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What's the most underrated thing about Fort Atkinson High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
816
High
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT ATKINSON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550474000510
Fort Atkinson High
925 Lexington Blvd, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 · (920) 563-7811 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL816 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
216 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 9 | 171 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 203 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 191 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 251 | 31% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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 Fort Atkinson School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Fort Atkinson High
Fort Atkinson High's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Atkinson High this school | 816 | 26.5% | 43.5% |
| Burlington High School Burlington | 880 | 28.5% | 47.2% |
| Elkhorn Area High Elkhorn | 953 | 28.6% | 62.2% |
| Sauk Prairie High Prairie du Sac | 862 | 24.2% | 47.6% |
| East High West Bend | 854 | 25.6% | 49.3% |
| Stoughton High Stoughton | 834 | 26.4% | 46.0% |
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 Fort Atkinson High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #250 of 402 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 816 | #124 of 532 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #119 of 325 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #123 of 325 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.5% | #300 of 418 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #100 of 203 | N/A |
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
816
-161 (-16%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 794
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 816 | 59.5 | 13.7:1 | 26% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 876 | 57.8 | 15.2:1 | 31% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 960 | 65.2 | 14.7:1 | 36% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 977 | 68 | 14.4:1 | 35% (346) |
| 2017-18 | 904 | 63.8 | 14.2:1 | 26% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 921 | 62 | 14.8:1 | 27% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 970 | 60 | 16.2:1 | 28% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 961 | 64 | 15.0:1 | 12% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 794 | 54 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Atkinson High.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (904 to 816); teachers down 7% (63.8 to 59.5).
About Fort Atkinson High
The public high school Fort Atkinson High is located in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 816 students on the rolls. High schools in Wisconsin average about 475 students, which makes this school 72% larger than average.
Fort Atkinson School District has 2,263 students in 7 schools, and Fort Atkinson High is one of those schools.
About 77% of the student body at Fort Atkinson High is White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson County residents are about 89% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 59.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fort Atkinson High, giving a ratio of 13.7:1. The school's 13.7:1 compares with an average of 14.6:1 for high schools in Wisconsin. By family income, 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 35% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
Fort Atkinson High is 17.9 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Wisconsin.
In the surrounding county, Jefferson County, the median household earns about $83,750 a year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Fort Atkinson High, Jefferson County has 31 public schools.
Fort Atkinson High is about 0.7 miles from Rockwell Elementary, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Fort Atkinson High is behind the 62.0% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
NCES assigns Fort Atkinson High the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 977 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 816 by 2024-25.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,003
Census ACS
Median income
$83,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
9,194 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Atkinson School District
- Fort Atkinson MiddleMiddle · 467 students
- Luther ElementaryElementary · 238 students
- Purdy ElementaryElementary · 233 students
- Barrie ElementaryElementary · 212 students
- Rockwell ElementaryElementary · 197 students
- Fort Atkinson 4KElementary · 100 students
Other schools in Fort Atkinson
- Fort Atkinson MiddleMiddle · 467 students
- Luther ElementaryElementary · 238 students
- Purdy ElementaryElementary · 233 students
- Barrie ElementaryElementary · 212 students
- Rockwell ElementaryElementary · 197 students
- Fort Atkinson 4KElementary · 100 students
Nearby schools
- Rockwell Elementary0.7 mi · 197
- Barrie Elementary0.9 mi · 212
- Fort Atkinson 4K1.5 mi · 100
- Fort Atkinson Middle1.9 mi · 467
- Luther Elementary1.9 mi · 238
- Purdy Elementary2.0 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Atkinson HighHow many students attend Fort Atkinson High?
Fort Atkinson High enrolls approximately 816 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Fort Atkinson High serve?
Fort Atkinson High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Fort Atkinson High?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Fort Atkinson High.
How diverse is Fort Atkinson High?
Fort Atkinson High reports a student body of 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Fort Atkinson High in?
Fort Atkinson High is part of Fort Atkinson School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.