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Westside Elementary

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Westside Elementary ranks 267 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Westside Elementary is a PK–4 school serving 408 students in Kimberly, Wisconsin, part of the Kimberly Area School District, which ranks 38th of 432 districts statewide. Westside itself earned 4 stars in 2025-2026, ranking 267th of 1,039 elementary schools (74th percentile) — a recovery from a 3-star, 61st-percentile dip in 2023-2024, though still below its 2017-2018 peak of 84th percentile.

Academically, Westside scores above the Wisconsin average in every tested subject and grade, by margins ranging from about +8.6 points in Grade 4 Science to +17.2 points in Grade 4 Math. However, it trails the district average in all six tested areas, with the largest gaps in Grade 3 ELA (62.5% vs. 75.46%) and Grade 3 Math (66.67% vs. 77.61%). Nearby Janssen Elementary, 1.86 miles away, outperformed Westside in all six 2025-2026 comparisons, sometimes widely (Grade 3 ELA 87.14% vs. 62.5%). Grade 4 Math (70.11%) and Grade 4 Social Studies (78.16%) are relative strengths, while science (62.07%) is above state but behind the district and Janssen. Westside leads Little Chute Elementary in all six tested areas and outperforms most schools in the Appleton Area School District.

Chronic absenteeism is a clear strength: 5.6% in 2024-2025, below the district's 8.1% and far under the state's 17.3%, and lower than most nearby schools, including Janssen (5.9%) and Little Chute (9.7%). Subgroup results also stand out — low-income students ranked 85th percentile and special education students 84th percentile, both above the school's overall 74th. With a free/reduced lunch rate of 30.64% and per-student spending of $12,876, Westside achieves above-state results at relatively moderate cost. Overall, it is a solid, efficient school with strong attendance and subgroup support, with room to close local gaps in early ELA and science.

408

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,876

Per pupil spending ?

30.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

746 W 3rd St
Kimberly, WI 54136-1309

(920) 739-3578

District: Kimberly Area School District

Students who attend Westside Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gerritts Middle
	Mapleview Intermediate
High:	Kimberly High

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.7%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (67% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Kimberly Area School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg74%

Wisconsin avg55%

267^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Kimberly Area School District

38^th of 432Kimberly 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
2026	73.2	267 of 1039	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	71.4	291 of 1044	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	415 of 1061	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	285 of 1067	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	243 of 1067	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	430 of 1050	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	258 of 1037	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	164 of 1025	84.0%	★★★★☆
2017	70.3	290 of 1071	72.9%	★★★★☆
2016	74.8	226 of 1075	79.0%	★★★★☆
2015	69.5	299 of 1076	72.2%	★★★★☆
2014	69.8	266 of 1061	74.9%	★★★★☆
2013	63.9	362 of 1053	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.4	297 of 1045	71.6%	★★★★☆
2011	68.5	293 of 1046	72.0%	★★★★☆
2010	72.4	228 of 1045	78.2%	★★★★☆
2009	77.2	148 of 1030	85.6%	★★★★☆
2008	69.0	300 of 1021	70.6%	★★★★☆
2007	81.7	66 of 689	90.4%	★★★★★
2006	67.9	271 of 712	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.2	164 of 632	74.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	29.9	77 of 122	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	46.5	114 of 249	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	209 of 275	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	196 of 986	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.2	299 of 1001	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	399 of 1011	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	255 of 1010	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	156 of 1017	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	395 of 1004	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	270 of 1002	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	122 of 997	87.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	77.4	57 of 347	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	96 of 296	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	124 of 848	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	76.8	116 of 870	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	279 of 866	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.6	165 of 871	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	112 of 859	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	51.4	388 of 847	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	175 of 874	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	75 of 854	91.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	338 of 989	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.9	284 of 1000	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	392 of 1012	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	292 of 1011	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	330 of 1017	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	479 of 1003	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.8	219 of 1002	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	200 of 997	79.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	4 of 113	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	46.0	65 of 119	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	51 of 85	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	130 of 791	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	119 of 802	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	221 of 790	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	85 of 770	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	171 of 748	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	197 of 746	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	31 of 742	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	76.0	94 of 721	87.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	65.1	228 of 697	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.1	359 of 718	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	365 of 727	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	223 of 715	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	248 of 704	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	327 of 699	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	224 of 718	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.6	125 of 686	81.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)84th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)54th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2019)37th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies78%+13 vs state

