Summary:
ZIP code 54440 has one elementary school, Hatley Elementary, serving grades PK–5 in Hatley, Wisconsin as part of D C Everest Area School District. With 136 students, it is a small school, so year-to-year test results can swing based on just a few students.
Hatley has clear strengths. Chronic absenteeism is 3.5%, much lower than the district’s 10.9% and the state’s 17.3%. Math in grades 3 and 5 is above state averages: 68% vs. 54.75% in 3rd grade and 66.67% vs. 51.81% in 5th grade. Fifth-grade ELA was above state in both years: 59.09% and 55.56%, compared with 51.26% and 53.63%. The school’s rank improved from 759th of 1,061 (28th percentile, 1 star) in 2023–2024 to 630th of 1,039 (39th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–2026. However, the district is ranked 210th of 432 (51st percentile, 3 stars), so Hatley still trails its district overall.
The main concern is 4th grade. In 2025–2026, only 20% of 4th graders were proficient in math, down from 40% the prior year, compared with 66.08% in the district and 52.87% statewide. Fourth-grade science and social studies were below district and state in both years, and ELA in grades 3 and 4 was below district and state in 2025–2026. A simple average of reported grade-level tests put Hatley at about 49.28% overall in 2025–2026, below the district’s 63.63% and the state’s 54.75%. Fifth grade is comparatively strong, while attendance is the brightest spot. Parents may want to ask about supports for 4th-grade math and early-grade ELA.
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