Summary:
ZIP code 53017 (Colgate, WI) has just one listed school: Amy Belle Elementary, a PK–5 elementary school with 356 students in the Germantown School District. The area summary shows 1 elementary, 0 middle, 0 high, and 0 alternative schools, so families needing older grades would look outside the ZIP. The district itself ranks 54 of 432 districts statewide, at the 88th percentile with 4 stars.
Amy Belle is a high-performing and steadily improving school. Its state rank climbed from 250 of 1,061 (76th percentile, 4 stars) in 2023–2024, to 109 of 1,044 (90th percentile, 4 stars) in 2024–2025, to 65 of 1,039 (94th percentile, 5 stars) in 2025–2026 — above the district's overall 4-star rating. In 2025–2026 Forward Exam results, the school beat the state on every reported subject-grade test and averaged about 78.7%, versus roughly 74.9% for the district and 54.7% for the state. Math was the standout, averaging about 80.5% (3rd grade 83.33%, 4th grade 78.13%, 5th grade 80.00%), all above both district and state. Social Studies 4th grade posted the top score at 90.63% (district 86.76%, state 65.51%), and Science 4th grade hit 78.13% (district 69.69%, state 53.46%). ELA averaged about 73.1%; 5th grade ELA at 77.50% was the only reported 2025–2026 test where the school trailed its district (81.20%), though it still far exceeded the state's 53.63%.
Other metrics reinforce the picture. Chronic absenteeism is just 3.2%, compared with 7.5% for the district and 17.3% for the state — an exceptionally low rate. Free/reduced lunch is 16.29%, per-student spending is $13,273, and the student-teacher ratio is 15.2. Overall, Amy Belle Elementary offers strong proficiency across subjects, consistent state outperformance, and a latest 5-star, 94th-percentile ranking that places it among Wisconsin's stronger schools.
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