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Elementary Schools in Fort Atkinson School District

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At a glance

DistrictFort Atkinson School District128^th of 426 Wisconsin districtsFull district overview →

Schools

880

Students

5-star school

Top rankedRockwell Elementary86^th of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Luther Elementary up 177 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Fort Atkinson School District in Wisconsin is home to 5 elementary schools serving students from pre-K through 4th grade. These schools include Purdy Elementary, Luther Elementary, Barrie Elementary, Rockwell Elementary, and Fort Atkinson 4K.

Based on the data, Rockwell Elementary stands out as the highest-performing school in the district. It consistently ranks in the top 15% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with exceptional proficiency rates in core subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science that exceed both district and state averages. For example, 88.89% of Rockwell Elementary 4th graders were proficient or better in Math, compared to 73.04% for the Fort Atkinson School District and 53.96% statewide.

While the schools share a 17.7% chronic absenteeism rate, which is higher than the state average, they vary in other key metrics. Free and reduced-price lunch rates range from 33.02% at Barrie Elementary to 48.18% at Luther Elementary, and per-student spending ranges from $7,964 at Fort Atkinson 4K to $17,088 at Luther Elementary. The student-teacher ratio at the pre-K program, Fort Atkinson 4K, is notably high at 68 students per teacher.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Barrie Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Harriette St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 563-7817	212	19	11.1	27.4%	164 (77.4%)	3 (1.4%)	34 (16.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	69.5	322^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	69.2%		62.1	455^th of 1061 public elementary schools	57.1%	133	60.0	68.4	52.2	62.2	70.0	62.2	80.0	70.0	$18,838	$480	$18,358
Purdy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	719 S Main St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7822	233	23	10.1	33.9%	176 (75.5%)	4 (1.7%)	45 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	60.1	458^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.1%		73	269^th of 1061 public elementary schools	74.6%	189	53.1	56.0	63.0	54.6	52.0	65.2	64.0	44.0	$21,864	$749	$21,115
Rockwell Elementary	Public	K-5	821 Monroe St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7818	197	19	10.3	28.9%	139 (70.6%)	6 (3.0%)	41 (20.8%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	85.5	86^th of 1044 public elementary schools	91.8%		80.1	160^th of 1061 public elementary schools	84.9%	74	75.0	61.1	76.9	75.0	88.9	76.9	88.9	69.4	$20,029	$628	$19,402
Luther Elementary	Public	K-5	205 Park St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 568-4465	238	22	10.6	44.5%	157 (66.0%)	2 (0.8%)	66 (27.7%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	76.5	213^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.6%		66.1	390^th of 1061 public elementary schools	63.2%	177	68.4	76.5	60.9	81.6	73.5	60.9	70.6	58.8	$20,884	$721	$20,162

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jefferson School District	5 mi	5	222^nd
Whitewater Unified School District	8.65 mi	7	354^th
Cambridge School District	8.94 mi	4	158^th
Marshall School District	9.83 mi	5	284^th
Lake Mills Area School District	9.84 mi	4	97^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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