West Side Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Mauston, Wisconsin
West Side Elementary in Mauston, Wisconsin enrolled 256 students in 2024-25 with 18.2 full-time teachers, 14.1 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
267 students in 2022-23, 277 students in 2023-24, 256 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.7 to 18.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 267 | 19.7 | 13.5 |
| 2023-24 | 277 | 21.7 | 12.8 |
| 2024-25 | 256 | 18.2 | 14.1 |
14.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 68 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 210 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Side Elementary enrolled 210 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 210 of the 210 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent8.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
85.2% of students were White, 8.2% Hispanic, 3.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White85.2%
- Hispanic8.2%
- Two or more races3.5%
- Black1.6%
- American Indian1.6%
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.
Elementary schools in Mauston
3 public elementary schools in Mauston report 2024-25 enrollment; West Side Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Side Elementary | 256 | 14.1 | 60.5% |
| Grayside Elementary | 244 | 16.1 | 46.3% |
| Mauston Montessori Charter School | 96 | 20.0 | 30.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about West Side Elementary
- Mauston Montessori Charter SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 96 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Grayside ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 244 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Compare West Side Elementary with Mauston Montessori Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mauston School District spends per student$15,853 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,853
- The largest public schools in WisconsinWest Side Elementary is the number 741 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#741 of 1,087
- Wisconsin schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.14.1:1
- 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 Side Elementary
How many students attend West Side Elementary?
256 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 267 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mauston, WI.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Side Elementary?
14.1 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 Side Elementary a Title I school?
West Side Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is West Side Elementary in?
Mauston School District, NCES district ID 5508850. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550885001027 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
- 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.