Fontana Elementary

Fontana Elementary, a modestly sized elementary school in Fontana, Wisconsin, part of Fontana J8 School District, educates 197 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 39% leaner than the state mean of about 323.

Fontana Elementary sits inside Fontana J8 School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Fontana Elementary reports that nearly all students (91%) are White; the rest breaks down as 6% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.3:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 18% of students at Fontana Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Walworth County's rate of about 37%.

With demographic context factored in, Fontana Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.7%, the actual is 65.8%, a residual of -0.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Walworth County put median household earnings sit near $80,520, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Walworth County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,383 students), Fontana Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Walworth Elementary, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fontana Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 58.3%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 20%: 247 students in 2018 compared to 197 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2025.

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