Yahara Elementary Primary School
234 North Lexington Parkway
De Forest WI, 53532, Dane County
Phone: 608-842-6400
Ranking:
(262 out of 1,503, top 17%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: DeForest Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 439 | 457 | 453 | 421 | 431 | 410 | 435 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 76 | 17.3% | 105 | 23.0% | 97 | 21.4% | 92 | 21.9% | 82 | 19.0% | 72 | 17.6% | 89 | 20.5% |
Grade 1: | 102 | 23.2% | 101 | 22.1% | 89 | 19.6% | 64 | 15.2% | 77 | 17.9% | 81 | 19.8% | 88 | 20.2% |
Grade 2: | 100 | 22.8% | 84 | 18.4% | 77 | 17.0% | 78 | 18.5% | 87 | 20.2% | 91 | 22.2% | 91 | 20.9% |
Grade 3: | 83 | 18.9% | 79 | 17.3% | 88 | 19.4% | 88 | 20.9% | 93 | 21.6% | 90 | 22.0% | 76 | 17.5% |
Grade 4: | 78 | 17.8% | 88 | 19.3% | 102 | 22.5% | 99 | 23.5% | 92 | 21.3% | 76 | 18.5% | 91 | 20.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 227 | 51.7% | 228 | 49.9% | 242 | 53.4% | 213 | 50.6% | 232 | 53.8% | 210 | 51.2% | 222 | 51.0% |
Female: | 212 | 48.3% | 229 | 50.1% | 211 | 46.6% | 208 | 49.4% | 191 | 44.3% | 192 | 46.8% | 209 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 15 | 3.4% | 20 | 4.4% | 15 | 3.3% | 15 | 3.6% | 12 | 2.8% | 8 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.8% |
Hispanic: | 20 | 4.6% | 21 | 4.6% | 17 | 3.8% | 12 | 2.9% | 7 | 1.6% | 14 | 3.4% | 19 | 4.4% |
Black: | 16 | 3.6% | 13 | 2.8% | 13 | 2.9% | 12 | 2.9% | 20 | 4.6% | 17 | 4.1% | 16 | 3.7% |
White: | 363 | 82.7% | 384 | 84.0% | 387 | 85.4% | 361 | 85.7% | 390 | 90.5% | 370 | 90.2% | 390 | 89.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 24 | 5.5% | 18 | 3.9% | 20 | 4.4% | 21 | 5.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 94 | 21.4% | 101 | 22.1% | 98 | 21.6% | 88 | 20.9% | 69 | 16.0% | 39 | 9.5% | 46 | 10.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 4.3% | 20 | 4.4% | 20 | 4.4% | 11 | 2.6% | 17 | 3.9% | 27 | 6.6% | 30 | 6.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.68 | 17.25 | 16.78 | 15.31 | 15.44 | 15.20 | 16.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
WKCE | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | 71% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 85% | 73% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 75% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 78% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 89% | 77% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 75% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 78% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 58% | 50% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 85% | 79% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 85% | 80% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 81% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 80% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 81% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 84% | 81% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 91% | 81% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 43% | 35% |
2004 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 78% |
2005 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | 78% |
2007 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 76% |
2008 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 77% |
2009 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 78% |
2010 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 78% |
2011 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 88% | 77% |
2012 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | 78% |
2013 | Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 77% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 83% | 73% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 75% | 71% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 77% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82% | 78% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 82% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 81% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 81% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 81% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 67% | 50% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 89% | 81% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | 81% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | 81% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 82% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 83% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 83% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | 83% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 46% | 33% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | 80% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | 78% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 77% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | 77% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | 77% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 79% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 86% | 79% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 79% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 79% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | 90% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | 91% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | 91% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | 92% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | 92% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | 93% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | 92% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | 93% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | 92% |
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* Yahara Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.