Summary:
ZIP code 54136 is home to a single public elementary school: Westside Elementary, a PK–4 school with 408 students in Kimberly, Wisconsin, part of the Kimberly Area School District. Because Westside is the only elementary school in the ZIP, there are no in-area peers to compare it against, so the useful yardsticks are its own district — a 5-star, 91st-percentile district ranked 38th of 432 in the state — and Wisconsin as a whole.
Against the state, Westside is consistently strong: in 2025-2026 it beat the Wisconsin average in all six tested subject and grade combinations, from a +8.61 point margin in 4th-grade science to +17.24 in 4th-grade math. Social studies (78.16%) was its highest score and its closest result to district performance, just 2.90 points back. Against its own district, however, the school trails in all six measures. The widest gaps are in 3rd grade — ELA at −12.96 and math at −10.94 — while 4th-grade gaps narrow to −5.55 and −3.71. Year over year results were mixed: math 3 (+3.57), social studies (+5.75) and science (+9.20, the biggest jump) improved, while both ELA grades slipped (−4.17 and −2.30).
The standout metric is attendance: chronic absenteeism of 5.6%, roughly one-third of Wisconsin's 17.3% and below the district's own low 8.1%. Westside has also climbed the state rankings, from 415th of 1,061 schools (61st percentile, 3 stars) in 2023-2024 to 267th of 1,039 (74th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025-2026 — a 148-place, 13-percentile-point gain, though average proficiency rose only about 1.6 points over that span. With 30.64% free/reduced lunch, $12,876 per-student spending and a 12.9:1 student-teacher ratio, Westside is a solidly above-state school still working to close the gap on its high-performing district.
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