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Barrie Elementary

Q: Is Barrie Elementary a good school?

Barrie Elementary ranks 167 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

167^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Barrie Elementary is a K–5 public school in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, serving 212 students as part of the Fort Atkinson School District, which ranks 112th of 432 districts statewide. Barrie is currently ranked 167th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools—the 84th percentile, with 4 stars—its best result since 2016–2017. That is a big rebound: the school sat at the 57th percentile in 2023–2024 and the 69th in 2024–2025 before climbing to 84th. Among Fort Atkinson elementary schools, Barrie ranks second, behind Luther Elementary (89th percentile) but ahead of Rockwell Elementary (77th) and Purdy Elementary (53rd).

On the 2025–2026 Forward Exam, Barrie scored above state averages in every subject and grade reported. Grade 4 is the standout: 80.95% proficient in ELA, 76.19% in math, 83.33% in social studies, and 73.81% in science—all above district and state averages. Grade 3 is the relative weak spot, with ELA and math below the district average and behind Rockwell, Luther, and Purdy, though still above state levels. Nearby, Barrie outpaces Lincoln Elementary and Washington Elementary in Whitewater and is competitive with Cambridge Elementary and Lake Mills Elementary, though Cambridge posted higher Grade 3 math, Grade 5 math, and Grade 4 social studies.

Barrie's effectiveness with specific student groups has improved dramatically: low-income students rose from the 38th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 87th in 2025–2026, and special education students from the 37th to the 82nd. Chronic absenteeism was just 4.7% in 2024–2025, well below the district's 5.3% and the state's 17.3%, though Rockwell (1.5%) and Luther (0.8%) were lower. The school spends $18,838 per student—less than Rockwell, Luther, and Purdy—while its student-teacher ratio of 11.1 is the highest among same-district elementary schools. Because grade-level groups are small, a few students can shift percentages noticeably, so the multi-year trend matters more than any single result.

212

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,838

Per pupil spending ?

27.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Harriette St
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-1510

(920) 563-7817

District: Fort Atkinson School District

Students who attend Barrie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fort Atkinson Middle
High:	Fort Atkinson High

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.4%

Hispanic:

16.0%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (72% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg68%

Wisconsin avg55%

167^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Fort Atkinson School District

112^th of 432Fort Atkinson 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	79.6	167 of 1039	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	69.5	322 of 1044	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	455 of 1061	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.1	217 of 1067	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	219 of 1067	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	257 of 1050	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	305 of 1037	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	209 of 1025	79.6%	★★★★☆
2017	78.8	167 of 1071	84.4%	★★★★☆
2016	84.0	114 of 1075	89.4%	★★★★☆
2015	74.1	217 of 1076	79.8%	★★★★☆
2014	78.2	148 of 1061	86.1%	★★★★☆
2013	82.9	82 of 1053	92.2%	★★★★★
2012	69.6	286 of 1045	72.6%	★★★★☆
2011	65.6	357 of 1046	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.6	353 of 1045	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.4	265 of 1030	74.3%	★★★★☆
2008	67.6	331 of 1021	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	84.5	54 of 712	92.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	156 of 986	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	66.7	336 of 1001	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	415 of 1011	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.4	102 of 1010	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	222 of 1017	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	338 of 1004	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.1	179 of 1002	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	119 of 997	88.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	110 of 848	87.0%	★★★★☆
2025	47.1	477 of 870	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	533 of 866	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	80.8	74 of 871	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	66.8	209 of 859	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	52.1	378 of 847	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	384 of 874	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	343 of 854	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	193 of 989	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	69.5	307 of 1000	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	460 of 1012	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	423 of 1011	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.9	247 of 1017	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	201 of 1003	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	413 of 1002	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	308 of 997	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	145 of 791	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	37.8	507 of 802	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	500 of 790	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.9	685 of 746	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	79.1	83 of 742	88.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	217 of 697	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.0	368 of 718	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	348 of 727	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	260 of 715	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	306 of 704	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	289 of 699	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	247 of 718	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	222 of 686	67.6%	★★★☆☆

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)87th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)80th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies83%+18 vs state

Science74%+20 vs state

Mathematics70%+17 vs state

English Language Arts69%+16 vs state

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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

