Enrollment
244
High
DISTRICT 258 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COCHRANE-FOUNTAIN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550270000307
Cochrane-Fountain City High
S2770 State Road 35, Fountain City, WI 54629 · (608) 687-4391 · Buffalo County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Wisconsin public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
71 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 18% |
Student demographics
12%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cochrane-Fountain City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
44.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.7% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 45.1% |
% 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
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 High
Cochrane-Fountain City High's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochrane-Fountain City High this school | 244 | 29.1% | 59.1% |
| Viroqua High Viroqua | 301 | 30.6% | 51.3% |
| Edgar High Edgar | 193 | 28.0% | 47.8% |
| Cameron High Cameron | 279 | 30.1% | 48.1% |
| Westby High Westby | 319 | 27.3% | 48.0% |
| Colfax High Colfax | 318 | 31.1% | 60.2% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #66 of 402 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #35 of 64 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #14 of 64 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #302 of 532 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #90 of 325 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #316 of 325 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.1% | #269 of 418 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #26 of 203 |
Ranked against other public high 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
244
-29 (-11%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 332
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 244 | 18.5 | 13.2:1 | 29% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 252 | 18.5 | 13.6:1 | 29% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 17.4 | 15.5:1 | 26% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 17 | 16.1:1 | 29% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 21.1 | 15.0:1 | 27% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 19 | 16.9:1 | 30% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 23% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 31 | 12.9:1 | 18% (70) |
| 1990-91 | 332 | 25 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cochrane-Fountain City High.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (315 to 244); teachers down 12% (21.1 to 18.5).
About Cochrane-Fountain City High
Cochrane-Fountain City High is a small high school that serves part of Fountain City, Wisconsin. The school teaches grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 244 students. That puts enrollment 49% below the 475-student average for high schools in Wisconsin.
The district for Cochrane-Fountain City High is Cochrane-Fountain City School District, with 2 schools and 515 students.
The share of White students at Cochrane-Fountain City High is 94%. The next largest groups are 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. In Buffalo County overall, the White share is about 94%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
The school lists 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. Statewide, high schools in Wisconsin average 14.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 29% of the student body.
Among Wisconsin public high schools, Cochrane-Fountain City High outscored 78%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Cochrane-Fountain City High, the prediction is 59.8% and the result is 59.1%.
In the surrounding county, Buffalo County, median household income comes to about $70,479, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 10 public schools and about 1,850 students.
Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Cochrane-Fountain City High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Cochrane-Fountain City High is 2nd among 6 schools close by.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 273 (2020-21) to 244 (2024-25). Students per teacher dropped from 16.1 in 2020-21 to 13.2 in 2024-25.
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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 ElementaryElementary · 271 students
Other schools in Fountain City
- Cochrane-Fountain City ElementaryElementary · 271 students
Nearby schools
- Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary0.0 mi · 271
- Rollingstone Community School6.8 mi · 59
- GOODVIEW ELEMENTARY9.4 mi · 209
- WINONA AREA LEARNING CENTER10.8 mi · 92
- WALC Extended Day10.8 mi · 21
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY10.9 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Cochrane-Fountain City HighWhat is the total enrollment at Cochrane-Fountain City High?
Cochrane-Fountain City High enrolls approximately 244 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Cochrane-Fountain City High serve?
Cochrane-Fountain City High serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cochrane-Fountain City High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cochrane-Fountain City High is approximately 13.2:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cochrane-Fountain City High?
At Cochrane-Fountain City High, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Cochrane-Fountain City High public or private?
Cochrane-Fountain City High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cochrane-Fountain City School District.
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