Summary:
ZIP code 54624 in De Soto, Wisconsin is home to four schools — De Soto High (grades 9–12), De Soto Middle (6–8), Prairie View Elementary (PK–5), and De Soto Virtual School (K–12) — all part of the De Soto Area School District, serving 335 students in this small rural community. The district as a whole ranks 297 of 432 statewide (31st percentile, 2 stars), but that overall figure hides very different school-level results.
The clearest success story is De Soto Middle, which improved from 40th percentile and 2 stars in 2023–2024 to 63rd percentile and 3 stars in 2025–2026, and whose chronic absenteeism of 4.9% is far below the district's 9.9% and the state's 17.3%. In 2025–2026 it exceeded state proficiency in 6th grade math and ELA, 7th grade math, and 8th grade science and ELA, though it trailed in 7th grade ELA and 8th grade math. De Soto High posts excellent completion numbers — a 97.1% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate — but chronic absenteeism is 19.7%, above the state and nearly double the district. Its test results are mixed: above state in ACT math and science, below in ACT ELA and Forward social studies.
Prairie View Elementary is currently the lowest-ranked school here — 19th percentile and 1 star in 2025–2026 — with proficiency below state across 3rd–5th grade ELA, math, and 4th grade science, despite low absenteeism of 6.0%. Its results swing widely year to year; 3rd grade ELA fell from 83.33% to 37.5%, reflecting very small cohorts. De Soto Virtual School enrolls just 9 students, with the highest free/reduced lunch rate (55.56%), lowest spending per student ($7,040), and a 6.2% dropout rate; recent school-level graduation, absenteeism, and test data are not reported. Parents should weigh school-by-school results rather than the district average.
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