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Fennimore Elementary

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Fennimore Elementary ranks 352 nd of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

352^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Fennimore Elementary is a PK–5 public school serving about 380 students in the small rural community of Fennimore in southwestern Wisconsin, part of the Fennimore Community School District. The school ranks 352nd of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2025–2026 — about the 66th percentile, with 3 stars — while the district sits higher, at about the 79th percentile with 4 stars. Recent years have swung: 2024–2025 was a standout at the 87th percentile and 4 stars, and years before that ranged from the 50th to the 65th percentile.

Achievement is consistently above the state average in every tested subject and grade, with an average proficiency of roughly 62.7% versus about 54.8% statewide. Social studies is a particular strength at 82% proficiency in 4th grade — the highest among nearby schools reporting those results — and science is also solid at 60%. Compared with neighbors, Fennimore clearly outperforms Boscobel Elementary, Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle, Highland Community Elementary, and River Ridge Elementary, and it is more consistent across grade levels than Wauzeka Elementary or Riverdale Elementary. It also serves low-income and special education students at a high level relative to statewide peers — the 90th and 84th percentiles respectively in 2025–2026. Chronic absenteeism is low and stable at 6.0%, far below the state's 17.3%.

Watch items include the drop from the exceptional 2024–2025 peak, and a decline for male students, from the 82nd percentile to the 55th. Per-student spending of $15,165 is lower than most nearby schools, yet results remain above state averages — suggesting efficient use of resources.

380

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,165

Per pupil spending ?

46.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

68%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

830 Madison St
Fennimore, WI 53809-1432

(608) 822-3285

District: Fennimore Community School District

Students who attend Fennimore Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fennimore Middle
High:	Fennimore High

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.0%

Hispanic:

8.4%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Wisconsin median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

Wisconsin avg55%

352^nd of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

91^st of 432Fennimore Community 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	67.3	352 of 1039	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	81.6	140 of 1044	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	367 of 1061	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	443 of 1067	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	496 of 1067	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	530 of 1050	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.1	223 of 1037	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	159 of 1025	84.5%	★★★★☆
2017	72.7	252 of 1071	76.5%	★★★★☆
2016	55.0	512 of 1075	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.0	219 of 1076	79.6%	★★★★☆
2014	67.3	300 of 1061	71.7%	★★★★☆
2013	73.5	203 of 1053	80.7%	★★★★☆
2012	72.2	227 of 1045	78.3%	★★★★☆
2011	62.7	415 of 1046	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.0	546 of 1045	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.0	323 of 1030	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.7	501 of 1021	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	234 of 986	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	82.2	103 of 1001	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	447 of 1011	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	548 of 1010	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.3	444 of 1017	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	414 of 1004	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	198 of 1002	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	138 of 997	86.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	82 of 848	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	88.1	35 of 870	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	63.6	259 of 866	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	227 of 871	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	306 of 859	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	355 of 847	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	288 of 874	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.5	167 of 854	80.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	447 of 989	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.4	176 of 1000	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	281 of 1012	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	172 of 1011	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.8	504 of 1017	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	615 of 1003	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.7	253 of 1002	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	193 of 997	80.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	126 of 791	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	89.4	33 of 802	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	61.9	244 of 790	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.6	99 of 770	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	263 of 748	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	329 of 746	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.2	66 of 742	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	30 of 721	95.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	37.5	481 of 699	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	77.5	107 of 686	84.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2026)84th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)76th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile-11 vs school

White (2021)31st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies82%+16 vs state

