Enrollment
233
Elementary
DISTRICT 196 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT ATKINSON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550474000513
Purdy Elementary
719 S Main St, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 · (920) 563-7822 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL233 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
79 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 24 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
39%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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Fort Atkinson School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -8.7pp since 2023
Math
58.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.7% | 58.6% |
| 2023-24 | 66.4% | 62.6% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Purdy Elementary
Purdy Elementary's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purdy Elementary this school | 233 | 33.9% | 61.4% |
| Sevastopol Elementary Sturgeon Bay | 230 | 35.2% | 83.5% |
| Harrison Elementary Janesville | 266 | 32.3% | 67.4% |
| Belmont Elementary Belmont | 213 | 34.7% | 54.9% |
| Lakewood Elementary Twin Lakes | 263 | 33.8% | 49.0% |
| Waller Elementary Burlington | 247 | 38.5% | 65.1% |
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 Purdy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #372 of 982 | #8 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #419 of 992 ▼ 38 | #9 of 13 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #387 of 992 ▼ 159 | #8 of 13 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 233 | #820 of 1,157 | #7 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #59 of 901 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #451 of 901 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.9% | #677 of 1,064 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.9% | #47 of 664 | #2 of 11 |
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
233
-38 (-14%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 502
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 233 | 23 | 10.1:1 | 34% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 22.8 | 11.8:1 | 35% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 26.1 | 10.3:1 | 40% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 25 | 10.8:1 | 41% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 26.4 | 13.5:1 | 40% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 42% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 45% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 37 | 14.6:1 | 12% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 502 | 38 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Purdy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (358 to 233); teachers down 13% (26.4 to 23).
About Purdy Elementary
Purdy Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school based in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. It serves 233 students in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Wisconsin is roughly 323 students; this school is 28% smaller than that.
Fort Atkinson School District operates 7 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,263 students.
Roughly 76% of students at Purdy Elementary are White. Other groups make up 19% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 89% of Jefferson County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 39%, meaning two students picked at random have a 39% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Purdy Elementary operates with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.1:1. That is lower than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. About 34% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 35% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Purdy Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Wisconsin schools: 61.4% actual against 56.8% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Jefferson County, the median household income is $83,750, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 31 public schools in Jefferson County, enrolling about 9,194 students in all.
The closest other public school is Luther Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Purdy Elementary has 6 other public schools within five miles. Purdy Elementary's average proficiency of 61.4% compares with 60.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Purdy Elementary's location as Town: Distant.
Enrollment at Purdy Elementary declined 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 271 to 233 students.
The Purdy Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 HighHigh · 816 students
- Fort Atkinson MiddleMiddle · 467 students
- Luther ElementaryElementary · 238 students
- Barrie ElementaryElementary · 212 students
- Rockwell ElementaryElementary · 197 students
- Fort Atkinson 4KElementary · 100 students
Other schools in Fort Atkinson
- Fort Atkinson HighHigh · 816 students
- Fort Atkinson MiddleMiddle · 467 students
- Luther ElementaryElementary · 238 students
- Barrie ElementaryElementary · 212 students
- Rockwell ElementaryElementary · 197 students
- Fort Atkinson 4KElementary · 100 students
Other Purdy Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Purdy Elementary. Purdy Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Purdy Elementary SchoolGig Harbor, WA · 483 students
- PURDY ELEM.PURDY, MO · 303 students
Nearby schools
- Luther Elementary0.2 mi · 238
- Fort Atkinson Middle0.3 mi · 467
- Fort Atkinson 4K0.5 mi · 100
- Barrie Elementary1.2 mi · 212
- Rockwell Elementary1.5 mi · 197
- Fort Atkinson High2.0 mi · 816
Frequently asked questions
About Purdy ElementaryHow many students attend Purdy Elementary?
Purdy Elementary enrolls approximately 233 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Purdy Elementary serve?
Purdy Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Purdy Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Purdy Elementary is approximately 10.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Purdy Elementary?
Purdy Elementary reports a student body of 76% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Purdy Elementary in?
Purdy Elementary is part of Fort Atkinson School District.
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