Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551455001884
Kegonsa Elementary
1400 Vernon St, Stoughton, WI 53589 · (608) 877-5201 · Dane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
81 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on grade levels within Stoughton Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
55.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
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
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
304
-48 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 12.7:1
% White
82%
was 75%
% Hispanic
5%
was 7%
% Black
4%
was 10%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Kegonsa Elementary
Kegonsa Elementary is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in Stoughton, Wisconsin, run under Stoughton Area School District, caters to 304 students in grades K through 5.
Stoughton Area School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,735 students. Kegonsa Elementary is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Kegonsa Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Other groups include 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Kegonsa Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.3%; this one delivers 57.3%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Dane County indicate median household income runs about $89,975, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Dane County runs 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students), of which Kegonsa Elementary is one.
SASD 4K is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Kegonsa Elementary comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 60.1%.
The school occupies a town-based site.
Over the past 7-year window. Kegonsa Elementary's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 352 (now 304). Over the same period, the White share grew from 75% to 82%. Class-load math has rose: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stoughton Area School District
- Stoughton HighHigh · 834 students
- River Bluff MiddleMiddle · 569 students
- Fox Prairie ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Sandhill ElementaryElementary · 411 students
- SASD 4KElementary · 174 students
Other schools in Stoughton
- Stoughton HighHigh · 834 students
- River Bluff MiddleMiddle · 569 students
- Fox Prairie ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Sandhill ElementaryElementary · 411 students
- SASD 4KElementary · 174 students
Nearby schools
- SASD 4K0.7 mi · 174
- River Bluff Middle0.7 mi · 569
- Stoughton High1.6 mi · 834
- Fox Prairie Elementary1.8 mi · 443
- Sandhill Elementary2.2 mi · 411
- Conrad Elvehjem Primary School7.8 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Kegonsa ElementaryHow large is Kegonsa Elementary?
Kegonsa Elementary enrolls approximately 304 students in grades KG-05.
Is Kegonsa Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kegonsa Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Kegonsa Elementary?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Kegonsa Elementary.
How diverse is Kegonsa Elementary?
Kegonsa Elementary reports a student body of 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Kegonsa Elementary in?
Kegonsa Elementary is part of Stoughton Area School District.
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