Enrollment
109
Elementary
STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWAY J7 SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551080001405
Drought Elementary
21016 W 7 Mile Rd, Franksville, WI 53126 · (262) 895-7778 · Racine County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL109 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% 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.
- C+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
10.8:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
20 students
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 | 16 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 4 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 36% larger than its 8th grade class (11).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
71.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
64.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.7% | 64.2% |
| 2023-24 | 71.1% | 57.9% |
% 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
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Drought Elementary
Drought Elementary's state test result (67.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought Elementary this school | 109 | 18.3% | 67.7% |
| School of Technology and Arts I La Crosse | 104 | 23.1% | 74.6% |
| Eagleville Charter School Eagle | 95 | 17.9% | 71.9% |
| Cambria Friesland Elementary Cambria | 165 | 25.5% | 63.1% |
| Discovery Charter School Columbus | 71 | 23.9% | 68.8% |
| Fox River Academy Appleton | 150 | 23.3% | 75.3% |
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 Drought Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Racine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #238 of 982 | #5 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #314 of 992 ▲ 168 | #11 of 32 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #123 of 992 ▲ 21 | #3 of 32 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 109 | #1,068 of 1,157 | #33 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #908 of 1,064 | #28 of 34 |
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
109
+20 (+22%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 114
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 109 | 10.1 | 10.8:1 | 18% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 89 | 9.3 | 9.6:1 | 26% (23) |
| 2022-23 | 80 | 8.8 | 9.1:1 | 33% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 89 | 9 | 9.9:1 | 30% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 107 | 10.8 | 9.9:1 | 13% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 100 | 9 | 11.1:1 | 18% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 83 | 8 | 10.4:1 | 24% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 137 | 9 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 114 | 8 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Drought Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (107 to 109); teachers down 6% (10.8 to 10.1).
About Drought Elementary
Drought Elementary is a small elementary school in Wisconsin, with an address in Franksville. Grades offered run from pre-K through 8, with 109 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students.
Drought Elementary falls under Norway J7 School District.
A majority of students at Drought Elementary, 75%, are White. The remaining shares are 21% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 72% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Drought Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
Federal staffing data show 10.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Drought Elementary and a ratio of 10.8:1. That ratio is under the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 18% of students. That is lower than the 48% average for public schools in Racine County.
The allk12 Grade for Drought Elementary is B. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Drought Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.7%; the prediction is 66.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Racine County show that median household income is about $78,096, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 54 public schools in Racine County, with a combined enrollment of about 25,901.
North Cape Elementary is the closest public school, about 3.5 miles away in a straight line. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Drought Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Drought Elementary went from 89 students to 109.
Community posts for Drought Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Racine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,532
Census ACS
Median income
$78,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
25,901 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franksville
- Raymond ElementaryElementary · 385 students
- North Cape ElementaryElementary · 194 students
Nearby schools
- North Cape Elementary3.5 mi · 194
- Raymond Elementary3.7 mi · 385
- Lakeview Elementary4.5 mi · 290
- Muskego Lakes Middle4.9 mi · 676
- Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center4.9 mi · 31
- Robinwood Elementary5.1 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Drought ElementaryHow large is Drought Elementary?
Drought Elementary enrolls approximately 109 students in grades PK-08.
Is Drought Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Drought Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Drought Elementary have?
Drought Elementary employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
How diverse is Drought Elementary?
Drought Elementary reports a student body of 75% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Drought Elementary?
Drought Elementary is overseen by Norway J7 School District in Racine County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.