Summary:
ZIP code 53560, in the Mazomanie area of Dane County, is served by a single public elementary school: Wisconsin Heights Elementary, which enrolls 391 students in grades PK–5 as part of the Wisconsin Heights School District. Because it is the only elementary school in the ZIP code, there is no local school-to-school comparison to make; the most useful benchmarks are state averages and the school's own past performance. The district ranks 92nd out of 432 in Wisconsin, putting it in the top 21% of districts statewide.
Wisconsin Heights Elementary has earned 4 stars in each of the last three reported school years and scores above state averages in most grades and subjects. Mathematics is the standout: in 2025–2026, 4th-grade math reached 74.07 and 5th-grade math 73.47, compared with state averages of 52.87 and 51.81. Fourth-grade social studies (75.93 vs. 65.51) and science (66.67 vs. 53.46) were also well above state, and 4th- and 5th-grade English Language Arts came in at 66.67 and 67.35 against state figures of 53.87 and 53.63. Chronic absenteeism is 12.4%, below the state's 17.3% but slightly above the district's 11.3%. About 27.37% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, spending is $15,957 per student, and the student-teacher ratio is 12.5:1.
The main watch items come from the latest year's results. Third-grade ELA was 48.44 versus a state average of 52.08 — the only reported test where the school fell below the state — and it dropped from 72.22 the prior year. Third-grade math also declined, from 75.93 to 62.50, though it remained above the state's 54.75. Consistent with those results, the school's rank percentile slipped from 86 in 2024–2025 to 72 in 2025–2026, even as it held its 4-star rating. Overall, this remains a strong school with particularly high math, science, and social studies proficiency and better-than-state attendance.
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