Summary:
ZIP code 53549 covers two elementary schools in Jefferson, Wisconsin — East Elementary (PK–5, 283 students) and West Elementary (K–5, 233 students) — both part of the Jefferson School District, which ranks 174th of 432 Wisconsin districts (60th percentile, 3 stars). Together the two schools enroll 516 students.
East Elementary is the higher-performing of the two, holding 3 stars in each of the last three rank periods. In 2025–2026 it ranked 444th of 1,039 schools (57th percentile), down from 70th percentile the year before. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 8.7% is roughly half the state rate of 17.3% and well below the district's 16.3%. East is strongest in math, averaging 59.4% proficiency in grades 3–5 in 2025–2026, though it saw sharp drops that year in 3rd-grade ELA (73.53% to 50%) and 3rd-grade math (70.59% to 55.88%). It spends $16,266 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 13.3, and 40.64% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.
West Elementary holds 2 stars but is improving steadily, moving from the 31st percentile in 2023–2024 to 41st and then 45th (569th of 1,039) in 2025–2026. Its chronic absenteeism (13.3%) is also below district and state averages. West leads in ELA for 2025–2026 (58.5% vs. 54.7%) but trails badly in math (41.2% vs. 59.4%), with 4th-grade math at 34.29% and 5th-grade math at 33.33%. West spends more ($19,044 per student) and has smaller classes (9.6 ratio), while serving a higher-need population — 62.23% free/reduced lunch. Overall, East remains ahead, but the gap between the two schools narrowed from about 12.7 points to 5.4 points in test averages.
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