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Adams-Friendship Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

832^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Adams-Friendship Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the small town of Adams, Wisconsin. With consistently low academic performance and high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism, this school has faced significant challenges over the past decade.

According to the data, Adams-Friendship Elementary has ranked in the bottom quarter of Wisconsin elementary schools for the past 10 years, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance lags far behind the state average, with only 27.59% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 52.14%. Similar gaps exist in math, social studies, and science. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 26.4% over the past few years, notably higher than the state average.

In contrast, nearby schools in the Mauston School District and the Westfield School District generally outperform Adams-Friendship Elementary on academic measures and have lower rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. Addressing the specific challenges faced by Adams-Friendship Elementary, such as the high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism, will likely be crucial for driving sustainable improvements in student outcomes.

486

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,083

Per pupil spending ?

67.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 N Pierce St
Adams, WI 53910

(608) 339-3016

District: Adams-Friendship Area School District

Students who attend Adams-Friendship Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Adams-Friendship Middle
High:	Adams-Friendship High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.3%

Hispanic:

9.7%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (39% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Wisconsin avg55%

832^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

403^rd of 426Adams-Friendship Area School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	832 of 1044	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	834 of 1061	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	834 of 1067	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	873 of 1067	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	831 of 1050	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	852 of 1037	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	877 of 1025	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.8	924 of 1071	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	868 of 1075	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.2	862 of 1076	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.3	891 of 1061	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.4	849 of 1053	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.8	947 of 1045	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.9	951 of 1046	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	25.8	890 of 1045	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.7	877 of 1030	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.4	832 of 1021	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.9	470 of 689	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	19.0	615 of 712	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.4	548 of 633	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	843 of 1001	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	765 of 1011	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	778 of 1010	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	763 of 1017	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	785 of 1004	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	826 of 1002	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	866 of 997	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	23.4	269 of 331	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	77.9	53 of 290	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	39.5	166 of 296	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	727 of 870	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	608 of 866	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	736 of 871	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	741 of 859	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	621 of 847	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	741 of 874	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	811 of 854	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	720 of 1000	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	805 of 1012	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	776 of 1011	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	864 of 1017	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	800 of 1003	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	815 of 1002	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	832 of 997	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	589 of 802	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	527 of 790	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.7	630 of 770	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	647 of 748	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	694 of 746	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	640 of 742	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	661 of 721	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	679 of 718	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	684 of 727	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	682 of 715	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	678 of 704	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	661 of 699	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	693 of 718	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	663 of 686	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)19th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies49%-14 vs state

Mathematics43%-12 vs state

English Language Arts33%-19 vs state

Science33%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Adams-Friendship Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Adams-Friendship Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 N Pierce St	Adams	53910	Adams County	Adams-Friendship Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 339-3016	486	42	11.5	67.3%	400 (82.3%)	7 (1.4%)	47 (9.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	26.4	832^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	20.3%		27.3	834^th of 1061 public elementary schools	21.4%	2	27.6	40.0		37.9	48.0		49.3	33.3	$15,083	$2,494	$12,588
Necedah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 S Main St	Necedah	54646	Juneau County	Necedah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 565-2256	244	26	9.4		227 (93.0%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	39.5	734^th of 1044 public elementary schools	29.7%		40	725^th of 1061 public elementary schools	31.7%	9	36.1	51.5	37.0	38.9	60.6	18.5	60.6	54.6	$16,165	$1,859	$14,305
N-Vision Learning Center	Public, Charter	1-5	1801 S Main St	Necedah	54646	Juneau County	Necedah Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 565-2256	70	4	15.9	4.3%	64 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	23.4	850^th of 1044 public elementary schools	18.6%		45.4	678^th of 1061 public elementary schools	36.1%	172	18.8	50.0	46.7	18.8	35.7	20.0	57.1	21.4	$13,353	$2,033	$11,319
Coloma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 N Linden St	Coloma	54930	Waushara County	Westfield School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 228-2851	100	9	11.1	47.0%	88 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	55.4	525^th of 1044 public elementary schools	49.7%		68.3	351^st of 1061 public elementary schools	66.9%	174	26.7	62.5	53.3	66.7	56.3	53.3	56.3	62.5	$13,105	$1,019	$12,087
Westfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	329 Hawk Ln	Westfield	53964	Marquette County	Westfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 296-2224	275	24	11.4	55.6%	238 (86.5%)	7 (2.5%)	22 (8.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	40	729^th of 1044 public elementary schools	30.2%		48.3	638^th of 1061 public elementary schools	39.9%	91	19.4	44.4	46.3	25.7	64.4	41.5	66.7	44.4	$13,580	$1,019	$12,562
Oxford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	222 S Franklin Ave	Oxford	53952	Marquette County	Westfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 586-5131	128	11	11.6	43.8%	106 (82.8%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	41.6	707^th of 1044 public elementary schools	32.3%		37.4	758^th of 1061 public elementary schools	28.6%	51	43.8	47.6	22.2	37.5	47.6	38.9	66.7	61.9	$13,436	$1,019	$12,418
Lyndon Station Elementary	Public	1-4	200 Hoehn Dr	Lyndon Station	53944	Juneau County	Mauston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 666-2341	29	2	13.8	69.0%	25 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)	72.4	284^th of 1044 public elementary schools	72.8%		40.2	723^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	31.9%	439		71.4			85.7		100.0	28.6	$12,011	$897	$11,114
West Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	512 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 847-1828	256	18	14.0	68.4%	218 (85.2%)	4 (1.6%)	21 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)								(n/a)									$15,941	$775	$15,165
Mauston Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	512 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 847-5451	96	5	20.0	34.4%	76 (79.2%)	3 (3.1%)	6 (6.3%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.4%)	35.6	763^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	26.9%		35.5	776^th of 1061 public elementary schools	26.9%	13	55.6	50.0	16.7	50.0	16.7	16.7	50.0	33.3	$10,891	$2,221	$8,670
Grayside Elementary	Public	3-5	510 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 847-5616	244	15	16.1	55.7%	215 (88.1%)	3 (1.2%)	15 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	42.7	687^th of 1044 public elementary schools	34.2%		33.4	791^st of 1061 public elementary schools	25.4%	104	48.1	44.4	33.3	48.1	46.0	34.6	69.8	63.5	$14,723	$1,324	$13,400

Frequently Asked Questions about Adams-Friendship Elementary

How many students attend Adams-Friendship Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended Adams-Friendship Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Adams-Friendship Elementary?

Students at Adams-Friendship Elementary are 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Adams-Friendship Elementary attend?

Students who attend Adams-Friendship Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Adams-Friendship Middle
High : Adams-Friendship High

Is Adams-Friendship Elementary a good school?

Adams-Friendship Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.3% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Adams-Friendship Elementary in?

Adams-Friendship Area School District

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