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North Freedom Elementary

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North Freedom Elementary ranks 570 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

570^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

North Freedom Elementary is a small PK–5 school at S4890 County Road I in the village of North Freedom, Wisconsin, serving 103 students as part of the Baraboo School District — substantially smaller than most nearby elementary schools, which range from about 198 to 628 students. In 2025–2026, North Freedom Elementary ranked 570 of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools (45th percentile, 2 stars), placing it just below the state midpoint but above its own district, which ranks 282 of 432 (35th percentile, 2 stars). Its rankings have fluctuated over the past decade rather than steadily rising or falling.

Attendance is the school's clearest strength. Chronic absenteeism was 8.7% in 2024–2025, far below the district's 19.5% and the state's 17.3%, and better than every same-district peer except Spring Hill Elementary (6.3%). Achievement is subject-split. Fifth grade English language arts proficiency was 61.11%, above district and state and higher than nearby Willson Elementary, East Elementary, Al Behrman Elementary, and Lake Delton Elementary. Fourth grade social studies proficiency of 75% is also above the district (67.93%) and state (65.51%).

Math is the main weakness: grades 3–5 all scored below district and state in 2025–2026, with fifth grade math at 38.89% versus about 52.97% district and 51.81% state — lower than all same-district tested peers. The low-income subgroup is the biggest equity concern, falling to the 29th percentile with 1 star, down from the 45th and 40th percentiles in prior years. Because the school has only 103 students, a student or two can move a grade-level percentage by several points, so single-year swings should be read cautiously. Resources look adequate — $15,496 per student and a 10.9 student-teacher ratio, improved from 13.5 in 2022–2023 — suggesting the math gap is instructional rather than structural.

103

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,496

Per pupil spending ?

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

S4890 County Road I
North Freedom, WI 53951

(608) 522-4946

District: Baraboo School District

Students who attend North Freedom Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jack Young Middle
High:	Baraboo High

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.4%

American Indian:

5.8%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Baraboo School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg55%

Wisconsin avg55%

570^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Baraboo School District

282^nd of 432Baraboo 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
2026	51.3	570 of 1039	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.6	635 of 1044	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.1	515 of 1061	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	575 of 1067	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.7	453 of 1067	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	570 of 1050	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.5	440 of 1037	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	528 of 1025	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.3	638 of 1071	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.3	748 of 1075	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.6	467 of 1076	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.7	590 of 1061	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.0	662 of 1053	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	71.3	252 of 1045	75.9%	★★★★☆
2011	62.8	412 of 1046	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.0	294 of 1045	71.9%	★★★★☆
2009	72.7	224 of 1030	78.3%	★★★★☆
2008	74.6	191 of 1021	81.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	572 of 986	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.6	496 of 1001	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	381 of 1011	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.7	175 of 1010	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	409 of 1017	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.8	594 of 1004	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	452 of 1002	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	483 of 997	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	605 of 848	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.8	523 of 870	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	478 of 866	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	402 of 871	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	503 of 859	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	371 of 847	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	445 of 874	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	415 of 854	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	516 of 989	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	691 of 1000	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	529 of 1012	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	672 of 1011	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.0	421 of 1017	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	530 of 1003	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	406 of 1002	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	551 of 997	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	381 of 802	52.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	43.7	446 of 727	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)39th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies75%+9 vs state

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Science50%-3 vs state

Mathematics44%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
North Freedom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	S4890 County Road I	North Freedom	53951	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 522-4946	103	9	10.9	2.9%	88 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	51.3	570^th of 1039 public elementary schools	45.1%		46.6	635^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.2%	65	56.3	50.0	61.1	50.0	45.0	38.9	75.0	50.0	$15,496	$638	$14,858
Willson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	146 Berkley Blvd	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3925	284	24	11.7		226 (79.6%)	8 (2.8%)	20 (7.0%)	6 (2.1%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	64.9	386^th of 1039 public elementary schools	62.8%		57.6	493^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	52.8%	107	60.0	59.2	54.6	62.2	57.1	58.2	77.6	61.2	$15,233	$726	$14,507
West Elementary-Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	707 Center St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3950	35	7	5.0	8.6%	21 (60.0%)	1 (2.9%)	12 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$28,371	$2,821	$25,550
Al Behrman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Mulberry St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3910	278	27	10.1		202 (72.7%)	4 (1.4%)	48 (17.3%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	37.7	740^th of 1039 public elementary schools	28.8%		41.3	709^th of 1044 public elementary schools	32.1%	31	60.0	39.6	51.0	40.0	45.8	47.1	45.8	37.5	$16,473	$1,311	$15,162
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	815 6th St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3920	334	28	11.9		258 (77.2%)	4 (1.2%)	44 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	57.4	495^th of 1039 public elementary schools	52.4%		45.7	645^th of 1044 public elementary schools	38.2%	150	51.0	60.6	49.2	51.0	57.6	57.6	74.2	51.5	$13,913	$975	$12,938
Prairie Ridge Intermediate	Public	3-5	2400 8th St	Reedsburg	53959	Sauk County	Reedsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 768-8942	505	38	13.2	49.7%	394 (78.0%)	5 (1.0%)	78 (15.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	55.1	530^th of 1039 public elementary schools	49.0%		53.2	550^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.3%	20	45.0	56.3	41.7	56.4	70.3	46.0	69.0	63.9	$15,337	$938	$14,399
Pineview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1121 8th St	Reedsburg	53959	Sauk County	Reedsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 768-8932	390	32	12.1	37.2%	312 (80.0%)	6 (1.5%)	39 (10.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)								(n/a)									$15,699	$1,110	$14,588
Lake Delton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 W Delavan St	Lake Delton	53940	Sauk County	Wisconsin Dells School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 253-4391	203	16	13.0	71.9%	95 (46.8%)	4 (2.0%)	87 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	52.5	565^th of 1039 public elementary schools	45.6%		57.5	494^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.7%	71	71.0	43.5	52.4	64.5	39.1	66.7	56.5	34.8	$17,717	$00	$17,717
West Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	401 Alexander Ave	Reedsburg	53959	Sauk County	Reedsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 768-8934	198	20	9.9	61.1%	132 (66.7%)	2 (1.0%)	54 (27.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)								(n/a)									$18,599	$1,083	$17,515
Tower Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	S9033 Denzer Rd	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 643-1997	213	21	10.3	43.7%	157 (73.7%)	3 (1.4%)	49 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	34.1	768^th of 1039 public elementary schools	26.1%		40.5	723^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	30.7%	45	61.5	42.9	35.3	60.0	42.9	23.5	48.6	40.0	$16,582	$1,805	$14,777

Frequently Asked Questions about North Freedom Elementary

What schools do graduates of North Freedom Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Freedom Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jack Young Middle
High : Baraboo High

How many students attend North Freedom Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 103 students attended North Freedom Elementary.

What district is North Freedom Elementary in?

Baraboo School District

Is North Freedom Elementary a good school?

North Freedom Elementary ranks 570^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Freedom Elementary?

Students at North Freedom Elementary are 85% White, 6% American Indian, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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