Summary:
The Pecatonica Area School District is home to one elementary school, Pecatonica Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 179 students. This school has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 17% of Wisconsin elementary schools in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Pecatonica Elementary's academic performance is generally above the state average, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 76.67% of the school's 3rd-grade students scored proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 52.14%. Additionally, in 2023-2024, 70.97% of the school's 4th-grade students scored proficient or better in Social Studies, exceeding the state average of 62.96%. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% in 2023-2024 is higher than the state average, and 35.2% of its students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a moderate level of economic disadvantage.
Pecatonica Elementary's higher-than-average spending per student ($15,542 in 2020-2021) and lower student-teacher ratio (9.5 to 1 in 2023-2024) suggest the district is allocating significant resources to support the school. While the school's academic performance is strong, the district may want to further investigate the factors contributing to the school's chronic absenteeism and equity-related metrics to ensure all students are receiving a high-quality education.
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