Summary:
ZIP code 53963 in Waupun, Wisconsin contains two elementary schools — Meadow View Primary, serving PK–1, and Rock River Intermediate, serving grades 2–6 — both part of the Waupun School District, together enrolling 909 students. Because the two schools cover consecutive grade bands rather than overlapping ones, they operate more like a feeder pipeline than direct academic peers. The district overall ranks 318 of 432 schools, the 26th percentile, with 1 star.
Rock River Intermediate is the current academic standout relative to its district: it ranks 600 of 1,039 schools, the 42nd percentile, with 2 stars in 2025–2026, after 40th percentile the prior year. Math is its strength, averaging 54.62% proficiency across grades 3–6 versus 54.30% for the district and 53.26% for the state, with 5th-grade math especially strong at 57.52% against 51.81% statewide. Fourth-grade social studies is another bright spot at 70.37% versus 65.51% statewide. English Language Arts is the clear weak area, averaging 45.25% versus 53.63% statewide, and 3rd-grade ELA is the lowest current result at 36.94% — roughly 15 percentage points below the state. Year-over-year changes were mixed, including a 17.72-point jump in 5th-grade math and an 8.79-point decline in 6th-grade math, so single-year swings should not be over-read.
Meadow View Primary has no current test-score records, since state testing does not apply the same way in PK–1; this absence should not be read as a zero or a failure. Its standout metric is attendance: 12.8% chronic absenteeism, close to Rock River's 12.4%, and both below the district's 17.1% and the state's 17.3%. Meadow View serves a higher free/reduced-lunch population (46.6% versus 39.66%) and has a higher student-to-teacher ratio (16.1 versus 14.1), while per-student spending is nearly identical between the two schools ($14,453 versus $14,492).
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