Summary:
Benton School District in southwestern Wisconsin serves a small rural community and contains just one elementary school, Benton Elementary, which enrolls 131 students in grades PK–6. Because it is the district's only elementary school, there are no other local schools to compare it against; the more useful benchmark is how it performs relative to Wisconsin state averages. The district ranks 175 of 432 statewide with a 3-star rating, and the school itself has held 3 stars for three straight years.
Several results stand out in a positive way. Fourth grade Social Studies reached 80.95% proficient in 2025–2026 against a state average of 65.51%, and fourth grade Science hit 61.9% versus 53.46% statewide. Fifth grade Math came in at 75% compared with the state's 51.81%, and sixth grade English Language Arts reached 72.73% versus 54.95%. Just as notable, chronic absenteeism is only 7.6%, well below the district's 9.0% and less than half the state's 17.3% — a strong sign that students are showing up consistently. Class sizes are small, with a student-teacher ratio of 9.7 and per-student spending of $11,788, and about 48.09% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
There are also areas worth watching. Third grade ELA (43.75%) and third grade Math (43.75%) both trail the state's 52.08% and 54.75%, and Math in grades 4 (47.62%) and 6 (45.45%) also falls below state averages of 52.87% and 53.6%. Math results overall were stronger the previous year, so this is a dip rather than a long-term pattern. With only about 131 students across seven grade levels, individual grade cohorts are tiny, meaning a handful of students can shift percentages significantly from year to year. Families should read these numbers as a general picture rather than a precise measure.
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