Summary:
ZIP code 54623 has one elementary school: Coon Valley Elementary, serving grades PK–4 with about 125 students as part of the Westby Area School District. Families here have a single small public elementary option, with a 10.3 student-to-teacher ratio, a 23.2% free or reduced lunch rate, and $16,265 in per-student spending for 2024-25.
The headline story is a dramatic improvement in statewide standing. The school ranked 816th of 1,061 schools in 2023-24 (23rd percentile, 1 star), rose to 602nd of 1,044 in 2024-25 (42nd percentile, 2 stars), and jumped to 98th of 1,039 in 2025-26 — the 91st percentile with 5 stars. That is a 718-place gain and a 68-point percentile increase across three reported school years. In 2025-26, the school scored above both its district and the state on all six reported Forward Exam results: 88.89% in 4th grade social studies, 77.78% in 4th grade science and ELA, 76.92% in 3rd grade ELA and math, and 61.11% in 4th grade math. Every reported result improved year over year, with the largest gains in 4th grade science (+36.87 points), 4th grade math (+33.84), and 4th grade social studies (+25.25).
Other indicators are favorable. Chronic absenteeism was 12.7% in 2024-25, below the district's 16.5% and the state's 17.3%. Because each grade has so few students, one or two students can shift a percentage by several points, and year-to-year comparisons involve different cohorts, so single-year swings should be read with some caution. Even so, the school's recent trajectory and its 2025-26 results above district and state averages in every reported subject and grade stand out.
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