Summary:
ZIP code 53964 has one public elementary school, Westfield Elementary, serving grades PK–5 with 275 students in Westfield, Wisconsin, as part of Westfield School District. Because it is the only elementary school in the ZIP, its results represent all local elementary students in this area.
The school has some strengths: an 11.4-to-1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025, per-student spending of $13,712, and bright spots in 2024–2025 4th grade math at 64.44% proficient, above the district’s 59.04% and the state’s 53.96%, plus 4th grade social studies at 66.67%, above the state’s 63.65%. But the school’s overall trajectory is concerning. Its rank fell from 638 of 1,061, at the 40th percentile with 2 stars, in 2023–2024 to 776 of 1,039, at the 25th percentile with 1 star, in 2025–2026. Chronic absenteeism was 20.9% in 2024–2025, above the district’s 17.0% and the state’s 17.3%. About 55.64% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch.
On 2025–2026 Forward Exam results, the school trailed the state in every listed subject. 4th grade science was 28.13% proficient versus 53.46% statewide, and 3rd grade ELA was 28.13% versus 52.08%. 5th grade ELA was closer at 51.06% versus 53.63%, and 3rd grade math was 50.00% versus 54.75%. The simple average across listed tests was 41.27% for the school versus 54.75% for the state, widening the gap from about 9.8 points in 2024–2025 to 13.5 points in 2025–2026. Cohort results were mixed: the former 3rd graders improved in ELA from 19.44% to 43.75% and in math from 25.71% to 34.38%, while the former 4th graders improved in ELA from 44.44% to 51.06% but fell in math from 64.44% to 44.68%. The main priorities are early ELA, science, and absenteeism, even as the favorable staffing ratio and some grade-level gains offer areas to build on.
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