West Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Jefferson, Wisconsin
West Elementary in Jefferson, Wisconsin enrolled 233 students in 2024-25 with 24.1 full-time teachers, 9.7 students per teacher against the Wisconsin elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 27-36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
270 students in 2022-23, 257 students in 2023-24, 233 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.0 to 24.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 270 | 25.0 | 10.8 |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 24.1 | 10.7 |
| 2024-25 | 233 | 24.1 | 9.7 |
9.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 of every 100 Wisconsin elementary schools
Among the 1,085 Wisconsin elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 251 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Elementary enrolled 256 students and had 1.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 251 of the 256 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent17.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
55.4% of students were White, 36.9% Hispanic, 5.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White55.4%
- Hispanic36.9%
- Two or more races5.6%
- Black0.9%
- Asian0.9%
- American Indian0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at West Elementary scored proficient or above: 27-36% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 27‑36% | 37‑41% | 38% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 35‑39% | 38‑42% (2021-22) | 40.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Jefferson
2 public elementary schools in Jefferson report 2024-25 enrollment; West Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Elementary | 283 | 13.3 | 36.7% |
| West Elementary | 233 | 9.7 | 58.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Elementary
- East ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 283 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Rockwell ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.6 miles away: 197 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
- Compare West Elementary with East ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Jefferson School District spends per student$15,359 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,359
- The largest public schools in WisconsinWest Elementary is the number 796 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#796 of 1,087
- Wisconsin schools by students per teacher9.7 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.9.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about West Elementary
How many students attend West Elementary?
233 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 270 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Jefferson, WI.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Elementary?
9.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is West Elementary a Title I school?
West Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at West Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at West Elementary scored proficient or above: 27-36% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is West Elementary in?
Jefferson School District, NCES district ID 5507050. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550705000780 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.