Summary:
The Swallow School District in Wisconsin has one elementary school, Swallow Elementary, serving grades PK–8 in Hartland, WI with 432 students. It has ranked in the top 1% of Wisconsin schools for three consecutive years—4th out of 1,044 in 2024–2025, 5th out of 1,039 in 2025–2026, and 7th out of 1,061 in 2023–2024—always earning 5 stars. Its district rank is 1 of 432, 100th percentile. Because it is the only school in this district listing, district and school test scores are identical.
Academically, the school averages 89.43% proficiency across all reported tests in 2025–2026, versus a state average of 55.13%—a +34.30 percentage-point gap. Math is strongest at 91.75% vs. 53.73%, then social studies at 95.74% vs. 65.07%, ELA at 86.76% vs. 54.04%, and science at 84.15% vs. 52.66%. Every reported school score exceeds every reported state score; the lowest school score, 75.0% in 3rd grade ELA, is still above the highest state score of 65.51% in 4th grade Social Studies. Top results include 96.3% in 7th grade math and 95.92% in 8th grade social studies. Year over year, 8th grade social studies rose from 85.37% to 95.92%, while 6th grade ELA fell from 98% to 88.46%—still 33.51 points above the state average. These subject averages are simple, unweighted averages.
Non-test indicators also stand out: chronic absenteeism is 2.5% vs. 17.3% statewide, the dropout rate is 0.0% vs. 1.1%, and free/reduced lunch is 2.78%. Per-student spending is $14,669, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. The main area to watch is the ELA trend, especially the 6th grade decline, though even that remains far above state benchmarks. Overall, the school is exceptionally high-performing by every reported metric.
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