Laconia Elementary School

Laconia Elementary School is a PK–5 school with 229 students in Rosendale, Wisconsin, a small community served by the Rosendale-Brandon School District. In 2025–2026, Laconia Elementary School ranked 158th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — the 85th percentile with 4 stars — and its district ranked 49th of 432, the 89th percentile with 4 stars. The school exceeded the state proficiency rate in every reported Forward Exam subject and grade that year, with its biggest margins in 3rd-grade math (+22.30 points), 4th-grade science (+23.21 points), and 3rd-grade English language arts (+18.41 points).

Compared with nearby schools, Laconia is consistently stronger. It outperformed Murray Park Elementary in every comparable subject and grade, and generally had much higher proficiency than Riverside Elementary, Chegwin Elementary, Evans Elementary, and Parkside Elementary in Fond du Lac, as well as Rock River Intermediate in Waupun and North Fond du Lac schools, with a few isolated exceptions. The clearest nearby benchmark is Oakfield Elementary, which outperformed Laconia across all tested areas and holds a 5-star rating. Chronic absenteeism is a major strength: 1.7% in 2024–2025, versus 4.3% in the district and 17.3% statewide, and among the lowest rates of surrounding schools.

Context matters too. Laconia's free/reduced lunch rate was 19.21%, the lowest among nearby schools, and per-student spending was $10,213 — also the lowest nearby — with a 19.2:1 student-teacher ratio, the highest among neighbors. Still, results are strong across groups: male students rank at the 86th percentile, female students at the 81st, and low-income students at the 71st. Special education students rank at the 58th percentile with 3 stars, above the state median but the clearest relative opportunity. Third-grade results and absenteeism have both improved sharply in recent years.