Mathematics69%+15 vs state

English Language Arts64%+11 vs state

Science62%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)					Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)					Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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 Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	746 W 3rd St	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 739-3578	408	32	12.9	30.6%	321 (78.7%)	9 (2.2%)	38 (9.3%)	13 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	73.2	267^th of 1039 public elementary schools	74.3%		71.4	291^st of 1044 public elementary schools	72.1%	24	62.5	64.4				66.7	70.1				78.2	62.1	$12,876	$614	$12,263
Johnston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 E Forest St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5505	286	26	11.0	57.7%	133 (46.5%)	22 (7.7%)	28 (9.8%)	70 (24.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.8%)	39.5	728^th of 1039 public elementary schools	29.9%		43.8	670^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.8%	58	36.4	47.4	43.2			42.4	52.6	36.4			65.8	50.0	$18,681	$609	$18,073
Hmong American Immersion School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2725 E Forest St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(920) 852-5505	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	25.3	834^th of 1039 public elementary schools	19.7%					(n/a)	33.3	27.3				50.0	54.6				45.5	18.2
Little Chute Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	901 Grand Ave	Little Chute	54140	Outagamie County	Little Chute Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7610	590	43	13.5	39.2%	461 (78.1%)	19 (3.2%)	56 (9.5%)	13 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.3%)	57.7	489^th of 1039 public elementary schools	52.9%		58.1	488^th of 1044 public elementary schools	53.3%	1	55.7	53.8				54.7	58.5				68.9	56.6	$13,382	$453	$12,929
Janssen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	420 Wallace St	Combined Locks	54113	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 788-7915	339	26	13.1	21.8%	289 (85.3%)	5 (1.5%)	14 (4.1%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.3%)	84.3	99^th of 1039 public elementary schools	90.5%		73.6	260^th of 1044 public elementary schools	75.1%	161	87.1	70.2				82.9	71.6				79.1	70.2	$12,713	$421	$12,293
Richmond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1441 E John St	Appleton	54915	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5520	245	20	12.3	46.9%	147 (60.0%)	10 (4.1%)	44 (18.0%)	14 (5.7%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.6%)	46.8	635^th of 1039 public elementary schools	38.9%		40.6	721^st of 1044 public elementary schools	30.9%	86	71.8	41.7	51.3			59.0	45.8	46.2			60.4	39.6	$16,605	$609	$15,996
The Omolade Academy	Public, Charter	K-3	2224 N Ullman St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(920) 852-5329	23	4	6.5	73.9%	1 (4.3%)	9 (39.1%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (47.8%)								(n/a)	16.7					66.7							$20,603	$609	$19,994
Huntley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2224 N Ullman St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5495	570	45	12.7	33.2%	401 (70.4%)	9 (1.6%)	51 (8.9%)	63 (11.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.7%)	42.6	690^th of 1039 public elementary schools	33.6%		69	334^th of 1044 public elementary schools	68.0%	356	30.6	47.7	55.3			25.0	43.2	53.2			70.5	47.7	$15,656	$609	$15,048
Flex Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	325 Meulemans St	Little Chute	54140	Outagamie County	Little Chute Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	(n/a)	(920) 687-6650	87	6	15.8	16.1%	78 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.9%)	78.6	187^th of 1039 public elementary schools	82.0%		80.9	144^th of 1044 public elementary schools	86.2%	43	61.5	50.0	91.7	85.7	71.4	69.2	62.5	83.3	85.7	85.7	75.0	62.5	$10,186	$186	$10,000
Edison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	412 N Meade St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5460	242	24	10.0	50.4%	165 (68.2%)	13 (5.4%)	29 (12.0%)	12 (5.0%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.0%)	36.9	747^th of 1039 public elementary schools	28.1%		41.4	708^th of 1044 public elementary schools	32.2%	39	53.7	46.9	46.2			39.0	37.5	32.7			62.5	43.8	$18,706	$609	$18,098

Frequently Asked Questions about Westside Elementary

What schools do graduates of Westside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westside Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gerritts Middle
Middle : Mapleview Intermediate
High : Kimberly High

What district is Westside Elementary in?

Kimberly Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Westside Elementary?

Students at Westside Elementary are 79% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Westside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Westside Elementary.

Is Westside Elementary a good school?

Westside Elementary ranks 267^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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