Summary:
ZIP code 53104 is served by a single elementary-level school: Bristol Elementary, a PK–8 campus with 830 students located on 83rd Street in the village of Bristol, and it is the only school in the Bristol #1 School District. Because it is a one-school district, every reported school figure matches the district figure.
Academically, Bristol Elementary outperforms Wisconsin averages. In 2025–26 it ranked 279th of 1,039 schools statewide (73rd percentile, 4 stars), up from 359th (66th percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–25 and 408th (62nd percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–24; the district ranks 67th of 432 (84th percentile, 4 stars). Students beat the state proficiency rate in 15 of 16 reported subject-and-grade tests in 2025–26, and 14 of 16 in 2024–25. The middle grades are the strongest area: 6th grade English Language Arts ran 26.68 points above the state and 8th grade Mathematics 25.58 points above, with 8th grade ELA (+24.87) and 6th grade Math (+23.72) close behind. The clearest watch item is 4th grade English Language Arts, where 50.59% of students were proficient versus 53.87% statewide — the only 2025–26 result below the state. Fourth grade Math and Science, which fell slightly short in 2024–25, both rose above the state this year.
Other indicators are favorable. Chronic absenteeism was 6.2%, far below the state's 17.3%. The dropout rate was 1.4% versus 1.1% statewide — slightly above the state but very low in absolute terms, and unusual to report for a PK–8 school. About 18.31% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, per-student spending is $13,449, and the student-teacher ratio is 15.1. One caution: year-over-year grade comparisons reflect different groups of students, so they are snapshots rather than tracked growth for the same children. Overall, this is a high-performing, steadily improving school with low absenteeism and only one notable academic weak spot.
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