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Williams Bay Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
182nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 83% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Williams Bay Elementary is a public elementary school serving 296 students in grades PK-5 in the Williams Bay School District in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. The school has consistently strong academic performance, ranking in the top 20% of Wisconsin elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year with a 4-star rating.

Williams Bay Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science are consistently higher than the state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 72.97% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 52.21%. The school has also performed exceptionally well for its male and special education student subgroups, ranking in the top 20% and top 25% of Wisconsin elementary schools, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school's low socioeconomic status (SES) students perform very well, ranking in the top 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025.

While Williams Bay Elementary has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, reaching 19.5% in 2022-2023, the school has been able to reduce this to 13.6% in 2023-2024. When compared to nearby schools, such as Jackson Elementary and Eastview Elementary, Williams Bay Elementary stands out for its consistently higher academic performance, particularly in ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates.

282
Students ?
12.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,291
Per pupil spending ?
22.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 250 Theatre Road
       Williams Bay, WI  53191

(262) 245-5571

District: Williams Bay School District


Students who attend Williams Bay Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Williams Bay Middle
High:    Williams Bay High
Racial breakdown:

White:
86.2%
Hispanic:
7.1%
Two or more races:
3.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Wisconsin average (70% vs 54% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 17% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 65 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school70%
District avg70%
Wisconsin avg54%
182nd of 1,044
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Top 17%▲ up 64 pts since 2015
From bottom 18% (2015) to top 17% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
146th of 426Williams Bay 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202578.7182 of 104482.6%★★★★☆
202473.9252 of 106176.2%★★★★☆
202360.8445 of 106758.3%★★★☆☆
202253.5548 of 106748.6%★★☆☆☆
202151.3560 of 105046.7%★★☆☆☆
201972.5248 of 103776.1%★★★★☆
201862.5385 of 102562.4%★★★☆☆
201731.8809 of 107124.5%★☆☆☆☆
201640.6726 of 107532.5%★★☆☆☆
201527.9881 of 107618.1%★☆☆☆☆
201475.2186 of 106182.5%★★★★☆
201367.8284 of 105373.0%★★★★☆
201274.6171 of 104583.6%★★★★☆
201176.5153 of 104685.4%★★★★☆
201082.564 of 104593.9%★★★★★
200976.3159 of 103084.6%★★★★☆
200875.1176 of 102182.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202573.7235 of 100176.5%★★★★☆
202474.3228 of 101177.4%★★★★☆
202350.9554 of 101045.1%★★☆☆☆
202245.8613 of 101739.7%★★☆☆☆
202142.2643 of 100436.0%★★☆☆☆
201970.3266 of 100273.5%★★★★☆
201853.2505 of 99749.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202578.698 of 87088.7%★★★★☆
202465.9228 of 86673.7%★★★★☆
202374.7122 of 87186.0%★★★★☆
202274.7123 of 85985.7%★★★★☆
202154.4339 of 84760.0%★★★☆☆
201978.589 of 87489.8%★★★★☆
201861.2262 of 85469.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202578.5174 of 100082.6%★★★★☆
202470.6287 of 101271.6%★★★★☆
202371.9255 of 101174.8%★★★★☆
202261.0382 of 101762.4%★★★☆☆
202159.6416 of 100358.5%★★★☆☆
201972.5222 of 100277.8%★★★★☆
201869.5279 of 99772.0%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202563.9220 of 80272.6%★★★★☆
202451.9335 of 79057.6%★★★☆☆
202354.2295 of 77061.7%★★★☆☆
202260.9217 of 74871.0%★★★★☆
202172.4121 of 74683.8%★★★★☆
201994.19 of 74298.8%★★★★★
201895.711 of 72198.5%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
201853.1337 of 68650.9%★★★☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2025)73rd percentile-10 vs school
White (2018)51st percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
Social Studies81%+17 vs state
Mathematics73%+19 vs state
English Language Arts69%+17 vs state
Science54%+3 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Williams Bay Elementary

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Williams Bay Elementary.

Williams Bay Elementary ranks 182nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Williams Bay Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Williams Bay Middle
High : Williams Bay High

Students at Williams Bay Elementary are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

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Latest Wisconsin data All new data »
2021–22 through 2024–25 school spending dataJul 16, 2026
2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 ACT & Forward Exam scoresSep 25, 2025
2023–24 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 6, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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