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What's the most underrated thing about Edgerton Community Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
809
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDGERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550411000442
Edgerton Community Elementary
100 Elm High Dr, Edgerton, WI 53534 · (608) 561-6010 · Rock County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL809 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
254 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 123 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 139 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Based on grade levels within Edgerton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
63.6%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 51 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 are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 63.6% |
| 2023-24 | 52.4% | 57.4% |
% 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
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Edgerton Community Elementary
Edgerton Community Elementary's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerton Community Elementary this school | 809 | 31.4% | 57.4% |
| Salem Elementary Salem | 936 | 32.4% | 58.5% |
| Union Grove Elementary Union Grove | 886 | 28.2% | 65.0% |
| Ellsworth Elementary Ellsworth | 734 | 32.8% | 57.7% |
| Greenfield Elementary Baldwin | 770 | 30.5% | 61.9% |
| Westwood Elementary De Pere | 623 | 30.3% | 69.3% |
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 Edgerton Community Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Rock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #471 of 982 | #12 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #321 of 992 ▲ 175 | #10 of 27 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #535 of 992 ▲ 8 | #16 of 27 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 809 | #16 of 1,157 | #1 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #620 of 901 | #20 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.7% | #572 of 901 | #22 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.4% | #717 of 1,064 | #24 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #606 of 664 | #11 of 14 |
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
809
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 737
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 809 | 56.8 | 14.3:1 | 31% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 819 | 58.8 | 13.9:1 | 33% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 844 | 59.8 | 14.1:1 | 32% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 820 | 52 | 15.8:1 | 34% (280) |
| 2017-18 | 834 | 53.5 | 15.6:1 | 31% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 807 | 50 | 16.1:1 | 35% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 738 | 45 | 16.4:1 | 35% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 799 | 50 | 16.0:1 | 12% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 737 | 48 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edgerton Community Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (834 to 809); teachers up 6% (53.5 to 56.8).
About Edgerton Community Elementary
Edgerton Community Elementary is a large elementary school with its address in Edgerton, Wisconsin. Enrolled students number 809 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students each.
Edgerton School District serves 1,935 students across 4 schools.
White students are the large majority at Edgerton Community Elementary, with 83% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 82% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Edgerton Community Elementary comes in at 30%.
Teachers at Edgerton Community Elementary total 56.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.3:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 14.7:1, a similar figure. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 31%. Across public schools in Rock County, the average is 47%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 58.4% at Edgerton Community Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.4%.
In the county around the school, Rock County, median household income is about $75,673, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Edgerton Community Elementary is among the 65 public schools in Rock County.
Edgerton High is located about 0.1 miles from Edgerton Community Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The school's 57.4% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (820) and 2024-25 (809). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.3:1) than in 2020-21 (15.8:1).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Rock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,350
Census ACS
Median income
$75,673
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
25,542 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edgerton School District
- Edgerton HighHigh · 593 students
- Edgerton MiddleMiddle · 413 students
- Yahara ElementaryElementary · 120 students
Other schools in Edgerton
- Edgerton HighHigh · 593 students
- Edgerton MiddleMiddle · 413 students
- Yahara ElementaryElementary · 120 students
Nearby schools
- Edgerton High0.1 mi · 593
- Edgerton Middle0.2 mi · 413
- Yahara Elementary5.3 mi · 120
- West Elementary6.7 mi · 322
- Consolidated Elementary7.0 mi · 82
- Milton Middle7.4 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Edgerton Community ElementaryHow large is Edgerton Community Elementary?
Edgerton Community Elementary enrolls approximately 809 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Edgerton Community Elementary serve?
Edgerton Community Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Edgerton Community Elementary?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Edgerton Community Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Edgerton Community Elementary?
Student demographics at Edgerton Community Elementary are roughly 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Edgerton Community Elementary public or private?
Edgerton Community Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Edgerton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.