Summary
Parkside Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 342 students in Monroe, Wisconsin, part of the Monroe School District. For 2025–26 it ranks 337 of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — the 68th percentile, or 3 stars — a big jump from the 31st percentile in 2021–22, 43rd in 2023–24, and 60th in 2024–25. In other words, it has moved from the bottom third of the state to the top third in just a few years.
Test scores are above state averages in every subject and grade reported: 52.83% in grade 3 ELA, 58% in grade 4 ELA, 65.08% in grade 5 ELA, and 60.38%, 72%, and 63.49% in grades 3–5 math, plus 76% in grade 4 social studies and 60% in grade 4 science. Within the district, Northside Elementary (71st percentile) and Abraham Lincoln Elementary (74th percentile) rank higher overall, and Parkside trails them in upper-grade math, ELA, and science, though it is competitive in grade 3 and 4 reading and in social studies. Nearby New Glarus Elementary and Belleville Elementary post higher scores but serve far fewer low-income students. One standout: Parkside's English learner, special education, and low-income students rank in the top 10% of schools statewide.
About 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, down from 57.94% in 2022–23, and chronic absenteeism is 11.2% — better than the district's 12.8% and the state's 17.3%, but higher than most nearby schools, including Northside (8.1%) and Abraham Lincoln (4.0%). Class sizes are relatively small at 11.8 students per teacher, and spending is $16,109 per student. Overall: an improving, above-average school that supports students well, with room to grow in upper-grade math and science and in attendance.
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