Summary:
Fennimore Community School District is a small district in southwestern Wisconsin serving roughly 821 students across three schools: Fennimore Elementary (PK–5, 380 students), Fennimore Middle (6–8, 186 students), and Fennimore High (9–12, 255 students). There is no alternative school in the district. As a whole, the district ranks 91st of 432 Wisconsin districts — the 79th percentile — and holds a 4-star rating.
Fennimore High is the standout, ranking 56th of 533 Wisconsin high schools (89th percentile, 4 stars) with a 100% graduation rate vs. 92.0% statewide and a 0.0% dropout rate vs. 1.1% statewide. Its ACT results are strong: ELA 68.97% vs. 48.47% state and math 58.62% vs. 42.93% state. Fennimore Middle is steady at 174th of 643 (73rd percentile, 4 stars), unchanged from the prior year, with especially strong math — 6th-grade math 75% vs. 53.6% state. It also spends the least per student at $13,062.
Fennimore Elementary ranks 352nd of 1039 (66th percentile, 3 stars), down from 87th percentile and 4 stars the year before, though every reported 2025–2026 subject still beat the state average, including 4th-grade social studies at 82% vs. 65.51%. Notably, all three schools beat the state's 17.3% chronic absenteeism rate — elementary 6.0%, middle 7.8%, and high school 12.4% — even though the high school spends the most per student ($15,586) and has the highest student/teacher ratio (15.3). Overall, this is a high-performing small district where all three schools exceed state test averages.
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