Summary:
The Stoughton Area School District in Wisconsin serves elementary students across three K–5 schools — Fox Prairie Elementary (443 students), Sandhill Elementary (411 students), and Kegonsa Elementary (304 students) — with a combined enrollment of 1,158. The district itself ranks 133 of 432 Wisconsin districts, placing it in the 69th percentile with 3 stars.
Sandhill Elementary is the academic standout, ranking 199 of 1,039 schools (81st percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–26 and improving steadily over three years. It scored above the district in every ELA and math grade level, with average math proficiency near 76.3%, and has the highest per-student spending ($16,637) and smallest classes (13.8 students per teacher). Fox Prairie Elementary is also strong (74th percentile, 4 stars) and shines in 4th-grade ELA at 74.65% proficient, well above the state's 53.87%, but its math scores dropped in all three tested grades. Kegonsa Elementary ranks lowest (62nd percentile, 3 stars) yet improved sharply from 48% the prior year, posting the top single result in the group at 83.33% in 4th-grade social studies.
Attendance and achievement don't move together here: Kegonsa Elementary has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 8.4% (below the district's 13.5% and the state's 17.3%) but the lowest test scores, while Sandhill Elementary has the highest absenteeism at 16.4% and the best results. Poverty rates and spending don't explain outcomes either — the highest free/reduced lunch rate and spending sit alongside the strongest academics. All three schools were at or above state averages in most 2025–26 tests, except Kegonsa's 5th-grade ELA (49.02%) and math (50.00%).
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