Summary:
ZIP code 53040 is served by four public schools — two elementary schools (PK–5), one middle school (6–8), and one high school (9–12) — all part of the Kewaskum School District, a high-performing district ranked 47th of 432 in Wisconsin with 1,803 students enrolled.
Farmington Elementary is the standout, earning 5 stars and ranking 26th of 1,039 elementary schools statewide (97th percentile), up sharply from 73rd two years earlier. It has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the district at 0.8% and posts the highest proficiency in every elementary test shown, including 90.24% in 4th grade math and 95.12% in 4th grade social studies. Kewaskum Middle is consistently strong, improving from 100th to 90th of 643 middle schools (86th percentile, 4 stars), with 2.4% chronic absenteeism and the district's lowest student-teacher ratio of 13.4. Kewaskum High rebounded from a 3-star 2024-2025 rating to 4 stars and 119th of 533 high schools (78th percentile), with a 95.4% graduation rate and ACT results well above state levels in ELA, math, and science. Kewaskum Elementary is a stable 4-star school ranking 221st of 1,039 (79th percentile), above state in all tests but generally below the district average.
The main weakness is high school social studies: 10th grade Forward Exam proficiency was 39.86 vs. the state's 47.67 in 2024-2025 and 43.24 vs. 48.25 in 2025-2026 — below state both years despite year-over-year improvement. Chronic absenteeism is low districtwide (3.9% vs. the state's 17.3%), though the high school's 7.8% is roughly double the district average. Spending and staffing don't map neatly onto outcomes: Farmington has the second-lowest spending per student ($12,458) yet the highest results.
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