Summary:
Zip code 53589 is home to three elementary schools — Fox Prairie Elementary (443 students), Sandhill Elementary (411 students), and Kegonsa Elementary (304 students) — all serving grades K–5 within the Stoughton Area School District. Together they enroll 1,158 elementary students. The district ranks 133 out of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 69th percentile with 3 stars, but the individual schools differ meaningfully from that district-wide picture.
Sandhill Elementary is the academic standout, ranking 199 out of 1,039 schools in 2025–2026 (81st percentile, 4 stars) and improving every year. Its math average across grades 3–5 is roughly 76.3% proficient, compared with about 67.6% for the district and 53.1% for the state. Fox Prairie Elementary is close behind, ranking 269 out of 1,039 (74th percentile) and holding 4 stars for three straight years, with the highest 4th grade ELA score of the three at 74.65%. Kegonsa Elementary ranks lowest at 394 out of 1,039 (62nd percentile, 3 stars), but rebounded from 2 stars and the 48th percentile the prior year, and has the best attendance in the group at 8.4% chronic absenteeism versus 13.5% district and 17.3% state.
Comparing the three: Sandhill leads in math, Fox Prairie is the steadiest across subjects, and Kegonsa shows the biggest upward swing alongside weaker 5th grade ELA (49.02%) and math (50.00%). Sandhill has the highest absenteeism of the three (16.4%) yet the strongest results, while Kegonsa has the lowest absenteeism but the lowest overall composite — so attendance and achievement do not move together in this small set. Spending and staffing are similar across schools ($15,484–$16,637 per student; student-teacher ratios of 13.8–14.1), and free/reduced lunch rates (24–29%) do not line up simply with outcomes. With only three schools, these are patterns rather than firm conclusions.
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