My son attended Barrie Elementary. The teachers were excellent. I feel he was well prepared for middle school. Close Quote

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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
Barrie Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Harriette St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 563-7817	212	19	11.1	27.4%	164 (77.4%)	3 (1.4%)	34 (16.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	79.6	167^th of 1039 public elementary schools	83.9%		69.5	322^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	69.2%	155	59.0	81.0	63.2	64.1	76.2	68.4	83.3	73.8	$18,838	$480	$18,358
Rockwell Elementary	Public	K-5	821 Monroe St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7818	197	19	10.3	28.9%	139 (70.6%)	6 (3.0%)	41 (20.8%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	75.6	235^th of 1039 public elementary schools	77.4%		85.5	86^th of 1044 public elementary schools	91.8%	149	71.9	62.9	63.9	71.9	68.6	66.7	74.3	65.7	$20,029	$628	$19,402
Luther Elementary	Public	K-5	205 Park St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 568-4465	238	22	10.6	44.5%	157 (66.0%)	2 (0.8%)	66 (27.7%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	82.8	119^th of 1039 public elementary schools	88.5%		76.5	213^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.6%	94	61.4	78.1	70.3	68.2	87.8	73.0	87.8	70.7	$20,884	$721	$20,162
Purdy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	719 S Main St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7822	233	23	10.1	33.9%	176 (75.5%)	4 (1.7%)	45 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	57.5	493^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	52.6%		60.1	458^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.1%	35	70.3	55.6	60.0	70.3	38.9	52.0	61.1	50.0	$21,864	$749	$21,115
West Elementary	Public	K-5	900 W Milwaukee St	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 675-1200	233	24	9.6	62.2%	129 (55.4%)	2 (0.9%)	86 (36.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	51.6	569^th of 1039 public elementary schools	45.2%		48.2	616^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.0%	47	60.0	60.0	55.6	56.0	34.3	33.3	68.6	60.0	$19,044	$793	$18,252
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 S Sanborn Ave	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 675-1400	283	21	13.3	40.6%	211 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (21.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	60.3	444^th of 1039 public elementary schools	57.3%		69.8	317^th of 1044 public elementary schools	69.6%	127	50.0	62.9	51.3	55.9	68.6	53.9	68.6	60.0	$16,266	$623	$15,643
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	242 S Prince St	Whitewater	53190	Walworth County	Whitewater Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 472-8500	358	31	11.7	55.9%	146 (40.8%)	22 (6.1%)	152 (42.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.2%)	55.6	524^th of 1039 public elementary schools	49.6%		40.2	727^th of 1044 public elementary schools	30.4%	203	54.9	50.0	47.1	60.8	57.1	49.0	67.9	60.7	$17,271	$1,219	$16,052
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	506 E Main St	Whitewater	53190	Walworth County	Whitewater Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 472-8600	312	27	11.5	46.5%	163 (52.2%)	7 (2.2%)	121 (38.8%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	52.1	566^th of 1039 public elementary schools	45.5%		46.7	632^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	39.5%	66	54.4	46.2	55.6	47.8	56.4	53.3	59.0	59.0	$17,845	$975	$16,870
Cambridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	802 W Water St	Cambridge	53523	Dane County	Cambridge School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 423-9727	399	31	12.8	22.1%	370 (92.7%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	78.6	184^th of 1039 public elementary schools	82.3%		72.7	277^th of 1044 public elementary schools	73.5%	93	63.5	76.4	58.7	82.7	67.3	71.9	87.3	61.8	$16,286	$507	$15,779
Lake Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	155 E Pine St	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 648-2338	613	43	14.4	22.0%	513 (83.7%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	69.5	321^st of 1039 public elementary schools	69.1%		65.1	383^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	63.3%	62	57.0	57.6		66.0	70.3		77.1	62.7	$14,292	$569	$13,723

Frequently Asked Questions about Barrie Elementary

How many students attend Barrie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 212 students attended Barrie Elementary.

Is Barrie Elementary a good school?

Barrie Elementary ranks 167^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Barrie Elementary?

Students at Barrie Elementary are 77% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Barrie Elementary in?

Fort Atkinson School District

What schools do graduates of Barrie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Barrie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fort Atkinson Middle
High : Fort Atkinson High

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