Summary:
The Pecatonica Area School District in Wisconsin serves about 369 students across just two schools: Pecatonica Elementary, which covers grades PK–5 with 171 students, and Pecatonica High, which covers grades 6–12 with 198 students. There is no separate middle school and no alternative school, so middle-grade students attend the high school. At the district level, Pecatonica Area School District is ranked 104 of 432 districts, placing it in the 76th percentile with a 4-star rating.
Pecatonica High is the clear standout and the main reason the district earns its strong rating. Its school rank climbed from 372 of 415 (10th percentile, 1 star) in 2022–2023 to 179 of 431 (58th percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–2025 and then to 126 of 533 (76th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026. Proficiency is strong across most grades and subjects, including 7th grade ELA at 83.33% and Math at 77.78%, 8th grade Social Studies at 86.67% and Science at 76.67%, and ACT Science at 65.63%. The school also posts a 92.0% graduation rate, matching the state, and a 0.5% dropout rate, well below the state's 1.1%. Its main weak spot is 10th grade Social Studies at 38.46%, below the state's 48.25%.
Pecatonica Elementary is improving but more mixed. It moved from 594 of 1,044 (43rd percentile, 2 stars) in 2024–2025 to 509 of 1,039 (51st percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026. Third grade is a bright spot (80.77% ELA and 73.08% Math), and 5th grade ELA and Math both rebounded from 33.33% and 36.67% to 56.00%. However, 4th grade Math fell to 29.03% — the lowest reported proficiency value in the data set. Both schools have chronic absenteeism below the state's 17.3%, at 15.4% and 14.6% respectively.
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