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Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary

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Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary ranks 552 nd of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

552^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary is a PK–5 school at 1415 Fairplay St in Hazel Green, Wisconsin, serving 281 students as part of the Southwestern Wisconsin School District, which makes it mid-sized among the small rural schools in the surrounding area. For 2025–2026, the school ranks 552 of 1,039 schools statewide — 47th percentile with 2 stars — while its district ranks 271 of 432. That is a meaningful slide from 2022–2023, when the school sat at the 85th percentile with 4 stars, and from 2023–2024 (66th percentile, 3 stars).

Among nearby schools, Potosi Elementary (83rd percentile) and Westview Elementary (76th) currently rank highest, followed by Belmont Elementary (62nd), Benton Elementary (58th), Darlington Elementary/Middle (56th), and Cuba City Elementary (48th). Southwestern sits just below Cuba City, with Shullsburg Elementary (22nd) lower. Several conditions at Southwestern look favorable: chronic absenteeism was 6.8% in 2024–2025, well below the district's 9.2% and the state's 17.3%, and among the lowest locally; its free/reduced lunch rate of 28.83% is the second-lowest in this comparison group; per-student spending is $15,593; and the student-teacher ratio is 11.1.

Academically, math is the clearest strength — every tested grade scored above the state in 2025–2026, with 3rd-grade math at 76.19% proficient. English language arts is uneven: 3rd grade (61.9%) is above the state, but 4th (43.24%) and 5th (44%) are roughly ten points below, and 5th-grade ELA is the lowest among comparable nearby PK–5 schools. Fourth-grade science (48.65%) and social studies (59.46%) also fell below the state after being strengths in 2022–2023. Subgroup results show special education students at the 68th percentile, while low-SES students dropped from the 87th to the 52nd percentile and female students from the 71st to the 39th. With only about 281 students, single-year swings can be large, so the multi-year trend matters most.

281

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,593

Per pupil spending ?

28.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1415 Fairplay St
Hazel Green, WI 53811

(608) 854-2261

District: Southwestern Wisconsin School District

Students who attend Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle
High:	Southwestern Wisconsin High

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.7%

Hispanic:

3.9%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 85th percentile in 2023 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 85th-percentile peak (2023) to 47th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Wisconsin avg55%

552^nd of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

271^st of 432Southwestern Wisconsin 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	53.4	552 of 1039	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.9	461 of 1044	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.8	358 of 1061	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.8	160 of 1067	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	254 of 1067	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	287 of 1050	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	256 of 1037	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	378 of 1025	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.2	755 of 1071	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.3	786 of 1075	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	49.4	638 of 1076	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.9	723 of 1061	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.5	616 of 1053	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	73.4	200 of 1045	80.9%	★★★★☆
2011	72.9	209 of 1046	80.0%	★★★★☆
2010	73.8	207 of 1045	80.2%	★★★★☆
2009	46.3	695 of 1030	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.7	551 of 1021	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	605 of 986	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.7	571 of 1001	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.7	297 of 1011	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	137 of 1010	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	230 of 1017	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	57.3	443 of 1004	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	337 of 1002	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	464 of 997	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	405 of 848	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.2	197 of 870	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	114 of 866	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	111 of 871	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	180 of 859	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	27 of 847	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	60 of 874	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	70.4	155 of 854	81.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	389 of 989	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.2	245 of 1000	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	424 of 1012	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.9	224 of 1011	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	325 of 1017	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.9	169 of 1003	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	186 of 1002	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	289 of 997	71.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	252 of 791	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.9	317 of 802	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	268 of 790	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	276 of 770	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.3	558 of 748	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	510 of 746	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.2	158 of 742	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	53.2	305 of 721	57.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	47.4	397 of 718	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2017	50.5	311 of 612	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.1	280 of 609	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.9	214 of 612	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	35.1	458 of 585	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.8	402 of 569	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.4	368 of 559	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.4	405 of 549	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	60.1	250 of 521	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.6	100 of 519	80.7%	★★★★☆
2007	78.0	42 of 366	88.5%	★★★★☆

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

Special Education (2026)68th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2019)45th percentile-31 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics61%+8 vs state

Social Studies59%-6 vs state

English Language Arts50%-4 vs state

Science49%-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)		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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1415 Fairplay St	Hazel Green	53811	Grant County	Southwestern Wisconsin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 854-2261	281	25	11.1	28.8%	269 (95.7%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.4	552^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	46.9%		59.9	461^st of 1044 public elementary schools	55.8%	91	61.9	43.2	44.0				76.2	54.1	54.0				59.5		48.7		$15,593	$924	$14,670
Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	41 Alma St	Benton	53803	Lafayette County	Benton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 759-4002	131	13	9.7	48.1%	120 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	60.4	440^th of 1039 public elementary schools	57.7%		63.4	406^th of 1044 public elementary schools	61.1%	34	43.8	61.9	58.3	72.7			43.8	47.6	75.0	45.5			81.0		61.9		$11,788	$00	$11,788
Cuba City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	518 W Roosevelt St	Cuba City	53807	Grant County	Cuba City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 744-2174	288	25	11.4	30.9%	267 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	54.3	540^th of 1039 public elementary schools	48.0%		52.3	560^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.4%	20	58.3	59.4	55.6				63.9	28.1	44.4				78.1		46.9		$15,209	$446	$14,763
Shullsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	444 N Judgement St	Shullsburg	53586	Lafayette County	Shullsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 965-4427	143	15	9.3	53.8%	112 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	28.1	813^th of 1039 public elementary schools	21.8%		30.5	805^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.9%	8	45.0	31.6	55.6				45.0	26.3	22.2				52.6		36.8		$16,248	$1,567	$14,681
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)																	$15,734	$873	$14,861
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
Belmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	646 E Liberty St	Belmont	53510	Lafayette County	Belmont Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 762-5131	213	21	10.3	34.7%	179 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	63.9	396^th of 1039 public elementary schools	61.9%		55.5	522^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	50.0%	126	64.0	59.1	50.0	57.1			68.0	86.4	46.2	46.4			77.3		68.2		$15,211	$987	$14,224
Potosi Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	128 Highway 61 N	Potosi	53820	Grant County	Potosi School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 763-2163	166	14	11.5	24.1%	162 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	78.8	181^st of 1039 public elementary schools	82.6%		73.9	251^st of 1044 public elementary schools	76.0%	70	76.2	57.7	72.7				95.2	73.1	95.5				73.1		57.7		$16,286	$865	$15,420
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%)	59.1	452^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	56.5%		53.2	549^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.4%	97	63.6	54.9	52.9	61.4	39.1	52.6	61.4	50.7	66.7	64.3	45.3	57.9	66.2	61.4	43.7	61.4	$14,363	$795	$13,567

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary?

Students at Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary are 96% White, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary in?

Southwestern Wisconsin School District

What schools do graduates of Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle
High : Southwestern Wisconsin High

How many students attend Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary.

Is Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary a good school?

Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary ranks 552^nd of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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