Mathematics62%+9 vs state

Science60%+7 vs state

English Language Arts58%+5 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fennimore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	830 Madison St	Fennimore	53809	Grant County	Fennimore Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 822-3285	380	32	11.7	46.6%	342 (90.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	67.3	352^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	66.1%		81.6	140^th of 1044 public elementary schools	86.6%	212	58.2	56.0	60.0				65.5	60.0	60.0				82.0		60.0		68%		$15,165	$1,091	$14,074
Winskill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	861 W Maple St	Lancaster	53813	Grant County	Lancaster Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 723-4066	435	37	11.7	38.6%	411 (94.5%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	72.1	285^th of 1039 public elementary schools	72.6%		81.2	143^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	86.3%	142	55.7	61.6	82.1				80.0	56.2	87.5				68.5		60.3		89%		$16,804	$688	$16,117
Boscobel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Buchanan St	Boscobel	53805	Grant County	Boscobel Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 375-4165	311	30	10.3	58.8%	288 (92.6%)	5 (1.6%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	51.1	576^th of 1039 public elementary schools	44.6%		66.7	365^th of 1044 public elementary schools	65.0%	211	38.9	54.0	54.8				52.8	56.0	59.5				66.0		44.0		80%		$18,682	$1,218	$17,463
Wauzeka Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 E Main St	Wauzeka	53826	Crawford County	Wauzeka-Steuben School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 875-5311	112	11	10.5	51.8%	106 (94.6%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	60.7	436^th of 1039 public elementary schools	58.0%		74.3	246^th of 1044 public elementary schools	76.4%	190	81.8	43.8	50.0				90.9	31.3	88.9				68.8		56.3		60%		$13,480	$491	$12,988
Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	498 County Road IG	Livingston	53554	Iowa County	Iowa-Grant School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 943-6313	423	37	11.5	45.4%	383 (90.5%)	4 (0.9%)	30 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	50.3	589^th of 1039 public elementary schools	43.3%		49.4	592^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	43.3%	3	41.7	40.4	48.7	69.8	32.7	42.6	41.7	42.6	81.1	76.7	73.5	57.4	55.3	53.7	46.8	44.4	87%		$16,937	$1,184	$15,753
Highland Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1030 Cardinal Dr	Highland	53543	Iowa County	Highland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 929-4525	124	11	11.1	41.1%	106 (85.5%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	47.8	625^th of 1039 public elementary schools	39.8%		36.3	756^th of 1044 public elementary schools	27.6%	131	60.0	50.0	38.9				66.7	50.0	27.8				75.0		50.0		≥ 95%		$18,213	$1,405	$16,809
River Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	11165 County Highway P	Patch Grove	53817	Grant County	River Ridge School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 994-2715	190	16	11.5	46.8%	172 (90.5%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	49	610^th of 1039 public elementary schools	41.3%		67.5	354^th of 1044 public elementary schools	66.1%	256	35.7	60.0					42.9	54.3					71.4		48.6		≥ 95%		$19,737	$830	$18,908
Riverdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	800 N 6th St	Muscoda	53573	Grant County	Riverdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 739-3101	337	28	12.1	56.4%	308 (91.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)	58.1	480^th of 1039 public elementary schools	53.8%		61.1	442^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	57.7%	38	39.0	57.1	49.0	66.7			58.5	54.3	64.7	60.6			62.9		62.9		77%		$16,231	$739	$15,492
Westview Elementary	Public	1-4	1201 W Camp St	Platteville	53818	Grant County	Platteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 342-4050	443	32	13.8	43.8%	332 (74.9%)	25 (5.6%)	48 (10.8%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	74.4	250^th of 1039 public elementary schools	75.9%		76.4	214^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.5%	36	59.1	69.2					64.5	70.0					78.3		65.8				$14,091	$1,041	$13,050
Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	425 Broadway St	Platteville	53818	Grant County	Platteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 342-4040	205	17	11.8	47.8%	153 (74.6%)	14 (6.8%)	21 (10.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)								(n/a)																	80%		$15,734	$873	$14,861

Frequently Asked Questions about Fennimore Elementary

Is Fennimore Elementary a good school?

Fennimore Elementary ranks 352^nd of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Fennimore Elementary in?

Fennimore Community School District

What schools do graduates of Fennimore Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fennimore Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fennimore Middle
High : Fennimore High

How many students attend Fennimore Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Fennimore Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fennimore Elementary?

Students at Fennimore Elementary are 90% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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