Enrollment
271
Elementary
DISTRICT 258 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COCHRANE-FOUNTAIN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550270000306
Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary
S2770 State Road 35, Fountain City, WI 54629 · (608) 687-4171 · Buffalo County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
98 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (35).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary→Cochrane-Fountain City High
Based on grade levels within Cochrane-Fountain City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -9.5pp since 2023
Math
59.1%
WI avg 54.8% . -11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.7% | 59.1% |
| 2023-24 | 67.2% | 70.8% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary
Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary's state test result (66.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary this school | 271 | 36.2% | 66.6% |
| Osceola Elementary Osceola | 250 | 34.8% | N/A |
| Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center Clear Lake | 266 | 38.7% | 52.0% |
| Iola-Scandinavia Elementary Iola | 293 | 36.9% | 58.4% |
| Osceola Intermediate Osceola | 275 | 34.5% | 63.6% |
| River Valley Elementary Spring Green | 258 | 38.8% | 51.1% |
Matched among Wisconsin elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #261 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #407 of 992 ▼ 191 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #386 of 992 ▼ 173 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #707 of 1,157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #218 of 901 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #787 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #634 of 1,064 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #189 of 664 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
271
-18 (-6%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 271 | 23.2 | 11.7:1 | 36% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 24.2 | 11.8:1 | 41% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 26.5 | 11.0:1 | 37% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 37% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 26.9 | 12.8:1 | 34% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 34% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 24 | 15.6:1 | 28% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 18% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 30 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (345 to 271); teachers down 14% (26.9 to 23.2).
About Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary
This page covers Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school in Fountain City, Wisconsin. The student body numbers 271 students, from pre-K through 6.
The district, Cochrane-Fountain City School District, operates 2 schools serving 515 students.
Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary enrolls a student body that is 90% White. The school is also 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. For comparison, Buffalo County is about 94% White. By the diversity index, Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary comes in at 18%.
The school employs the equivalent of 23.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary is 36%. That is close to the 36% average for public schools in Buffalo County.
allk12 grades Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.5% for Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary. The school posts 66.6%, 11.2 points above the prediction.
Buffalo County has these Census figures: median household income is about $70,479, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary is among the 10 public schools in Buffalo County.
The closest public school to Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary is Cochrane-Fountain City High, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within ten miles number 3. Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary comes in 1st of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 271 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 289.
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Buffalo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,393
Census ACS
Median income
$70,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,850 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cochrane-Fountain City School District
- Cochrane-Fountain City HighHigh · 244 students
Nearby schools
- Cochrane-Fountain City High0.0 mi · 244
- Rollingstone Community School6.8 mi · 59
- GOODVIEW ELEMENTARY9.4 mi · 209
- WALC Extended Day10.8 mi · 21
- WINONA AREA LEARNING CENTER10.8 mi · 92
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY10.9 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Cochrane-Fountain City ElementaryHow large is Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary?
Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary enrolls approximately 271 students in grades PK-06.
Is Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary is approximately 11.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary?
Student demographics at Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary public or private?
Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cochrane-Fountain City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.