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Shullsburg Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

805^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Shullsburg Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Shullsburg, Wisconsin, with 133 students. The school is part of the Shullsburg School District, which is ranked 369 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Shullsburg Elementary's performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally below the state average across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 47.37% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.14%. In math, the proficiency rate for 3rd graders was just 26.32%, well below the state's 55%. Compared to nearby schools like Mineral Point Elementary and Westview Elementary, Shullsburg Elementary's academic performance is also lower. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.8% to 19.5% over the past few years, which is notably higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools.

Shullsburg Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 52.63% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the nearby schools. Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending is relatively high, ranging from $12,160 to $12,671 over the past few years, suggesting that the issue may not be a lack of funding, but rather how the resources are being utilized and allocated to support student learning and address the school's specific needs.

143

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,671

Per pupil spending ?

53.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

444 N Judgement St
Shullsburg, WI 53586-9414

(608) 965-4427

District: Shullsburg School District

Students who attend Shullsburg Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shullsburg Junior High
High:	Shullsburg High

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.3%

Hispanic:

19.6%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (39% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Wisconsin avg54%

805^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 42 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

369^th of 426Shullsburg 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	30.5	805 of 1044	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.8	540 of 1061	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	744 of 1067	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	656 of 1067	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	615 of 1050	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	758 of 1037	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.5	612 of 1025	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.5	549 of 1071	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	66.4	343 of 1075	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.9	374 of 1076	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.7	496 of 1061	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.8	282 of 1053	73.2%	★★★★☆
2012	61.5	454 of 1045	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	40.0	800 of 1046	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.8	827 of 1045	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	54.6	563 of 1030	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.4	380 of 1021	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	794 of 1001	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.2	523 of 1011	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	702 of 1010	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	689 of 1017	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	570 of 1004	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	720 of 1002	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	727 of 997	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	773 of 870	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.9	413 of 866	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	566 of 871	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.6	239 of 859	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	122 of 847	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	473 of 874	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	404 of 854	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	795 of 1000	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.6	438 of 1012	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	666 of 1011	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	524 of 1017	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	560 of 1003	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.5	698 of 1002	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.5	345 of 997	65.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies56%-8 vs state

Science50%~ state avg

English Language Arts38%-14 vs state

Mathematics36%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Shullsburg Elementary

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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 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
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%)	30.5	805^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.9%		56.8	540^th of 1061 public elementary schools	49.1%	265	47.4	40.0	29.2				26.3	50.0	37.5				55.6		50.0		$12,671	$1,270	$11,401
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%)	63.4	406^th of 1044 public elementary schools	61.1%		63.3	431^st of 1061 public elementary schools	59.4%	25	59.1	71.4	36.4	45.0			68.2	71.4	45.5	50.0			85.7		71.4		$13,201	$932	$12,269
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%)	53.2	549^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.4%		49.6	626^th of 1061 public elementary schools	41.0%	77	52.2	39.6	55.1	56.5	45.9	66.7	58.6	43.6	66.7	57.1	45.9	60.9	63.6	70.3	40.0	70.3	$11,558	$883	$10,675
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%)	52.3	560^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.4%		53.6	586^th of 1061 public elementary schools	44.8%	26	68.6	56.0	29.0				85.7	52.0	36.8				56.0		52.0		$14,258	$949	$13,309
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%)	59.9	461^st of 1044 public elementary schools	55.8%		67.8	358^th of 1061 public elementary schools	66.3%	103	68.8	46.7	53.1				84.4	51.1	67.4				62.2		46.7		$13,361	$720	$12,640
Belmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	646 E Liberty St	Belmont	53510	Lafayette County	Belmont Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 732-5581	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%)	55.5	522^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	50.0%		53.4	587^th of 1061 public elementary schools	44.7%	65	76.2	48.2	40.7	60.7			90.5	66.7	44.4	64.3			51.9		33.3		$12,300	$1,441	$10,859
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)																	$14,935	$1,022	$13,914
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%)	76.4	214^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.5%		82.5	125^th of 1061 public elementary schools	88.2%	89	64.2	71.8					61.3	73.9					78.4		64.9		$13,605	$1,386	$12,220
Black Hawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	202 E Center St	South Wayne	53587	Lafayette County	Black Hawk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 439-5444	163	16	10.0	46.6%	157 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.3	263^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	74.8%		73.1	265^th of 1061 public elementary schools	75.0%	2	52.9	74.1	47.4				64.7	77.8	52.6				77.8		74.1		$16,746	$1,189	$15,557
Mineral Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 Cothern St	Mineral Point	53565	Iowa County	Mineral Point Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 987-0711	377	28	13.3	20.4%	355 (94.2%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	77.3	203^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	80.6%		75.7	227^th of 1061 public elementary schools	78.6%	24	65.2	67.4	60.0				57.6	72.1	74.6				88.4		79.1		$13,617	$566	$13,051

Frequently Asked Questions about Shullsburg Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Shullsburg Elementary?

Students at Shullsburg Elementary are 78% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Shullsburg Elementary attend?

Students who attend Shullsburg Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shullsburg Junior High
High : Shullsburg High

Is Shullsburg Elementary a good school?

Shullsburg Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.9% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is Shullsburg Elementary in?

Shullsburg School District

How many students attend Shullsburg Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 143 students attended Shullsburg Elementary.

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