Enrollment
117
Elementary
DISTRICT 138 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUSTISFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550678000737
John Hustis Elementary
600 S Hustis St, Hustisford, WI 53034 · (920) 349-3228 · Dodge County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL117 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% 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.
- B+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
11.6:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
41 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 12 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (19).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
John Hustis Elementary→Hustisford High
Based on grade levels within Hustisford School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -7.4pp since 2023
Math
57.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -11.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 70.9% | 69.1% |
% 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
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 John Hustis Elementary
John Hustis Elementary's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hustis Elementary this school | 117 | 35.0% | 67.0% |
| Pepin Elementary Pepin | 115 | 33.9% | 56.8% |
| Monticello Elementary Monticello | 131 | 34.4% | 54.1% |
| Elmwood Elementary Elmwood | 130 | 39.2% | 65.0% |
| Chain Exploration Center Waupaca | 139 | 33.1% | 74.7% |
| Argyle Elementary Argyle | 150 | 36.7% | 69.7% |
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 John Hustis Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dodge County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #256 of 982 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #436 of 992 ▼ 182 | #8 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #266 of 992 ▼ 120 | #5 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 117 | #1,058 of 1,157 | #15 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.0% | #657 of 1,064 | #12 of 15 |
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
117
-14 (-11%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 221
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 117 | 10.1 | 11.6:1 | 35% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 123 | 9.8 | 12.6:1 | 29% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 9.8 | 13.3:1 | 30% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 131 | 13 | 10.1:1 | 35% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 175 | 13.8 | 12.7:1 | 3% (6) |
| 2015-16 | 179 | 13 | 13.8:1 | 36% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 229 | 15 | 15.3:1 | 29% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 199 | 12 | 16.6:1 | 11% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 221 | 13 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Hustis Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (175 to 117); teachers down 27% (13.8 to 10.1).
About John Hustis Elementary
John Hustis Elementary is an elementary school in Hustisford, Wisconsin, and it is part of Hustisford School District. It enrolled 117 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 323 students each.
Hustisford School District has 2 schools and 275 students, and John Hustis Elementary is one of those schools.
White students make up 91% of enrollment at John Hustis Elementary. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share in Dodge County as a whole is similar, at about 88%. Pick two students at random and there is a 17% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 10.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.6:1. That is 3.1 students per teacher below the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at John Hustis Elementary is 35%.
The allk12 Grade for John Hustis Elementary is A-. Compared with Wisconsin public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 56.1%. John Hustis Elementary scores 67.0%.
Dodge County has about 88,742 residents, and the median household income is $75,929, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dodge County has 39 public schools and roughly 10,450 students.
The nearest public school is Hustisford High, at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, John Hustis Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for John Hustis Elementary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 11% from 2020-21, when John Hustis Elementary had 131 students, to 2024-25, when it had 117. Students per teacher rose from 10.1 in 2020-21 to 11.6 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Dodge County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
88,742
Census ACS
Median income
$75,929
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
39
10,450 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Hustisford High0.2 mi · 158
- Honor Elementary5.1 mi · 186
- Dodgeland High7.0 mi · 233
- Dodgeland Elementary7.0 mi · 315
- Dodgeland Middle7.0 mi · 140
- Horicon Middle School7.3 mi · 152
Frequently asked questions
About John Hustis ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at John Hustis Elementary?
John Hustis Elementary enrolls approximately 117 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does John Hustis Elementary serve?
John Hustis Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does John Hustis Elementary have?
John Hustis Elementary employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John Hustis Elementary?
At John Hustis Elementary, the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is John Hustis Elementary in?
John Hustis Elementary is part of Hustisford School District.
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