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Tower Rock Elementary

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Tower Rock Elementary ranks 768 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

768^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Tower Rock Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 213 students in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, part of the Sauk Prairie School District, and it is noticeably smaller than its same-district peers Bridges Elementary (PK–2, 458 students) and Grand Avenue Elementary (grades 3–5, 396 students). For 2025–2026, Tower Rock ranks 768 of 1,039 Wisconsin schools—the 26th percentile with 1 star—while the district as a whole ranks 197 of 432, at the 54th percentile with 3 stars. That is a meaningful shift: the school was at the 69th percentile in 2018–2019 and 66th in 2020–2021, so the multi-year decline stands out even allowing for the year-to-year volatility that comes with small grade sizes.

Achievement varies sharply by grade. Third grade is a bright spot, with 61.54% proficient in ELA and 60.00% in math—both above district and state averages. Grades 4 and 5 look very different: grade 5 math sits at 23.53%, grade 4 science at 40.00%, and grade 4 social studies at 48.57%, all well below district and state. Grand Avenue, which serves grades 3–5 in the same district, is at the 57th percentile with 3 stars and scores far higher in those upper grades (grade 5 math 52.99%, grade 4 social studies 72.46%). Attendance has improved a great deal—chronic absenteeism fell from 35.0% in 2021–2022 to 16.0% in 2024–2025—but it is still above the district's 14.9% and more than double Bridges' 6.4% and Grand Avenue's 8.5%. Tower Rock also serves more students from lower-income families, with a 43.66% free/reduced lunch rate versus 24.02% at Bridges and 23.23% at Grand Avenue.

Resources do not appear to be the main constraint: Tower Rock spent $16,582 per student in 2024–2025 and had a student–teacher ratio of 10.3, both more favorable than Bridges and Grand Avenue. The area of clearest concern in the most recent data is subgroup effectiveness—special education students rank at the 6th percentile in 2025–2026, down from the 94th in 2022–2023, and low-income students at the 12th percentile.

213

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,582

Per pupil spending ?

43.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

75%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

S9033 Denzer Rd
Prairie du Sac, WI 53578-9651

(608) 643-1997

District: Sauk Prairie School District

Students who attend Tower Rock Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sauk Prairie Middle
High:	Sauk Prairie High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.7%

Hispanic:

23.0%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (43% vs 55% meeting standards)

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

!Social Studies scores 17 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg56%

Wisconsin avg55%

768^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Sauk Prairie School District

197^th of 432Sauk Prairie 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	34.1	768 of 1039	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.5	723 of 1044	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	498 of 1061	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	484 of 1067	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	540 of 1067	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.9	357 of 1050	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	320 of 1037	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	505 of 1025	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.7	615 of 1071	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.6	826 of 1075	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	66.8	340 of 1076	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.6	205 of 1061	80.7%	★★★★☆
2013	65.6	329 of 1053	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.3	394 of 1045	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.2	322 of 1046	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.8	153 of 1045	85.4%	★★★★☆
2009	70.0	273 of 1030	73.5%	★★★★☆
2008	74.5	194 of 1021	81.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	186 of 245	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	131 of 249	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	101 of 248	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	47 of 222	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	43.4	142 of 287	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	745 of 986	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.9	623 of 1001	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.4	386 of 1011	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	342 of 1010	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	543 of 1017	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.8	510 of 1004	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	496 of 1002	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	624 of 997	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	59.1	115 of 331	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	208 of 296	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	205 of 271	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	749 of 848	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	706 of 870	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	665 of 866	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	600 of 871	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.0	388 of 859	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	285 of 847	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	309 of 874	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.5	669 of 854	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	712 of 989	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.6	733 of 1000	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.4	615 of 1012	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	554 of 1011	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	479 of 1017	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.4	212 of 1003	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	167 of 1002	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	343 of 997	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	742 of 791	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	590 of 802	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	86.7	46 of 770	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	55.0	272 of 748	63.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	529 of 697	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.4	528 of 718	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.9	306 of 727	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	299 of 715	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	345 of 704	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	274 of 699	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.3	68 of 718	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	70.4	160 of 686	76.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)65th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

