Summary:
The Stoughton Area School District in Wisconsin serves about 2,561 students across five schools: three elementary schools (K–5), one middle school (6–8), and one high school (9–12). The district is ranked 133 of 432 in Wisconsin, placing it in the 69th percentile with 3 stars. Elementary and middle school performance is generally above the state average, especially in math and science, while the high school is stronger on completion measures than on test proficiency.
Sandhill Elementary is the district’s top performer: ranked 199 of 1,039 (81st percentile, 4 stars) with a 70.64% proficiency composite and math results far above the state, including 4th grade math at 80.88% versus 52.87%. Notably, it posts those results despite having the district’s highest free/reduced-lunch rate (29.44%) and highest chronic absenteeism (16.4%). Fox Prairie Elementary is the other 4-star school (74th percentile, 66.53% composite), with 4th grade ELA at 74.65% versus 53.87% and 4th grade social studies at 78.87%. River Bluff Middle is the biggest improvement story, climbing from the 39th to the 64th percentile over three years with a 59.60% composite.
Kegonsa Elementary has the district’s lowest chronic absenteeism (8.4%) and its largest year-over-year gain (+6.92 points), plus the top single result in 4th grade social studies (83.33%); however, 5th grade ELA (49.02%) and math (50.00%) trail the state. Stoughton High posts a 98.6% graduation rate and 0.1% dropout rate, with ACT Science at 52.53% versus 43.2%, but ACT math (41.92%) and 10th grade social studies (45.4%) fall below state. Spending and staffing don’t map neatly onto results, so the clearest opportunities are high school math and social studies and Kegonsa’s 5th grade ELA and math.
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