Brandon Elementary

Brandon Elementary is a very small elementary school in Brandon, Wisconsin, run under Rosendale-Brandon School District. The school hosts 95 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 71% below the state mean of about 323.

Rosendale-Brandon School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 904 students; Brandon Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Brandon Elementary shows that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Fond du Lac County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Brandon Elementary lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Fond du Lac County's rate of about 41%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Brandon Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.8%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Fond du Lac County) shows that median household earnings sit near $74,275, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fond du Lac County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,230 students), of which Brandon Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Rock River Intermediate, around 7.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Brandon Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 56.6%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brandon Elementary has shrank 48%, going from 184 students in 2018 to 95 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 93% to 89%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.