Forest Edge Elementary School

Forest Edge Elementary School is an average-sized K-5 school in Fitchburg, Wisconsin, overseen by Oregon School District. The school instructs 446 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 38% larger than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Forest Edge Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by Oregon School District, a district that serves 4,186 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Forest Edge Elementary School shows that 72% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 11% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Forest Edge Elementary School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Forest Edge Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 17% of students at Forest Edge Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Dane County's rate of about 32%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Forest Edge Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.7%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Dane County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,975, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Dane County's 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students), Forest Edge Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Southside Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Forest Edge Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 30.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

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