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Pecatonica Elementary

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Pecatonica Elementary ranks 594 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

594^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Pecatonica Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hollandale, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 179 students. The school is part of the Pecatonica Area School District, which is ranked 171 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pecatonica Elementary has shown a mixed performance, with strengths in 3rd-grade academic achievement, where its proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were generally higher than the state averages. However, the school's proficiency rates in 4th and 5th grades were lower than the state averages, indicating potential room for improvement in the upper elementary grades. The school has also experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.7% in 2022-2023 to 17.7% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Pecatonica Elementary stands out with its high performance for low-income students, ranking in the top 5% of Wisconsin elementary schools in this category, while the nearby schools, such as Darlington Elementary/Middle, New Glarus Elementary, and Mineral Point Elementary, have lower rankings for this subgroup. However, the school has also seen significant differences in the performance of its student subgroups, with male students consistently outperforming female students.

171

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,542

Per pupil spending ?

36.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 School Rd
Hollandale, WI 53544-9518

(608) 523-4283

District: Pecatonica Area School District

Students who attend Pecatonica Elementary usually attend:

High:

Pecatonica High

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.7%

Two or more races:

2.3%

Hispanic:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

Wisconsin avg54%

594^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

171^st of 426Pecatonica 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	49.0	594 of 1044	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.6	571 of 1061	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	78.5	184 of 1067	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	339 of 1067	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	450 of 1050	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	520 of 1037	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	535 of 1025	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.5	814 of 1071	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.9	799 of 1075	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	49.5	634 of 1076	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.7	556 of 1061	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	607 of 1053	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.7	665 of 1045	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.1	613 of 1046	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.4	736 of 1045	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	57.0	521 of 1030	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.5	489 of 1021	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.5	357 of 712	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	754 of 1001	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	702 of 1011	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.9	249 of 1010	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	386 of 1017	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	654 of 1004	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	588 of 1002	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	513 of 997	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	336 of 870	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	271 of 866	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.3	44 of 871	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	67.0	206 of 859	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	28 of 847	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	54.4	369 of 874	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	267 of 854	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	333 of 1000	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	306 of 1012	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.1	110 of 1011	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	280 of 1017	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	204 of 1003	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	457 of 1002	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	455 of 997	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	311 of 802	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	484 of 790	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	643 of 718	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	526 of 727	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.1	247 of 715	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	276 of 704	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.3	472 of 699	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	513 of 718	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	496 of 686	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)67th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies62%~ state avg

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Mathematics51%-3 vs state

Science48%-3 vs state

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pecatonica Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 School Rd	Hollandale	53544	Iowa County	Pecatonica Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 523-4283	171	19	9.0	36.8%	162 (94.7%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	49	594^th of 1044 public elementary schools	43.1%		54.6	571^st of 1061 public elementary schools	46.2%	23	76.7	44.8	33.3				70.0	44.8	36.7				62.1		48.3		$15,542	$1,151	$14,391
Barneveld Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	304 S Jones St	Barneveld	53507	Iowa County	Barneveld School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 924-4711	229	17	13.3	13.1%	216 (94.3%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	85.7	82^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	92.1%		70.7	307^th of 1061 public elementary schools	71.1%	225	78.8	66.7	63.9				87.9	88.9	86.1				74.1		70.4		$12,304	$520	$11,786
Argyle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14665 State Road 78	Argyle	53504	Lafayette County	Argyle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 543-3318	150	15	10.2	36.7%	133 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	72.5	279^th of 1044 public elementary schools	73.3%		77.8	191^st of 1061 public elementary schools	82.0%	88	71.4	63.0	71.4				57.1	77.8	76.2				70.4		48.2		$15,904	$1,139	$14,765
Dodgeville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	404 N Johnson St	Dodgeville	53533	Iowa County	Dodgeville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 935-3307	385	33	11.7	33.0%	322 (83.6%)	4 (1.0%)	27 (7.0%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	63.3	407^th of 1044 public elementary schools	61.0%		70.6	312^th of 1061 public elementary schools	70.6%	95	61.3	62.5					63.2	71.9					54.7		51.6		$17,140	$697	$16,444
Mineral Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 Cothern St	Mineral Point	53565	Iowa County	Mineral Point Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 987-0711	377	28	13.3	20.4%	355 (94.2%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	77.3	203^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	80.6%		75.7	227^th of 1061 public elementary schools	78.6%	24	65.2	67.4	60.0				57.6	72.1	74.6				88.4		79.1		$13,617	$566	$13,051
Mount Horeb Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	300 Spellman St	Mount Horeb	53572	Dane County	Mount Horeb Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 437-7606	160	11	14.4	13.8%	137 (85.6%)	1 (0.6%)	11 (6.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)								(n/a)																	$13,194	$232	$12,963
Mount Horeb Primary Center	Public	1-2	207 Academy St	Mount Horeb	53572	Dane County	Mount Horeb Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 437-7506	269	23	11.5	13.8%	239 (88.8%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (4.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)								(n/a)																	$11,880	$329	$11,551
Mount Horeb Intermediate	Public	3-5	200 Hanneman St	Mount Horeb	53572	Dane County	Mount Horeb Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 437-7406	508	36	14.0	14.4%	446 (87.8%)	5 (1.0%)	27 (5.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	78	191^st of 1044 public elementary schools	81.7%		75.9	220^th of 1061 public elementary schools	79.3%	29	67.7	67.1	64.1				69.5	72.5	67.9				77.9		64.4		$11,810	$283	$11,527
New Glarus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19 14th Avenue	New Glarus	53574	Green County	New Glarus School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 527-2410	419	29	14.4	20.0%	376 (89.7%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	77.9	194^th of 1044 public elementary schools	81.4%		81.6	139^th of 1061 public elementary schools	86.9%	55	68.8	67.1	66.7				70.3	62.2	72.9				81.7		64.6		$11,130	$233	$10,898
Darlington Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	11630 Center Hill Road	Darlington	53530	Lafayette County	Darlington Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 776-4021	636	45	14.1	48.4%	408 (64.2%)	0 (0.0%)	220 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	53.2	549^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.4%		49.6	626^th of 1061 public elementary schools	41.0%	77	52.2	39.6	55.1	56.5	45.9	66.7	58.6	43.6	66.7	57.1	45.9	60.9	63.6	70.3	40.0	70.3	$11,558	$883	$10,675

Frequently Asked Questions about Pecatonica Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Pecatonica Elementary?

Students at Pecatonica Elementary are 95% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Pecatonica Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 171 students attended Pecatonica Elementary.

What district is Pecatonica Elementary in?

Pecatonica Area School District

Is Pecatonica Elementary a good school?

Pecatonica Elementary ranks 594^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Pecatonica Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pecatonica Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Pecatonica High

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