Summary:
Howards Grove School District is home to a single elementary school, Northview Elementary, which serves students in grades PK through 4 at 902 Tyler Rd in Howards Grove, Wisconsin. With 336 students enrolled, it is small enough to know each child by name. The district itself ranks 78th out of 432 districts in Wisconsin (82nd percentile, 4 stars), so families are working within a system that is generally regarded well statewide. Because Northview is the only elementary school in the district, there are no sibling schools to compare it against — the useful yardsticks are the state averages and the school's own past results.
Academically, Northview has been above the state in most subjects. Science is the clearest strength: 68.66% of fourth graders were proficient in 2025–2026 versus 53.46% statewide, and 70.49% versus 50.83% the year before. The 2024–2025 fourth grade class was exceptional, with math at 88.52% (state 53.96%), social studies at 81.97% (state 63.65%), and ELA at 73.77% (state 52.21%). Results slipped in 2025–2026 across every reported test area — fourth grade math fell from 88.52% to 58.21% — though the school still beat the state in five of six areas. Only third grade ELA came in slightly below state, at 49.21% versus 52.08%. The school's rank moved from the 88th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 59th percentile in 2025–2026.
Chronic absenteeism is a notable bright spot: 8.8% at Northview, roughly half Wisconsin's 17.3% rate. About 15.77% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $12,054, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. For parents, the takeaway is a school with strong fundamentals, especially in science and attendance, and a recent dip in test scores that is worth watching — particularly in fourth grade math and ELA.
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