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Westby Elementary

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Westby Elementary ranks 577 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

577^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Westby Elementary is a public elementary school serving 275 students in grades PK-4 in Westby, Wisconsin. The school is part of the Westby Area School District, which is ranked 207 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westby Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics on the Forward Exam across grades 3 and 4. For example, in 2024-2025, 61.36% of 3rd graders and 53.06% of 4th graders at Westby Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 52.14% and 52.21%, respectively. The school also has a notable strength in supporting its special education students, ranking in the top 320 out of 802 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2024-2025.

While Westby Elementary has seen a gradual increase in chronic absenteeism, from 14.3% in 2023-2024 to 19.5% in 2022-2023, the school's higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio may contribute to its stronger academic performance compared to the state and district averages. Interestingly, Coon Valley Elementary, the only other school in the Westby Area School District, has lower test scores and a higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to Westby Elementary.

277

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,247

Per pupil spending ?

39%

Free/discounted lunch ?

122 Nelson St
Westby, WI 54667

(608) 634-0500

District: Westby Area School District

Students who attend Westby Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Westby Middle
High:	Westby High

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

Hispanic:

4.0%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 68th percentile in 2022 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 68th-percentile peak (2022) to 45th (2025)

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

!Science scores 10 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg55%

577^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Westby Area School District

207^th of 426Westby 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	50.8	577 of 1044	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.0	501 of 1061	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	599 of 1067	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.0	346 of 1067	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	403 of 1050	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	592 of 1037	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	618 of 1025	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.8	730 of 1071	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.4	715 of 1075	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.8	678 of 1076	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.0	696 of 1061	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.0	679 of 1053	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.8	622 of 1045	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.9	542 of 1046	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.9	679 of 1045	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.4	595 of 1030	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.2	790 of 1021	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	506 of 1001	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.4	444 of 1011	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	714 of 1010	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.0	498 of 1017	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	310 of 1004	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	393 of 1002	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	567 of 997	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	535 of 870	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.2	300 of 866	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.8	628 of 871	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.1	290 of 859	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	254 of 847	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	24.8	742 of 874	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	528 of 854	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	640 of 1000	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	521 of 1012	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.9	365 of 1011	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	221 of 1017	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	55.2	492 of 1003	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	668 of 1002	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	587 of 997	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	320 of 802	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.8	135 of 790	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	82 of 770	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	35 of 742	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	50.2	337 of 721	53.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	37.2	507 of 727	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	512 of 718	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-9 vs school

White (2024)30th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies63%~ state avg

English Language Arts57%+5 vs state

Mathematics52%-3 vs state

Science41%-10 vs state

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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
Westby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	122 Nelson St	Westby	54667	Vernon County	Westby Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 634-0500	277	23	12.1	39.0%	256 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	8 (2.9%)	50.8	577^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.7%		59	501^st of 1061 public elementary schools	52.8%	76	61.4	53.1					59.1	44.9					63.3		40.8		$14,247	$2,042	$12,205
Viroqua Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	115 N Education Ave	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 637-7071	276	25	10.9	45.3%	254 (92.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	65.4	374^th of 1044 public elementary schools	64.2%		53.3	590^th of 1061 public elementary schools	44.4%	216	63.2	70.7					68.4	41.4					70.7		60.3		$16,360	$2,340	$14,020
Viroqua Area Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	115 N Education Ave	Viroqua	54665	Vernon County	Viroqua Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 637-7071	147	8	17.6	27.9%	138 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	85.9	77^th of 1044 public elementary schools	92.6%		73.7	257^th of 1061 public elementary schools	75.8%	180	78.6	86.7	87.5	100.0	58.3	100.0	57.1	66.7	62.5	92.3	50.0	46.2	86.7	100.0	80.0	76.9	$9,795	$609	$9,186
Cashton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	436 Front St	Cashton	54619	Monroe County	Cashton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 654-7377	292	28	10.4	40.4%	258 (88.4%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	54.6	535^th of 1044 public elementary schools	48.8%		61	468^th of 1061 public elementary schools	55.9%	67	45.8	53.9	51.5				50.0	61.5	48.5				71.8		56.4		$12,615	$1,985	$10,629
Coon Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Lien St	Coon Valley	54623	Vernon County	Westby Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 452-3143	125	12	10.3	23.2%	120 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	48.7	602^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	42.3%		29.7	816^th of 1061 public elementary schools	23.1%	214	61.1	63.6					55.6	27.3					63.6		40.9		$12,580	$1,286	$11,293
La Farge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 W Adams St	La Farge	54639	Vernon County	La Farge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 625-2400	83	8	9.8	45.8%	76 (91.6%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	40.3	726^th of 1044 public elementary schools	30.5%		59	502^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	52.7%	224	35.7	33.3	50.0				57.1	55.6	44.4				55.6		33.3		$17,687	$3,639	$14,049
Kickapoo Valley Forest School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-3	301 W Adams St	La Farge	54639	Vernon County	La Farge School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 639-0569	66	4	16.2	43.9%	59 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)								(n/a)	30.8						0.0
Kickapoo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	S6520 State Highway 131	Viola	54664	Vernon County	Kickapoo Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 627-0159	204	18	11.3	52.5%	195 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	47.2	629^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.8%		27.9	827^th of 1061 public elementary schools	22.1%	198	51.4	40.0	35.7				57.1	52.0	46.4				64.0		56.0		$14,333	$2,726	$11,608
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	28861 Highway 131 N	Ontario	54651	Monroe County	Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 337-4420	322	27	11.8	59.0%	260 (80.7%)	3 (0.9%)	52 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	38.9	741^st of 1044 public elementary schools	29.0%		56.4	546^th of 1061 public elementary schools	48.5%	195	42.2	47.6	42.5	50.0			37.8	35.7	55.0	44.4			59.5		42.9		$15,311	$2,115	$13,197
Prairie View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	E3245 County Road N	De Soto	54624	Vernon County	De Soto Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 648-2227	92	10	9.6	45.7%	88 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	48.8	599^th of 1044 public elementary schools	42.6%		27.6	831^st of 1061 public elementary schools	21.7%	232	83.3	31.6	50.0				75.0	36.8	42.9				73.7		42.1		$13,958	$1,227	$12,731

Frequently Asked Questions about Westby Elementary

What schools do graduates of Westby Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westby Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westby Middle
High : Westby High

How many students attend Westby Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 277 students attended Westby Elementary.

What district is Westby Elementary in?

Westby Area School District

Is Westby Elementary a good school?

Westby Elementary ranks 577^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Westby Elementary?

Students at Westby Elementary are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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