📍 234 N Lexington Pkwy, De Forest, Dane County, 53532
Yahara Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in De Forest, Dane County. The school has 354 pupils enrolled. It is part of the De Forest Area School District school district. It serves grades K–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Yahara Elementary enrolls 354 students across grades K–3. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 290 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 9.6% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 4.8% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
75 of the school's 354 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 57 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Yahara Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-20, state senate district 13, state house district 37.
Yahara Elementary is one of 7 schools in De Forest Area School District, based in DeForest, Wisconsin. The district serves 4,246 students district-wide and employs 287 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 354 students, Yahara Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 607 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large