Summary:
ZIP code 53821 has five schools serving Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, all within the Prairie du Chien Area School District: Prairie du Chien High (9–12), BA Kennedy School (PK–2), Bluff View Elementary (3–5), Bluff View Middle (6–8), and Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education (K–12 alternative). Together they report about 917 students, with the high school enrolling the largest share (287) and the virtual alternative the smallest (23).
A major district-wide strength is attendance: every listed school has chronic absenteeism below 5%, while Wisconsin’s rate is 17.3%. Bluff View Elementary is lowest at 2.1%, also has the lowest student-teacher ratio (9.1) and highest per-student spending ($16,808); its grades 3–4 results are above state in ELA and math, and grade 4 science is far above state, though grade 5 is weaker. BA Kennedy School has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (58.99%) but still low absenteeism (4.1%). Prairie du Chien High is strongest in Social Studies and ACT Science—well above state—but weaker in ACT ELA, and its graduation rate (84.8%) and dropout rate (2.1%) trail state averages.
Bluff View Middle has fallen from 82nd percentile/4 stars in 2023–2024 to 56th percentile/3 stars in 2025–2026, with 8th grade declines. Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education reports 100% graduation and 0% dropout/chronic absenteeism, but with only 23 students those figures are highly sensitive, and its test proficiency is much lower than district/state; it also has the highest student-teacher ratio (20.5) and lowest spending ($10,325). The district is rated 47th percentile/2 stars, yet individual schools range from 74th percentile/4 stars at the high school to 64th percentile/3 stars at Bluff View Elementary and 56th percentile/3 stars at Bluff View Middle, so school-level information matters most.
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