Summary:
ZIP code 53544 covers the Hollandale, Wisconsin area and contains just one public school: Pecatonica Elementary, an elementary school serving grades PK–5 with 171 students. It is part of the Pecatonica Area School District. There are no middle, high, or alternative schools listed in this ZIP, so families here will look outside the immediate area for later grades. Because it is the only school in the ZIP, it is the only option to compare — but its results can be measured against district and state averages.
Academically, the school's clearest strength is 3rd grade. In 2025–2026, 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency was 80.77% versus the state's 52.08%, and 3rd-grade math was 73.08% versus 54.75%. The biggest concern is 4th-grade math, which dropped from 44.83% to 29.03% — 23.84 points below the state's 52.87%. Fifth grade improved sharply: ELA rose from 33.33% to 56.00% and math from 36.67% to 56.00%, both now above state averages. Fourth-grade science also improved to 54.84% (state: 53.46%), while social studies stayed slightly below state at 61.29% versus 65.51%. Averaged across the eight reported assessments, the school rose from 52.1% to 57.8%, while the state moved only from 54.0% to 54.7%.
The school's rating is trending up, from 594 of 1,044 (43rd percentile, 2 stars) to 509 of 1,039 (51st percentile, 3 stars). Chronic absenteeism is 14.6%, better than the district's 15.0% and the state's 17.3%. Per-student spending is $19,973 with a 9:1 student-teacher ratio, and 36.84% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Notably, the district ranks 104 of 432 (76th percentile, 4 stars) — stronger than the school's own rating, since elementary test results mirror district values exactly.
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