Cashton Elementary

Located at 436 Front St, in Cashton, Wisconsin, Cashton Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that enrolls 292 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Cashton School District.

Cashton School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 605 students; Cashton Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Cashton Elementary shows that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 10% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Monroe County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Cashton Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Monroe County shows the typical household earns roughly $69,467 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Monroe County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,845 students), of which Cashton Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Cashton Middle/High, roughly 0.2 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Cashton Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 52.3%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 290 students in 2018 compared to 292 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.