Schools in Zip Code 53955

ZIP code 53955 covers Poynette, Wisconsin, where three public schools serve a total of 983 students: Poynette Elementary (grades PK–4, 416 students), Poynette Middle (grades 5–8, 271 students), and Poynette High (grades 9–12, 296 students). All three belong to the Poynette School District, which ranks #96 of 432 Wisconsin districts — the 78th percentile, with a 4-star rating.

Each school has a distinct strength. Poynette Elementary posts the largest proficiency margins in the data: 80% of 4th graders proficient in math versus 52.87% statewide, plus similarly strong 3rd-grade results, while holding the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 9.4% (state: 17.3%). It achieves this with the district's highest poverty rate and lowest per-student spending. Poynette Middle is the most consistent performer, staying in the 77th–82nd percentile with 4 stars in all three years and the smallest classes at 10.3 students per teacher. Poynette High delivers the strongest end-point outcomes: a 100% graduation rate, a 0.0% dropout rate, and ACT results above the state in ELA (+12.2 points), math (+10.6), and science (+5.0).

Across 19 reported subject-and-grade results, 17 beat the state average. The two exceptions are worth noting: 7th-grade math at 55.56% is effectively tied with the state's 55.67%, and 10th-grade social studies at 43.48% trails the state's 48.25% — a 21.4-point drop from the prior year and the only clear below-state result in the district. The high school's ranking percentile also eased from 88 to 67, with a star change from 4 to 3, though part of that reflects a larger comparison pool. Families should read year-over-year grade-level swings with caution, since each year's tested grade is a different group of students.