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Fox Prairie Elementary

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Fox Prairie Elementary ranks 269 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Fox Prairie Elementary is a K–5 school serving 443 students in Stoughton, Wisconsin, part of the Stoughton Area School District. In 2025–26 it ranked 269th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — the 74th percentile, 4 stars — placing it above its district's overall standing and in the top quarter of the state. The trend line is upward: Fox Prairie Elementary sat in the 2–3 star range in the mid-2010s (37th percentile in 2016–17) and has held 4 stars since 2021–22, peaking at 82nd percentile in 2022–23 before settling at 74th in 2025–26.

Its 2025–26 Forward Exam results are above state averages across the board, with a mixed profile against neighbors. Fourth grade ELA proficiency of 74.65% is the highest in the nearby comparison group, just ahead of Netherwood Knoll Elementary (74.24%) and Forest Edge Elementary School (73.85%), and well above the district's 67.96% and the state's 53.87%. Math in the lower grades is the clearest soft spot: third grade math (57.97%) trails the district and most nearby schools, and fourth grade math (64.79%) is above the state but below Sandhill Elementary, Netherwood Knoll, Forest Edge, Waubesa Intermediate, Brooklyn Elementary and Yahara Elementary. Fifth grade math is stronger at 70.27%, while social studies (78.87%) and science (66.20%) both exceed state averages.

Subgroup results are a bright spot: students from low-income backgrounds ranked in the 89th percentile in 2025–26, results for Hispanic students reached the 90th percentile, and English Language Learner students reached the 96th percentile with 5 stars in 2024–25. Special education slipped from 76th percentile in 2023–24 to 57th in 2025–26, and male students (68th) trail female students (78th). Chronic absenteeism was 13.6% — below the state's 17.3% but slightly above the district's 13.5% and higher than most nearby high performers. Fox Prairie spends $15,484 per student with a 14.1 student–teacher ratio — less money and larger classes than most neighbors. Within Stoughton, it sits between Sandhill (higher rank, stronger math) and Kegonsa Elementary (lower rank, lower absenteeism).

443

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,484

Per pupil spending ?

24.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

≥ 95%

Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements (2025-26)

1601 W South St
Stoughton, WI 53589

(608) 877-5101

District: Stoughton Area School District

Students who attend Fox Prairie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	River Bluff Middle
High:	Stoughton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.7%

Hispanic:

11.1%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 82nd percentile in 2023 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (67% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 82nd-percentile peak (2023) to 74th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg66%

Wisconsin avg55%

269^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Stoughton Area School District

133^rd of 432Stoughton 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	269 of 1039	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	239 of 1044	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	316 of 1061	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	192 of 1067	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	286 of 1067	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.2	506 of 1050	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	628 of 1037	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	462 of 1025	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.5	677 of 1071	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.0	484 of 1075	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.9	435 of 1076	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.3	239 of 1061	77.5%	★★★★☆
2013	78.1	144 of 1053	86.3%	★★★★☆
2012	66.2	358 of 1045	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.1	449 of 1046	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.2	271 of 1045	74.1%	★★★★☆
2009	74.5	193 of 1030	81.3%	★★★★☆
2008	71.1	260 of 1021	74.5%	★★★★☆
2007	77.5	125 of 689	81.9%	★★★★☆
2005	71.1	202 of 632	68.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	11 of 255	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	24.3	223 of 248	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	143 of 222	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	88 of 275	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	162 of 287	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	221 of 986	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	102 of 1001	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	237 of 1011	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	171 of 1010	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	322 of 1017	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	627 of 1004	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	517 of 1002	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	433 of 997	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	85.2	36 of 347	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	60.0	107 of 322	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	95 of 848	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	238 of 870	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	51.4	421 of 866	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	542 of 871	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	648 of 859	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	712 of 847	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	672 of 874	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	566 of 854	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	312 of 989	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.4	357 of 1000	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	381 of 1012	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.8	226 of 1011	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	229 of 1017	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	340 of 1003	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	634 of 1002	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.2	438 of 997	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	36.5	50 of 76	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	341 of 791	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.3	302 of 802	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	189 of 790	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	183 of 770	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	44.1	396 of 748	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.5	226 of 746	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	349 of 742	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	268 of 721	62.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	276 of 697	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.7	244 of 718	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	275 of 727	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	175 of 715	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	213 of 704	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	46.8	386 of 699	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	495 of 718	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	400 of 686	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)34th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies79%+13 vs state

