Pecatonica Elementary

Pecatonica Elementary operates as a tight-knit primary school in Hollandale, Wisconsin, operated by Pecatonica Area School District. Current enrollment sits at 171 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Pecatonica Elementary sits 47% leaner than that benchmark.

Pecatonica Area School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 369 students; Pecatonica Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Pecatonica Elementary reports that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Pecatonica Elementary records 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. Roughly 37% of students at Pecatonica Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Pecatonica Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.4%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Iowa County) shows that median household income runs about $82,182, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Iowa County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,373 students), Pecatonica Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pecatonica High, around 5.8 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pecatonica Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 63.3%.

Pecatonica Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 199 students in 2018 compared to 171 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

On this page, members of the Pecatonica Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.