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Necedah Elementary

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Necedah Elementary ranks 734 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

734^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Necedah Elementary is a public elementary school in Necedah, Wisconsin, serving 265 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Necedah Area School District, which is ranked 387 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating.

Academically, Necedah Elementary's performance on the Forward Exam is generally below the state average across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 36.11% to 51.52%, compared to the state average of 52.14% to 52.21%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 18.52% to 60.61%, again lower than the state average of 52.58% to 55%. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as female and male students, is also below the state averages for those subgroups.

Necedah Elementary faces additional challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 7.3% to 19.5% in recent years, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 69.23% to 73.21%. Compared to nearby schools in the Tomah Area School District and Mauston School District, Necedah Elementary's performance is generally lower, with schools like Tomah Area Montessori School and Grayside Elementary outperforming Necedah Elementary in several subject areas and grade levels.

244

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,165

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1801 S Main St
Necedah, WI 54646-7858

(608) 565-2256

District: Necedah Area School District

Students who attend Necedah Elementary usually attend:

High:

Necedah High

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.0%

Two or more races:

3.7%

Hispanic:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (45% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg41%

Wisconsin avg54%

734^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Necedah Area School District

387^th of 426Necedah 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	39.5	734 of 1044	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	725 of 1061	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	861 of 1067	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.4	688 of 1067	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	668 of 1050	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	637 of 1037	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.6	443 of 1025	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.5	404 of 1071	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.6	492 of 1075	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.3	427 of 1076	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	38.9	787 of 1061	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.4	761 of 1053	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.8	645 of 1045	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.6	638 of 1046	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.7	864 of 1045	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.3	667 of 1030	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.6	428 of 1021	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.4	339 of 689	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.7	466 of 712	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.7	409 of 633	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	592 of 1001	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	679 of 1011	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	792 of 1010	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	739 of 1017	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	770 of 1004	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	623 of 1002	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.0	269 of 997	73.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	363 of 870	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	269 of 866	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	263 of 871	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	309 of 859	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	278 of 847	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	512 of 874	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.8	197 of 854	76.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	744 of 1000	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	679 of 1012	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	733 of 1011	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.9	487 of 1017	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	435 of 1003	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	550 of 1002	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	583 of 997	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	421 of 802	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	396 of 790	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	507 of 770	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	280 of 748	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	187 of 746	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	43.2	387 of 742	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	418 of 721	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	32.7	542 of 718	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school

White (2019)25th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies61%-3 vs state

Science55%+4 vs state

English Language Arts42%-10 vs state

Mathematics41%-13 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th 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
Necedah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 S Main St	Necedah	54646	Juneau County	Necedah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 565-2256	244	26	9.4		227 (93.0%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	39.5	734^th of 1044 public elementary schools	29.7%		40	725^th of 1061 public elementary schools	31.7%	9	36.1	51.5	37.0		38.9	60.6	18.5		60.6	54.6	$16,165	$1,859	$14,305
N-Vision Learning Center	Public, Charter	1-5	1801 S Main St	Necedah	54646	Juneau County	Necedah Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 565-2256	70	4	15.9	4.3%	64 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	23.4	850^th of 1044 public elementary schools	18.6%		45.4	678^th of 1061 public elementary schools	36.1%	172	18.8	50.0	46.7		18.8	35.7	20.0		57.1	21.4	$13,353	$2,033	$11,319
New Lisbon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 S Forest St	New Lisbon	53950	Juneau County	New Lisbon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 562-3700	298	26	11.3		275 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	35.7	762^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	27.0%		19.6	889^th of 1061 public elementary schools	16.2%	127	65.5	40.5	18.6	37.5	72.4	35.1	11.6	47.5	64.9	43.2	$11,954	$966	$10,988
Camp Douglas Elementary	Public	2-5	81 Junction St	Camp Douglas	54618	Juneau County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 374-7091	65	5	12.2	55.4%	57 (87.7%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.2%)	40.7	717^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.3%		36.4	768^th of 1061 public elementary schools	27.6%	51	47.4	44.4	25.0		47.4	50.0	50.0		61.1	44.4	$12,474	$1,400	$11,073
Adams-Friendship Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 N Pierce St	Adams	53910	Adams County	Adams-Friendship Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 339-3016	486	42	11.5	67.3%	400 (82.3%)	7 (1.4%)	47 (9.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	26.4	832^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	20.3%		27.3	834^th of 1061 public elementary schools	21.4%	2	27.6	40.0			37.9	48.0			49.3	33.3	$15,083	$2,494	$12,588
West Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	512 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 847-1828	256	18	14.0	68.4%	218 (85.2%)	4 (1.6%)	21 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)								(n/a)											$15,941	$775	$15,165
Mauston Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	512 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 847-5451	96	5	20.0	34.4%	76 (79.2%)	3 (3.1%)	6 (6.3%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.4%)	35.6	763^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	26.9%		35.5	776^th of 1061 public elementary schools	26.9%	13	55.6	50.0	16.7		50.0	16.7	16.7		50.0	33.3	$10,891	$2,221	$8,670
Grayside Elementary	Public	3-5	510 Grayside Ave	Mauston	53948	Juneau County	Mauston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 847-5616	244	15	16.1	55.7%	215 (88.1%)	3 (1.2%)	15 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	42.7	687^th of 1044 public elementary schools	34.2%		33.4	791^st of 1061 public elementary schools	25.4%	104	48.1	44.4	33.3		48.1	46.0	34.6		69.8	63.5	$14,723	$1,324	$13,400
Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	217 S Oakwood St	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 374-7081	90	6	14.5	56.7%	75 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.9%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)								(n/a)											$13,894	$1,239	$12,655
Wyeville Elementary	Public	K-5	225 W Tomah Rd	Wyeville	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 374-7826	98	9	10.3	57.1%	80 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.2%)	23.7	849^th of 1044 public elementary schools	18.7%		37.5	756^th of 1061 public elementary schools	28.7%	93	30.8	6.3	47.4		38.5	6.3	47.4		50.0	25.0	$12,681	$1,651	$11,030

Frequently Asked Questions about Necedah Elementary

How many students attend Necedah Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Necedah Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Necedah Elementary attend?

Students who attend Necedah Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Necedah High

Is Necedah Elementary a good school?

Necedah Elementary ranks 734^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Necedah Elementary in?

Necedah Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Necedah Elementary?

Students at Necedah Elementary are 93% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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