John Hustis Elementary

Located at 600 S Hustis St, in Hustisford, Wisconsin, John Hustis Elementary is an one-room-style elementary school that hosts 117 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Hustisford School District. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 64% leaner than typical.

Hustisford School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 275 students; John Hustis Elementary is among them.

On demographics, John Hustis Elementary records that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, John Hustis Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dodge County) records that median household income runs about $75,929, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Dodge County's 39 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,450 students), John Hustis Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Hustisford High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), John Hustis Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 33%: 175 students in 2018 compared to 117 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.