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Sandhill Elementary

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Sandhill Elementary ranks 199 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Sandhill Elementary is a K–5 public elementary school at 1920 Lincoln Ave in Stoughton, Wisconsin, serving 411 students as part of the Stoughton Area School District. After a low point in 2020–2021 (43rd percentile, 2 stars), it has climbed four straight years to rank 199th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools — 81st percentile, 4 stars — its strongest showing in the decade of data available.

That improvement shows up in the classroom. In 2025–2026, Sandhill's Forward Exam proficiency was above the state in every tested grade and subject, and math is the standout: 4th-grade math at 80.9% and 5th-grade math at 78.0%, compared with roughly 53% and 52% statewide. Sandhill's 4th-grade math beats Fox Prairie Elementary (64.8%) and Kegonsa Elementary (61.9%), and its 5th-grade math beats Fox Prairie Elementary (70.3%) and Kegonsa Elementary (50.0%). The school is also unusually effective with student groups that often lag elsewhere: its special education students rank 15th of 791 schools statewide (98th percentile, 5 stars) and its low-income students rank in the 70th percentile (3 stars). Notably, none of the nearby comparison schools report subgroup rankings at all.

The biggest opportunity is attendance: chronic absenteeism fell from 25.0% in 2021–2022 to 16.4% in 2024–2025, better than the state's 17.3%, but above the Stoughton Area School District's 13.5% and the highest among Stoughton elementaries (Kegonsa Elementary 8.4%, Fox Prairie Elementary 13.6%). Nearby Oregon School District schools are far lower — Prairie View Elementary 3.0%, Brooklyn Elementary 4.2%, Netherwood Knoll Elementary 4.5%. Sandhill also serves the highest-poverty in-district population (29.4% free/reduced lunch) while spending the most per student of the three Stoughton elementaries ($16,637) with the lowest student-teacher ratio (13.8). Science and social studies results are solid but softer than its Oregon School District and McFarland School District neighbors.

411

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,637

Per pupil spending ?

29.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1920 Lincoln Ave
Stoughton, WI 53589-1096

(608) 877-5401

District: Stoughton Area School District

Students who attend Sandhill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	River Bluff Middle
High:	Stoughton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.6%

Two or more races:

9.2%

Hispanic:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (71% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg66%

Wisconsin avg55%

199^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	78.0	199 of 1039	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	76.0	219 of 1044	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	313 of 1061	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	440 of 1067	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	417 of 1067	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	599 of 1050	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.1	303 of 1037	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	353 of 1025	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.6	385 of 1071	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.9	276 of 1075	74.3%	★★★★☆
2015	75.5	190 of 1076	82.3%	★★★★☆
2014	68.6	282 of 1061	73.4%	★★★★☆
2013	62.6	386 of 1053	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.6	451 of 1045	56.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	95.9	1 of 150	99.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	48.2	89 of 222	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	76 of 275	72.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	220 of 986	77.7%	★★★★☆
2025	75.1	218 of 1001	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	371 of 1011	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	380 of 1010	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	315 of 1017	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	427 of 1004	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.2	212 of 1002	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	365 of 997	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	25 of 322	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	70.0	52 of 274	81.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	258 of 848	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.0	155 of 870	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	272 of 866	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	552 of 871	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	498 of 859	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.8	739 of 847	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	458 of 874	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	456 of 854	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	78.1	166 of 989	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.7	234 of 1000	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	241 of 1012	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	459 of 1011	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	454 of 1017	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	668 of 1003	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	396 of 1002	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	339 of 997	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	68.7	16 of 76	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	44.8	34 of 67	49.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	93.2	15 of 791	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	74.6	131 of 802	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	144 of 790	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	232 of 770	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	182 of 748	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	148 of 746	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	85 of 742	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	84 of 721	88.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	257 of 697	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.4	271 of 718	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	324 of 727	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	420 of 715	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	362 of 704	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	508 of 699	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.9	289 of 718	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	308 of 686	55.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)99th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)98th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2019)79th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)60th percentile+17 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies76%+11 vs state

Mathematics76%+23 vs state

English Language Arts65%+12 vs state

Science65%+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)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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		$16,637	$877	$15,760
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		$15,484	$512	$14,973
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		$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
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
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		$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		$17,032	$134	$16,898
Forest Edge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4848 Brassica Rd	Fitchburg	53711	Dane County	Oregon School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-4600	446	40	11.1	16.8%	320 (71.7%)	18 (4.0%)	39 (8.7%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.4%)	84	103^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.9	61^st of 1044 public elementary schools	94.2%	42	69.7	73.9	82.8	77.6			71.2	73.9	79.7	68.7			78.5		72.3		$17,114	$181	$16,934
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		$16,745	$614	$16,131

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandhill Elementary

How many students attend Sandhill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Sandhill Elementary.

Is Sandhill Elementary a good school?

Sandhill Elementary ranks 199^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sandhill Elementary?

Students at Sandhill Elementary are 78% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Sandhill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sandhill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : River Bluff Middle
High : Stoughton High

What district is Sandhill Elementary in?

Stoughton Area School District

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