Summary:
Elementary schools in the Southwestern Wisconsin School District come down to a single school: Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary, which serves grades PK–5 and roughly 281 students in Hazel Green, Wisconsin. Because it is the only elementary school in the district, every elementary-level result rests on this one school.
Mathematics is its clearest strength. In 2025–2026, average math proficiency across grades 3–5 was 61.41%, above the state's 53.14%, and every tested grade beat the state — grade 3 math reached 76.19% versus 54.75% statewide. English Language Arts moved the other way: after averaging 56.16% in 2024–2025 (above the state's 51.87%), it fell to 49.71%, below the state's 53.19%. Grades 4 and 5 ELA now sit well below state at 43.24% and 44.00%. Science and Social Studies were below state in both years, and the Social Studies gap widened. Overall, average proficiency slipped from 60.03% to 55.19%, shrinking the school's edge over the state from about 6 points to under 1 point.
The school's state ranking has drifted downward, from 358 of 1,061 (66th percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–2024 to 552 of 1,039 (47th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026. One steady bright spot is attendance: chronic absenteeism is 6.8%, well below the district's 9.2% and the state's 17.3%. Class sizes are small (student-teacher ratio 11.1), per-student spending is $15,593, and 28.83% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Parents should treat year-to-year swings with some caution, since small grade-level cohorts mean a few students can shift percentages noticeably.
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