The top reported proficiency rate is 71% in Math. The lowest is 52% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Windsor Elementary
Windsor Elementary serves kindergarten through third grade in the village of Windsor, part of the De Forest Area School District. Because the school ends at third grade, there is no graduation rate, and the only state assessment results available come from the grades and subjects that the state tests within that span. For the most recent testing year, third graders took assessments in math and English language arts. The results showed a solid majority of students meeting or exceeding the state's proficiency benchmarks in both subjects. Performance was roughly similar across the two, with math proficiency slightly higher than English language arts. Science and social studies results, which come from fourth-grade tests administered in an earlier year, showed about half of students reaching proficiency. Those scores are older and from a grade the school no longer serves, so a parent may want to ask the district for current elementary science and social studies instruction.
The school's student body is predominantly white, with a small share of Hispanic students and smaller shares of students who are Asian, Black, or two or more races. About one in every six students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate lower than the national average and consistent with a relatively higher-income community. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not reported. The school is not a charter or magnet school, and its Title I status was not listed.
Windsor itself is a residential village within the Madison metropolitan area. It has grown rapidly over recent years, with a population increase that has outpaced many nearby communities. The village operates under a comprehensive plan adopted to guide continued development. Housing values in the broader area are above the state median, and the village’s character is mostly auto-oriented suburban, with a low population density and a workforce that largely commutes to Madison or DeForest. The village contains a few small unincorporated communities and has municipal governance with an active village website. Retail and services are limited locally, so families will find most shopping and amenities in nearby DeForest or Madison.
The De Forest Area School District recently invested heavily in facilities, with a period of significant capital construction spending. That suggests recent or ongoing improvements to school buildings that may affect Windsor Elementary families, though the specific scope for this school was not detailed.
The academic proficiency data positions this school slightly below the midpoint among the districts of Dane County when looking at overall proficiency across the subjects and grades tested. That is not a weak performance, but it is not among the highest in the county either. Given the school’s young grade span and the town’s rapid growth, the most relevant question for a family is what the next school in the feeder pattern offers and whether the district’s trajectory matches their expectations. This is a school that serves the early primary years for a growing, family-oriented suburban community, with solid but not exceptional test results in the early grades, and a district that has been putting money into its physical plant.
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