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Westside Elementary

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Westside Elementary ranks 291 st of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Westside Elementary is a public elementary school located in Kimberly, Wisconsin, serving grades K-4 with a student population of 430. It is part of the Kimberly Area School District, which is ranked 47th out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westside Elementary consistently performs above the state average in proficiency rates for the Forward Exam across various subjects and grade levels. In 2024-2025, Westside's 3rd and 4th-grade students achieved proficiency rates of 66.67% in English Language Arts and 63.1% and 72.41% in Mathematics, respectively, outperforming the state averages of 52.14% and 55%. The school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 25-30% of Wisconsin elementary schools in recent years, and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in 2024-2025.

Westside Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly lower than its neighboring schools within the Kimberly Area School District, such as Sunrise Elementary and Janssen Elementary. However, Westside's performance is notably stronger than the nearby schools in the Appleton Area School District, which tend to have lower proficiency rates and statewide rankings. The school's recent spike in chronic absenteeism, from 7.6% in 2023-2024 to 17.7% in 2024-2025, is an area of concern that should be addressed.

408

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,017

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: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (66% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!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 (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg72%

Wisconsin avg55%

291^st of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

47^th of 426Kimberly 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	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
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
2022	59.9	96 of 296	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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 (2025)87th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)68th percentile-10 vs school

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

White (2025)50th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2019)37th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies72%+9 vs state

Mathematics68%+13 vs state

English Language Arts67%+14 vs state

Science53%~ state avg

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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
Westside Elementary	Public	K-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%)	71.4	291^st of 1044 public elementary schools	72.1%		64.3	415^th of 1061 public elementary schools	60.9%	124	66.7	66.7					63.1	72.4					72.4		52.9		$11,017	$1,132	$9,884
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%)	43.8	670^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.8%		35.9	773^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	27.1%	103	51.0	44.4	50.0				57.1	40.0	52.2				53.3		40.0		$11,410	$911	$10,499
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%)	58.1	488^th of 1044 public elementary schools	53.3%		63.6	427^th of 1061 public elementary schools	59.8%	61	43.5	61.0					53.7	61.0					66.7		60.0		$12,003	$662	$11,340
Janssen Elementary	Public	K-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%)	73.6	260^th of 1044 public elementary schools	75.1%		76.7	206^th of 1061 public elementary schools	80.6%	54	73.9	63.0					60.0	71.6					70.4		64.2		$10,197	$608	$9,589
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%)	40.6	721^st of 1044 public elementary schools	30.9%		61.1	464^th of 1061 public elementary schools	56.3%	257	40.4	41.0	53.1				52.2	41.0	53.1				59.0		38.5		$11,485	$911	$10,574
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)
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%)	69	334^th of 1044 public elementary schools	68.0%		72.3	282^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	73.4%	52	45.2	65.6	60.7				54.8	64.4	68.8				77.8		65.6		$11,103	$911	$10,192
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) 788-7605	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%)	80.9	144^th of 1044 public elementary schools	86.2%		69.5	330^th of 1061 public elementary schools	68.9%	186	66.7	57.1	100.0	85.7	75.0	60.0	66.7	71.4	71.4	71.4	75.0	50.0	92.9	88.9	64.3	88.9	$8,530	$245	$8,285
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%)	41.4	708^th of 1044 public elementary schools	32.2%		38.2	750^th of 1061 public elementary schools	29.3%	42	53.9	45.7	38.9				57.7	39.1	30.6				58.7		54.4		$11,834	$911	$10,923
Horizons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Schaefer Cir	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5485	264	27	9.6	55.7%	129 (48.9%)	18 (6.8%)	59 (22.3%)	34 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.1%)	52.5	557^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.6%		47.5	645^th of 1061 public elementary schools	39.2%	88	50.0	62.2	51.0				50.0	54.1	46.9				64.9		51.4		$11,556	$911	$10,645

Frequently Asked Questions about Westside Elementary

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.

Is Westside Elementary a good school?

Westside Elementary ranks 291^st of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Westside Elementary?

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

What district is Westside Elementary in?

Kimberly Area School District

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

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