Waterford Graded J1 School District

Waterford Graded J1 School District is a four-school Wisconsin district serving about 1,473 students across three elementary buildings — Trailside Elementary (PK–1), Woodfield Elementary (grades 2–3), and Evergreen Elementary (grades 4–5) — plus Fox River Middle (grades 6–8). The district ranks 97th of 432 districts, in the 78th percentile with 4 stars, and its elementary results beat state proficiency in every reported subject and grade in 2024–25. The middle school is the largest building at 510 students, about 34.6% of enrollment; the three elementaries are close in size, averaging roughly 321 students each.

Among the schools, Woodfield Elementary is the clear academic standout, exceeding district and state in all eight 2024–25 tested areas — 3rd grade math at 82.14% proficient and 4th grade social studies at 85.00%, which is 21.35 points above state. Evergreen Elementary shows the strongest upward trend, rising from 64th percentile with 3 stars to 75th percentile with 4 stars, with 4th grade math at 72.85%; its soft spot is 5th grade ELA, slightly below state. Fox River Middle is a math strength, posting 66.04% to 69.88% proficiency across grades 6–8, though results have softened from a very strong prior year. Trailside Elementary is the relative laggard, down to 54th percentile and 3 stars in 2024–25, with 4th grade ELA and science both at 44.19%, though its 3rd grade results were above state.

Chronic absenteeism is a district-wide strength: 9.0% districtwide versus 17.3% statewide, with every school below the state average — lowest at Fox River Middle and Woodfield Elementary (8.5%) and highest at Trailside Elementary (9.9%). Resources vary: Evergreen spends the most per student at $15,003, while Fox River Middle spends the least at $13,735 with the highest student/teacher ratio at 16.0, yet still produces strong math outcomes. Because grades are split across buildings, not every school tests the same subjects in the same year, so comparisons are best read as trends.