Rockwell Elementary

Set in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, Rockwell Elementary is a small elementary-level community, run under Fort Atkinson School District. It caters to 197 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 39% smaller than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 323 students.

Rockwell Elementary is one of 7 schools operated by Fort Atkinson School District, a district that works with 2,263 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Rockwell Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 71%; the rest looks like 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Rockwell Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rockwell Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Wisconsin public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 59.9%; Rockwell Elementary posts 75.0%, +15.1 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,750, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Jefferson County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,194 students), Rockwell Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Barrie Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Rockwell Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 57.5%.

Rockwell Elementary operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Rockwell Elementary's enrollment has edged down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 250 (now 197). Over the same period, the White share declined from 82% to 71%. Class-load math has fell: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

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