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Brighton Elementary

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Brighton Elementary ranks 500 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

500^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Brighton Elementary is a PK–8 school serving 196 students in Kansasville, a small rural community in western Racine County, Wisconsin, and it is the only school in the Brighton #1 School District. For families, the headline is a striking long-term slide in statewide standing: Brighton ranked 35th of 1,067 Wisconsin schools (97th percentile, 5 stars) in 2021–2022, but fell to 500th of 1,039 (52nd percentile, 3 stars) by 2025–2026. That places it near the state middle — and mid-pack among nearby schools such as Kansasville Elementary (94th percentile, 5 stars), Yorkville Elementary (89th, 4 stars), Union Grove Elementary (73rd, 4 stars) and Bristol Elementary (73rd, 4 stars).

Test scores remain above state averages: Brighton's 2025–2026 grade-level averages were about 64.7% in English language arts and 62.4% in math, versus roughly 54% statewide, plus 70.2% in social studies and 59.5% in science. Math is the clearest gap versus nearby high performers — Yorkville (81.0%) and Kansasville (82.8%) far outpace Brighton, and Bristol (68.3%) and Union Grove (67.0%) also exceed it. Results also swing sharply by grade. Third grade scored 90.48% in both ELA and math, and eighth grade was strong across all subjects, while fourth-grade ELA (38.1%), fourth-grade math (47.62%) and sixth-grade math (40%) fell below state levels. That pattern points to cohort-specific or transition-year issues rather than a single schoolwide problem.

Brighton has real advantages. Chronic absenteeism in 2024–2025 was just 6.2%, far below Wisconsin's 17.3% and better than most nearby schools, including Kansasville (20.8%) and Yorkville (9.7%). Its free/reduced lunch rate (20.41%) is lower than most peers, and per-student spending ($11,884) is the lowest among the nearby schools listed. One internal concern stands out: effectiveness rankings for female students dropped from the 94th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 37th percentile in 2025–2026, while male students remained at the 69th percentile. The areas worth asking about are math overall, the fourth- and sixth-grade dips, and that gender gap.

196

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,884

Per pupil spending ?

20.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 248th Ave
Kansasville, WI 53139-9626

(262) 878-2191

District: Brighton #1 School District

Students who attend Brighton Elementary usually attend:

High:

Central High

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.3%

Hispanic:

6.6%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (63% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

Wisconsin avg55%

Elementary school

500^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 36 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

190^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

182^nd of 432Brighton #1 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	500 of 1039	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.2	296 of 1044	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	111 of 1061	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	67 of 1067	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	35 of 1067	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	28 of 1050	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	96 of 1037	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	105 of 1025	89.8%	★★★★☆
2017	87.3	71 of 1071	93.4%	★★★★★
2016	82.6	128 of 1075	88.1%	★★★★☆
2015	90.6	12 of 1076	98.9%	★★★★★
2014	85.1	67 of 1061	93.7%	★★★★★
2013	81.7	94 of 1053	91.1%	★★★★★
2012	83.2	36 of 1045	96.6%	★★★★★
2011	73.9	193 of 1046	81.5%	★★★★☆
2010	84.8	33 of 1045	96.8%	★★★★★
2009	75.8	167 of 1030	83.8%	★★★★☆
2008	87.1	13 of 1021	98.7%	★★★★★
2005	83.4	40 of 632	93.7%	★★★★★
2004	80.4	93 of 633	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	624 of 986	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.7	378 of 1001	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.8	62 of 1011	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	30 of 1010	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	6 of 1017	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	66 of 1004	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	79.3	135 of 1002	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	189 of 997	81.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	310 of 989	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.9	231 of 1000	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	159 of 1012	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	144 of 1011	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	57 of 1017	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	28 of 1003	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.7	115 of 1002	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	45 of 997	95.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	57.4	310 of 727	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	123 of 718	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	41 of 686	94.0%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	190 of 643	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	123 of 628	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	97 of 641	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	117 of 640	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	91.5	27 of 617	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	35 of 613	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	50 of 594	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	22 of 579	96.2%	★★★★★
2017	96.3	8 of 612	98.7%	★★★★★
2016	96.7	4 of 609	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	78.2	78 of 612	87.3%	★★★★☆
2014	73.5	103 of 585	82.4%	★★★★☆
2013	86.3	27 of 569	95.3%	★★★★★
2012	85.6	13 of 559	97.7%	★★★★★
2011	77.7	45 of 549	91.8%	★★★★★
2010	79.1	43 of 539	92.0%	★★★★★
2009	78.7	39 of 521	92.5%	★★★★★
2008	81.1	26 of 519	95.0%	★★★★★
2005	86.8	3 of 332	99.1%	★★★★★
2004	82.9	17 of 324	94.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	49 of 572	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	84.7	56 of 573	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.4	79 of 580	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	80 of 579	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.7	27 of 576	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	82.7	57 of 574	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	37 of 557	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	74.5	95 of 551	82.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	70.0	92 of 525	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	16 of 489	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	352 of 575	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.5	233 of 577	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	134 of 585	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	114 of 591	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	96.9	6 of 577	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	32 of 572	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	81.2	59 of 557	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	95.2	8 of 551	98.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	78.8	50 of 393	87.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2026)69th percentile+17 vs school

White (2024)57th percentile-32 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile-15 vs school

