Summary:
ZIP code 54629 in Fountain City, Wisconsin contains two schools — Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary (PK–6, 271 students) and Cochrane-Fountain City High (grades 7–12, 244 students) — both part of the Cochrane-Fountain City School District, a small rural district rated 1 star and ranked 337 of 432 Wisconsin districts (22nd percentile). There is no separate middle school in the area; grades 7–8 are housed in the high school, and total enrollment across both buildings is 515 students.
Both schools have slipped in state rankings over the past three years. The elementary school fell from 200 of 1061 (81st percentile, 4 stars) in 2023-24 to 532 of 1039 (49th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025-26. The high school fell from 137 of 431 (68th percentile, 3 stars) to 323 of 533 (39th percentile, 2 stars). Math is the clearest weakness, especially at the high school, where 2025-26 proficiency was 33.33% in 7th grade, 34.21% in 8th grade, and 16.67% on ACT math, all far below state. The elementary school is mixed: above state in 3rd and 6th grade math and 6th grade ELA, but below in 4th and 5th grade math.
Each school has real strengths. The high school's graduation rate is 95.4% with a 0.0% dropout rate, both above district and state, and its 10th-grade social studies proficiency of 69.23% is about 21 points above state — a consistent bright spot. The elementary school's chronic absenteeism of 6.3% is well below the district's 9.0% and the state's 17.3%; the high school's 11.9% is also below state. Because these schools are small, year-to-year grade-level swings may reflect small cohorts and should be read cautiously.
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