558.7506 of 107653.0%★★★☆☆
201475.0190 of 106182.1%★★★★☆
201372.0220 of 105379.1%★★★★☆
201272.1229 of 104578.1%★★★★☆
201174.8182 of 104682.6%★★★★☆
201079.7107 of 104589.8%★★★★☆
200978.4130 of 103087.4%★★★★☆
200875.1177 of 102182.7%★★★★☆
200773.8167 of 68975.8%★★★★☆
200587.120 of 63296.8%★★★★★
200483.754 of 63391.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202589.830 of 100197.0%★★★★★
202482.493 of 101190.8%★★★★★
202384.989 of 101091.2%★★★★★
202290.730 of 101797.1%★★★★★
202183.0111 of 100488.9%★★★★☆
201982.497 of 100290.3%★★★★★
201881.2120 of 99788.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202598.43 of 87099.7%★★★★★
202488.033 of 86696.2%★★★★★
202384.548 of 87194.5%★★★★★
202294.911 of 85998.7%★★★★★
202187.031 of 84796.3%★★★★★
201989.423 of 87497.4%★★★★★
201888.429 of 85496.6%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202591.719 of 100098.1%★★★★★
202484.985 of 101291.6%★★★★★
202389.936 of 101196.4%★★★★★
202292.121 of 101797.9%★★★★★
202190.138 of 100396.2%★★★★★
201981.7117 of 100288.3%★★★★☆
201884.980 of 99792.0%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202576.7116 of 80285.5%★★★★☆
202456.7289 of 79063.4%★★★☆☆
202346.0393 of 77049.0%★★☆☆☆
202253.4291 of 74861.1%★★★☆☆
202161.5206 of 74672.4%★★★★☆
201959.6237 of 74268.1%★★★☆☆
201862.9191 of 72173.5%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202589.132 of 71895.5%★★★★★
202372.3157 of 71578.0%★★★★☆
202289.228 of 70496.0%★★★★★
202184.761 of 69991.3%★★★★★
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school
Male (2025)98th percentile~ school
Female (2025)97th percentile~ school
White (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2025)86th percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
Social Studies93%+29 vs state
English Language Arts84%+32 vs state
Mathematics83%+29 vs state
Science75%+24 vs state

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Students at Tibbets Elementary are 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Yes! Tibbets Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 15th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Tibbets Elementary.

Students who attend Tibbets Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Elkhorn Area Middle
High : Elkhorn Area High


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