Summary:
Shullsburg, Wisconsin is a small rural community served by three public schools — an elementary, a junior high, and a high school — all part of the Shullsburg School District and located at the same campus address, together enrolling 325 students across PK–12. The district as a whole is rated 374th of 432 districts in Wisconsin, at the 13th percentile, with 1 star.
Among the three, Shullsburg High (9–12, 109 students) stands out: it ranks 305th of 533, at the 43rd percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, and is the only school rated 2 stars, with a 93.7% graduation rate (above the state's 92.0%) and a 0.0% dropout rate. Its 10th-grade ELA ACT proficiency rose from 34.78% to 47.37%. However, its chronic absenteeism is 21.2%, above the 17.3% district and state rate. Shullsburg Junior High (6–8, 73 students) has the best attendance at 12.2% chronic absenteeism, and its 6th-grade ELA and math each reached 56%, above state averages, yet it ranks at the 28th percentile with 1 star, with 7th- and 8th-grade results well below state. Shullsburg Elementary (PK–5, 143 students) is the largest and has declined the most, from the 49th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 22nd percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026; only 5th-grade ELA, at 55.56%, tops the state.
Overall, only 3 of 20 reported subject and grade tests were above state proficiency in 2025–2026. Math is the clearest concern at every level, from elementary 5th-grade math at 22.22% versus the state's 51.81% to junior high 8th-grade math at 28.57% versus 53.67%, while the high school math ACT fell from 56.52% to 36.84%. With small cohorts, year-over-year swings should be read as signals rather than firm trends.
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