Summary:
Zip code 53525 contains a single elementary school: Clinton Elementary, part of the Clinton Community School District. It serves grades PK–6 with 541 students, so there are no nearby elementary schools to compare it against — this is the only elementary option in the area. One data pattern worth noting: for every Forward Exam entry, the school score and district score are identical, which suggests Clinton Elementary is effectively the district's only school serving those tested grades.
The clearest strength is attendance. Chronic absenteeism at Clinton Elementary is 4.6%, compared with 8.1% in the district and 17.3% statewide — roughly one-quarter of the state rate. Academically, two areas are reliably above state in both years: 4th grade Social Studies (74.65% vs. 63.65% in 2024–2025, and 68.06% vs. 65.51% in 2025–2026) and 4th grade Math (61.97% vs. 53.96%, and 53.42% vs. 52.87%). In 2024–2025 the school also beat the state in 4th and 6th grade ELA, 3rd, 4th, and 6th grade Math, and 4th grade Science.
The challenges are real and mostly recent. The school's latest rank is 683rd of 1,039 elementary schools — the 34th percentile with 2 stars — down from the 50th percentile and 3 stars in 2024–2025; the district sits at 344th of 432, the 20th percentile with 1 star. Persistent weak spots include 3rd grade ELA (35.59% and 37.50%), 5th grade Math (40.58% and 38.98%), and 5th grade ELA, all below state both years. Across reported tests, the school averaged about 54.96% in 2024–2025 (state about 53.83%) but fell to about 48.38% in 2025–2026 (state about 54.65%). Context: 40.85% free/reduced-price lunch, $16,355 per student, and a 13:1 student-teacher ratio.
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