Summary
Stockbridge Elementary in Stockbridge, Wisconsin, is a small PK–5 school with 99 students in the Stockbridge School District. The school ranks 847th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2025–2026 (18th percentile, 1 star), and its recent trajectory is concerning: it was in the 76th percentile in 2017–2018, briefly recovered to the 47th percentile in 2023–2024, then fell to the 21st percentile in 2024–2025 and 18th percentile in 2025–2026. The district ranks 312th of 432 districts (28th percentile, 1 star).
What stands out is how favorable the school’s non-academic conditions are. In 2024–2025, only 3.03% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch, the lowest among nearby schools; per-student spending was $16,539, higher than most nearby schools; the student-teacher ratio was 10.4, the lowest nearby; and chronic absenteeism was 3.6%, far below the district’s 8.7% and the state’s 17.3%. Yet academic outcomes are low. In 2025–2026, only 5th-grade ELA exceeded the state rate; math was dramatically below the state in every tested grade.
Math is the clearest weakness. In 2025–2026, math proficiency was 23.08% in 3rd grade, 16.67% in 4th grade, and 18.18% in 5th grade, roughly 30–40 points below the state and far below nearby high performers such as Woodland School and Lakeview Elementary. Math has been below state in all tested grades for at least two years. ELA is mixed: 5th-grade ELA was 54.55% in 2025–2026, above the state, but 3rd and 4th grade were below, and 5th-grade ELA was only 9.09% in 2024–2025. Science and social studies also trailed state in 2025–2026. Nearby schools with higher poverty and lower spending outperform: Hilbert Elementary has 40.11% free/reduced lunch, spends $13,717, and ranks in the 75th percentile; Chilton Elementary has 42.67% free/reduced lunch, spends $14,352, and ranks in the 70th percentile. With only 99 students, single-year results can swing widely, so multi-year trends matter. The school’s challenge appears not to be poverty, class size, or attendance, but instructional quality and consistency, with math as the most urgent priority.
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