White (2026)24th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies49%-17 vs state

English Language Arts45%-8 vs state

Mathematics40%-13 vs state

Science40%-13 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 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	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
Tower Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	S9033 Denzer Rd	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 643-1997	213	21	10.3	43.7%	157 (73.7%)	3 (1.4%)	49 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	34.1	768^th of 1039 public elementary schools	26.1%		40.5	723^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	30.7%	45	61.5	42.9	35.3		60.0	42.9	23.5		48.6	40.0	75%		$16,582	$1,805	$14,777
Bridges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1200 Broadway St	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 643-1800	458	36	12.6	24.0%	399 (87.1%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (9.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)								(n/a)											≥ 95%		$14,278	$618	$13,660
Grand Avenue Elementary	Public	3-5	225 Grand Ave	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 643-1900	396	30	13.3	23.2%	349 (88.1%)	6 (1.5%)	29 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	59.4	451^st of 1039 public elementary schools	56.6%		63.9	402^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	61.5%	49	56.2	58.0	54.5		51.5	61.6	53.0		72.5	56.5			$14,205	$828	$13,377
North Freedom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	S4890 County Road I	North Freedom	53951	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 522-4946	103	9	10.9	2.9%	88 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	51.3	570^th of 1039 public elementary schools	45.1%		46.6	635^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.2%	65	56.3	50.0	61.1		50.0	45.0	38.9		75.0	50.0	≥ 95%		$15,496	$638	$14,858
Al Behrman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Mulberry St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3910	278	27	10.1	—	202 (72.7%)	4 (1.4%)	48 (17.3%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	37.7	740^th of 1039 public elementary schools	28.8%		41.3	709^th of 1044 public elementary schools	32.1%	31	60.0	39.6	51.0		40.0	45.8	47.1		45.8	37.5	94%		$16,473	$1,311	$15,162
Wisconsin Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10173 US Hwy 14	Mazomanie	53560	Dane County	Wisconsin Heights School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 767-2251	391	31	12.5	27.4%	327 (83.6%)	4 (1.0%)	20 (5.1%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	72	288^th of 1039 public elementary schools	72.3%		81.2	142^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	86.4%	146	48.4	66.7	67.4		62.5	74.1	73.5		75.9	66.7	83%		$15,957	$268	$15,689
Willson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	146 Berkley Blvd	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3925	284	24	11.7	—	226 (79.6%)	8 (2.8%)	20 (7.0%)	6 (2.1%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	64.9	386^th of 1039 public elementary schools	62.8%		57.6	493^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	52.8%	107	60.0	59.2	54.6		62.2	57.1	58.2		77.6	61.2	87%		$15,233	$726	$14,507
West Elementary-Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	707 Center St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3950	35	7	5.0	8.6%	21 (60.0%)	1 (2.9%)	12 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$28,371	$2,821	$25,550
River Valley Intermediate School	Public	3-6	660 W Daley St	Spring Green	53588	Sauk County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 588-2556	324	29	11.3	33.3%	303 (93.5%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	64.9	387^th of 1039 public elementary schools	62.8%					(n/a)	47.4	62.2	54.9	62.3	59.7	62.2	56.3	71.4	68.9	63.5			$17,162	$323	$16,839
River Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	830 W Daley St	Spring Green	53588	Sauk County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 588-2559	258	24	10.5	38.8%	239 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)								(n/a)											91%		$19,959	$870	$19,089

Frequently Asked Questions about Tower Rock Elementary

What district is Tower Rock Elementary in?

Sauk Prairie School District

How many students attend Tower Rock Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Tower Rock Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Tower Rock Elementary?

Students at Tower Rock Elementary are 74% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Tower Rock Elementary a good school?

Tower Rock Elementary ranks 768^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Tower Rock Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tower Rock Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sauk Prairie Middle
High : Sauk Prairie High

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