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West Side Elementary

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West Side Elementary ranks 250 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

West Side Elementary is a public elementary school in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, serving 431 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Elkhorn Area School District.

West Side Elementary has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 673rd out of 1,037 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 250th out of 1,044 in 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating. The school's performance on the Forward Exam is generally above the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Social Studies. West Side Elementary stands out in its performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking 8th out of 222 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2020-2021 with a 5-star rating.

While West Side Elementary performs well compared to other schools in the Elkhorn Area School District, such as Tibbets Elementary and Jackson Elementary, it lags behind some nearby schools in other districts, such as Reek Elementary and Woods Elementary, which have higher rankings and performance on the Forward Exam. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, West Side Elementary's performance for these students is strong, ranking 195th out of 870 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2024-2025.

406

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,751

Per pupil spending ?

36.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

222 Sunset Dr
Elkhorn, WI 53121-1220

(262) 723-3297

District: Elkhorn Area School District

Students who attend West Side Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Elkhorn Area Middle
High:	Elkhorn Area High

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.1%

Hispanic:

14.0%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (67% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg73%

Wisconsin avg54%

250^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Elkhorn Area School District

114^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	250 of 1044	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	466 of 1061	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	344 of 1067	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.5	338 of 1067	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	460 of 1050	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	673 of 1037	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	659 of 1025	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.6	606 of 1071	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.0	704 of 1075	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.2	477 of 1076	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.8	383 of 1061	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.4	254 of 1053	75.9%	★★★★☆
2012	64.5	389 of 1045	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.5	334 of 1046	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.1	458 of 1045	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.5	469 of 1030	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.5	553 of 1021	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	70.2	217 of 689	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.6	185 of 712	74.0%	★★★★☆
2005	79.3	83 of 632	86.9%	★★★★☆
2004	68.9	213 of 633	66.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	87.8	8 of 222	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	58.9	83 of 287	71.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	289 of 1001	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	406 of 1011	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	304 of 1010	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	287 of 1017	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	50.9	525 of 1004	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	613 of 1002	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	494 of 997	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	195 of 870	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	40.3	566 of 866	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	295 of 871	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	222 of 859	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	157 of 847	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	37.5	602 of 874	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	643 of 854	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	219 of 1000	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.2	480 of 1012	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	371 of 1011	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	369 of 1017	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	319 of 1003	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	659 of 1002	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	730 of 997	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	335 of 802	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	281 of 790	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	374 of 770	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	330 of 748	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	429 of 746	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	576 of 742	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.5	333 of 721	53.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	265 of 718	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	432 of 727	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	327 of 715	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	378 of 704	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	365 of 699	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	560 of 718	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	480 of 686	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)96th percentile+40 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)58th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies86%+23 vs state

Mathematics65%+11 vs state

English Language Arts63%+12 vs state

Science62%+11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Terrible staff. How they became teachers or stayed teachers I can't even imagine. I have run into a few good ones who really cared about my child during her time there, but the rest are as much of a bully as the stereotypical school bully! Stay away from this one! Close Quote

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	222 Sunset Dr	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 723-3297	406	34	12.0	36.7%	321 (79.1%)	7 (1.7%)	57 (14.0%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	73.9	250^th of 1044 public elementary schools	76.1%		61.1	466^th of 1061 public elementary schools	56.1%	216	74.6	62.2	54.2				58.2	70.3	65.3				86.5		62.2		$12,751	$740	$12,011
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13 N Jackson St	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 723-1200	485	30	16.1	38.6%	351 (72.4%)	8 (1.6%)	115 (23.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	77.8	195^th of 1044 public elementary schools	81.3%		80.7	157^th of 1061 public elementary schools	85.2%	38	61.3	66.2	73.9				74.6	64.8	71.0				76.1		64.8		$12,419	$1,032	$11,387
Tibbets Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W5218 County Road A	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 742-2585	431	27	15.9	23.9%	387 (89.8%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	92.1	15^th of 1044 public elementary schools	98.6%		85.1	86^th of 1061 public elementary schools	91.9%	71	77.6	85.5	86.1				84.5	81.9	81.9				92.8		74.7		$11,719	$254	$11,465
Turtle Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1235 Creek Rd	Delavan	53115	Walworth County	Delavan-Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 233-6301	371	36	10.1	65.8%	140 (37.7%)	7 (1.9%)	204 (55.0%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)								(n/a)																	$14,961	$1,031	$13,930
Williams Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Theatre Road	Williams Bay	53191	Walworth County	Williams Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 245-5571	282	23	12.4	22.7%	243 (86.2%)	3 (1.1%)	20 (7.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	78.7	182^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	82.6%		73.9	252^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	76.2%	70	66.7	73.0	66.7				69.2	70.3	78.6				81.1		54.1		$12,265	$1,111	$11,153
Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	N2575 Snake Rd	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Geneva J4 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 248-3816	148	15	9.5	31.8%	118 (79.7%)	2 (1.4%)	24 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	71.1	297^th of 1044 public elementary schools	71.6%		71.9	289^th of 1061 public elementary schools	72.8%	8	92.3	60.0	58.8	69.2	81.3	100.0	92.3	53.3	70.6	76.9	75.0	100.0	60.0	100.0	46.7	85.7	$16,510	$666	$15,843
Central - Denison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	900 Wisconsin St	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Lake Geneva J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 348-4000	522	43	12.1	39.8%	344 (65.9%)	6 (1.1%)	157 (30.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)								(n/a)	70.8						72.6										$12,694	$538	$12,155
Eastview Elementary	Public	4-5	507 Sage St	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Lake Geneva J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 348-6000	257	18	14.0	36.6%	160 (62.3%)	2 (0.8%)	88 (34.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	76.3	216^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.3%		77.7	194^th of 1061 public elementary schools	81.7%	22		63.4	68.4					65.9	70.3				78.9		60.2		$12,700	$567	$12,132
Fontana Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	450 S Main St	Fontana	53125	Walworth County	Fontana J8 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 275-6881	197	21	9.3	17.8%	179 (90.9%)	2 (1.0%)	12 (6.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	67.8	351^st of 1044 public elementary schools	66.4%		63	437^th of 1061 public elementary schools	58.8%	86	68.8	52.9	69.2	52.2	85.0	78.3	81.3	64.7	57.7	43.5	65.0	60.9	76.5	87.0	70.6	65.2	$18,156	$882	$17,274
Reek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	W4094 S Lakeshore Dr	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Linn J6 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 248-4120	176	15	12.0	16.5%	154 (87.5%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	69.5	323^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	69.1%		70.7	308^th of 1061 public elementary schools	71.0%	15	79.0	30.0	68.2	70.6	76.5	88.2	84.2	40.0	77.3	88.2	88.2	88.2	70.0	100.0	55.0	70.6	$11,848	$996	$10,851

Frequently Asked Questions about West Side Elementary

How many students attend West Side Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended West Side Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of West Side Elementary?

Students at West Side Elementary are 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Is West Side Elementary a good school?

West Side Elementary ranks 250^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is West Side Elementary in?

Elkhorn Area School District

What schools do graduates of West Side Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Side Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Elkhorn Area Middle
High : Elkhorn Area High

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