Science66%+13 vs state

English Language Arts65%+12 vs state

Mathematics64%+11 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 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	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
Fox Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	1601 W South St	Stoughton	53589	Dane County	Stoughton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 877-5101	443	31	14.1	24.4%	353 (79.7%)	15 (3.4%)	49 (11.1%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	73.1	269^th of 1039 public elementary schools	74.1%		74.9	239^th of 1044 public elementary schools	77.1%	30	55.1	74.7	64.4				58.0	64.8	70.3				78.9		66.2		≥ 95%		$15,484	$512	$14,973
Sandhill Elementary	Public	K-5	1920 Lincoln Ave	Stoughton	53589	Dane County	Stoughton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 877-5401	411	30	13.8	29.4%	319 (77.6%)	17 (4.1%)	32 (7.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (9.2%)	78	199^th of 1039 public elementary schools	80.8%		76	219^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.0%	20	59.7	69.1	66.1				70.2	80.9	78.0				76.5		64.7		89%		$16,637	$877	$15,760
Kegonsa Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Vernon St	Stoughton	53589	Dane County	Stoughton Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 877-5201	304	22	14.0	26.6%	250 (82.2%)	13 (4.3%)	16 (5.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	64.2	394^th of 1039 public elementary schools	62.1%		53.7	545^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.8%	151	55.9	54.8	49.0				70.0	61.9	50.0				83.3		66.7		94%		$15,603	$475	$15,128
McFarland Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	6009 Johnson St	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 838-3146	449	39	11.3	12.7%	374 (83.3%)	12 (2.7%)	23 (5.1%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)								(n/a)																			$22,595	$327	$22,268
Prairie View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Soden Dr	Oregon	53575	Dane County	Oregon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 835-4200	330	28	11.7	19.7%	260 (78.8%)	6 (1.8%)	40 (12.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	79	176^th of 1039 public elementary schools	83.1%		82.8	123^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	88.2%	53	71.6	68.7					74.6	64.2					79.1		70.2		≥ 95%		$18,696	$469	$18,227
Netherwood Knoll Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	276 Soden Dr	Oregon	53575	Dane County	Oregon School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-4100	419	34	12.2	13.1%	377 (90.0%)	5 (1.2%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	86.8	71^st of 1039 public elementary schools	93.2%		85.4	90^th of 1044 public elementary schools	91.4%	19	75.0	74.2					78.3	78.8					83.3		80.3		≥ 95%		$17,032	$134	$16,898
Wisconsin Virtual Academy K-8 (WIVA)	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	4721 Dale-Curtin Dr	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(608) 838-9482	1,393	63	22.0	68.1%	645 (46.3%)	266 (19.1%)	280 (20.1%)	39 (2.8%)	16 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	146 (10.5%)	19.8	864^th of 1039 public elementary schools	16.8%		12	929^th of 1044 public elementary schools	11.0%	65	35.3	28.4	27.8	46.5	36.6	36.0	35.7	22.9	20.7	33.8	23.8	18.7	45.3	47.5	30.9	35.7			$14,456	$73	$14,383
Waubesa Intermediate	Public	3-5	5605 Red Oak Trl	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 838-7667	489	38	12.9	17.6%	399 (81.6%)	9 (1.8%)	23 (4.7%)	20 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.4%)	77.8	204^th of 1039 public elementary schools	80.4%		80.8	147^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.9%	57	68.2	67.8	70.8				65.6	66.4	77.0				75.8		65.8				$19,163	$610	$18,553
Brooklyn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	204 Division St	Brooklyn	53521	Green County	Oregon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 835-4500	363	31	11.5	21.8%	318 (87.6%)	8 (2.2%)	23 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	81.2	138^th of 1039 public elementary schools	86.7%		77.7	198^th of 1044 public elementary schools	81.0%	60	73.8	67.1					77.1	68.4					79.0		76.3		≥ 95%		$16,745	$614	$16,131
Yahara Elementary	Public	K-5	8643 Raymond Rd	Edgerton	53534	Rock County	Edgerton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 884-4931	120	7	16.7	25.0%	110 (91.7%)	2 (1.7%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	60.3	443^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	57.4%		69.7	319^th of 1044 public elementary schools	69.4%	124	42.9	55.6	52.9				57.1	66.7	70.6				55.6		70.4		88%		$26,965	$579	$26,385

Frequently Asked Questions about Fox Prairie Elementary

What schools do graduates of Fox Prairie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fox Prairie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : River Bluff Middle
High : Stoughton High

How many students attend Fox Prairie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Fox Prairie Elementary.

What district is Fox Prairie Elementary in?

Stoughton Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Fox Prairie Elementary?

Students at Fox Prairie Elementary are 80% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Fox Prairie Elementary a good school?

Fox Prairie Elementary ranks 269^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2018–19 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 20, 2026

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