Middle school

Female (2026)91st percentile+21 vs school

White (2021)87th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)39th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies69%+4 vs state

English Language Arts64%+10 vs state

Mathematics62%+8 vs state

Science59%+6 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 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
Brighton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1200 248th Ave	Kansasville	53139	Racine County	Brighton #1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 878-2191	196	13	14.6	20.4%	179 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	57	500^th of 1039 public elementary schools	51.9%		71.2	296^th of 1044 public elementary schools	71.6%	204	90.5	38.1	73.7	50.0	69.2	66.7	90.5	47.6	52.6	40.0	76.9	66.7	57.1	83.3	52.4	66.7	$11,884	$212	$11,672
Kansasville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4101 S Beaumont Ave	Kansasville	53139	Racine County	Dover #1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 878-3773	81	8	10.6	44.4%	64 (79.0%)	1 (1.2%)	13 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	88.1	59^th of 1039 public elementary schools	94.3%		85	94^th of 1044 public elementary schools	91.0%	35			90.0	73.3	75.0	66.7			80.0	73.3	100.0	77.8		66.7		55.6	$16,500	$1,137	$15,363
Union Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1745 Milldrum St	Union Grove	53182	Racine County	Union Grove J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 878-2015	886	57	15.6	28.2%	718 (81.0%)	9 (1.0%)	104 (11.7%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.9%)	72.5	281^st of 1039 public elementary schools	73.0%		75.4	230^th of 1044 public elementary schools	78.0%	51	61.6	60.6	56.1	67.0	66.0	64.2	69.8	72.7	60.2	61.0	68.0	70.5	87.9	69.5	63.6	61.1	$13,018	$328	$12,690
Paris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1901 176th Ave	Kenosha	53144	Kenosha County	Paris J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 859-2350	251	16	15.5	14.3%	225 (89.6%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	64.6	389^th of 1039 public elementary schools	62.6%		73.4	261^st of 1044 public elementary schools	75.0%	128	63.0	66.7	53.6	53.3	57.7	77.4	92.6	66.7	50.0	43.3	50.0	54.8	81.5	77.4	55.6	71.0	$13,777	$804	$12,974
Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	8828 Antioch Rd	Salem	53168	Kenosha County	Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 843-2356	936	65	14.4	32.4%	784 (83.8%)	17 (1.8%)	93 (9.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.2%)	49.3	602^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	42.1%		54.8	533^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	48.9%	69	42.7	43.5	53.6	55.2	58.8	47.0	51.0	47.8	45.5	61.5	62.8	69.0	65.2	61.6	55.4	53.5	$15,295	$491	$14,803
Bristol Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	20121 83rd St	Bristol	53104	Kenosha County	Bristol #1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 857-2334	830	55	15.1	18.3%	702 (84.6%)	8 (1.0%)	63 (7.6%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.9%)	72.6	279^th of 1039 public elementary schools	73.1%		67.4	359^th of 1044 public elementary schools	65.6%	80	62.0	50.6	64.5	81.6	65.0	79.3	69.6	58.1	65.6	77.3	60.0	79.3	73.3	80.2	60.5	72.6	$13,449	$247	$13,201
Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Prosser St	Silver Lake	53170	Kenosha County	Silver Lake J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 889-4384	449	30	14.8	32.7%	376 (83.7%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	58.7	458^th of 1039 public elementary schools	55.9%		65.2	378^th of 1044 public elementary schools	63.8%	80	54.6	52.9	63.0	76.9	85.4	75.6	47.7	50.0	42.6	64.1	65.9	48.9	64.7	71.1	61.8	57.8	$13,496	$2,904	$10,592
Yorkville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	18621 Washington Ave	Union Grove	53182	Racine County	Yorkville J2 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 878-3759	465	32	14.4	25.4%	379 (81.5%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (10.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	83.6	110^th of 1039 public elementary schools	89.4%		77.4	201^st of 1044 public elementary schools	80.7%	91	79.5	62.5	64.4	66.7	64.9	69.0	87.2	72.5	68.9	85.4	87.7	84.5	90.0	81.0	77.5	60.3	$14,431	$297	$14,134
Wheatland Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6606 368th Ave	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Wheatland J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 537-2216	644	41	15.5	33.1%	585 (90.8%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.2%)	55.4	525^th of 1039 public elementary schools	49.5%		60.3	456^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.3%	69	50.0	54.1	55.6	52.3	72.1	75.8	62.9	43.2	58.7	53.9	68.9	69.4	70.3	75.8	55.4	66.1	$13,307	$342	$12,965
Waller Elementary	Public	K-4	195 Gardner Ave	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 763-0185	247	18	13.7	38.5%	197 (79.8%)	2 (0.8%)	38 (15.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	66.5	365^th of 1039 public elementary schools	64.9%		74.3	248^th of 1044 public elementary schools	76.2%	117	61.7	57.8					59.6	64.4					71.1		64.4		$15,874	$765	$15,109

Frequently Asked Questions about Brighton Elementary

What schools do graduates of Brighton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brighton Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Central High

What district is Brighton Elementary in?

Brighton #1 School District

What is the racial makeup of Brighton Elementary?

Students at Brighton Elementary are 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Brighton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 196 students attended Brighton Elementary.

Is Brighton Elementary a good school?

Brighton Elementary ranks 500^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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