Shullsburg School District

Shullsburg School District in Shullsburg, Wisconsin, is a small district serving about 325 students across three schools: Shullsburg Elementary for grades PK–5, Shullsburg Junior High for grades 6–8, and Shullsburg High for grades 9–12, with no alternative school in the list. The district is ranked 374th out of 432 Wisconsin districts, in the 13th percentile with 1 star overall.

Shullsburg High is the relative standout: it is 2-star, ranks at the 43rd percentile, has a 93.7% graduation rate, a 0% dropout rate, the lowest free/reduced-lunch rate (42.2%), and the highest per-student spending ($17,963). However, its chronic absenteeism is the district’s highest at 21.2%. Shullsburg Junior High has the best attendance at 12.2%, below the state’s 17.3%, and its 6th-grade ELA and math proficiency were both 56%, above state averages. Still, 7th- and 8th-grade math, 8th-grade science, and 8th-grade social studies are well below state averages. Shullsburg Elementary is the largest school (143 students), has the highest poverty indicator (53.85% free/reduced lunch), the lowest student-teacher ratio (9.3), but mixed academics: only 5th-grade ELA was above state in 2025–26, while 4th- and 5th-grade math and 4th-grade science were far below. Its rank history declined from the 49th percentile in 2023–24 to the 22nd in 2025–26.

Across the district, math is a broad weakness in elementary and middle grades, with several proficiency rates in the 20s or 30s versus state averages in the low-to-mid 50s. Attendance is sharply uneven, and poverty and spending do not move together: the Elementary has the highest poverty indicator but spends less per student than the High School. Small enrollment makes year-to-year swings volatile; the High School’s 2024–25 ACT math and science scores were above state average, but its 2025–26 test scores were all below state average, with math and science dropping from the prior year. Overall, the High School has the clearest strengths in graduation, dropout prevention, and relative ranking; the Junior High has the best attendance and some improving 6th- and 8th-grade results; the Elementary faces the largest academic concerns.