Summary:
ZIP code 53516 has just one public school in this data: Pecatonica High, located in Blanchardville, Wisconsin. Although it is classified as a high school, it serves students in grades 6 through 12, with 198 students enrolled. It is the only school in the Pecatonica Area School District, which is ranked 104th of 432 districts statewide — the 76th percentile — and holds 4 stars. Because there is only one school here, families have a single public option, and the middle-school grades are a big part of its overall picture.
Pecatonica High has improved dramatically in the state rankings. In 2022–2023 it sat at the 10th percentile with 1 star; by 2025–2026 it stood at the 76th percentile with 4 stars, and it climbed from the 58th to the 76th percentile in the most recent year. Test results back that up. In 2025–2026, every 6th–8th grade Forward ELA and math result beat the state, including 7th grade ELA at 83.33% versus 55.33% statewide. Eighth grade science rose to 76.67% and social studies to 86.67%, both far above state averages. ACT results were mostly strong, with science at 65.63% versus 43.20% statewide and math rebounding from 40.00% to 50.00%. The clearest weak spot is 10th grade Forward Social Studies, at 38.46% compared with the state's 48.25% — the only assessment where the school trailed the state.
Outcomes and attendance are solid. The graduation rate is 92.0%, matching the state; the dropout rate is 0.5% versus 1.1%; and chronic absenteeism is 15.4% versus 17.3%. About 32.32% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, spending is $18,606 per student, and the student-teacher ratio is 9.4. With only 198 students across grades 6–12, grade-level percentages come from small groups, so single-year swings should be read alongside multi-year trends.
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