Enrollment
197
Elementary
DISTRICT 196 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT ATKINSON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550474000514
Rockwell Elementary
821 Monroe St, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 · (920) 563-7818 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL197 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.5:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
57 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 13% |
Student demographics
46%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
69.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
79.0%
WI avg 54.8% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.4% | 73.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Rockwell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #103 of 982 | #1 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #71 of 992 | #1 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #155 of 992 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 197 | #908 of 1,157 | #11 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.9% | #752 of 1,064 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #197 of 664 | #6 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
197
-37 (-16%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 270
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 197 | 19 | 10.4:1 | 29% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 199 | 18.2 | 10.9:1 | 35% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 21.8 | 10.6:1 | 45% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 234 | 20 | 11.7:1 | 44% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 250 | 21.3 | 11.7:1 | 37% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 43% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 17 | 15.7:1 | 36% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | 18 | 14.7:1 | 12% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 270 | 18 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rockwell Elementary.
About Rockwell Elementary
Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, is home to Rockwell Elementary, a small elementary school. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 197 students. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll around 323, and this school is 39% below that mark.
A total of 7 schools make up Fort Atkinson School District, with 2,263 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Rockwell Elementary is 71% White. Next come 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 89% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 46, compared with 70 nationally.
Rockwell Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.4:1. The school's 10.4:1 compares with an average of 14.7:1 for elementary schools in Wisconsin. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 29%.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Rockwell Elementary ranks in the top 10% in Wisconsin. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 75.0%, against a prediction of 59.9%.
In Jefferson County, home to about 86,003 people, the median household earns about $83,750 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Rockwell Elementary shares Jefferson County with 30 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Barrie Elementary is closest at about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Rockwell Elementary places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Rockwell Elementary as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment fell by 16% across 4 years, from 234 in 2020-21 to 197 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.7:1 to 10.4:1.
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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
- Purdy ElementaryElementary · 233 students
- Barrie ElementaryElementary · 212 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
- Purdy ElementaryElementary · 233 students
- Barrie ElementaryElementary · 212 students
- Fort Atkinson 4KElementary · 100 students
Nearby schools
- Barrie Elementary0.5 mi · 212
- Fort Atkinson High0.7 mi · 816
- Fort Atkinson 4K1.0 mi · 100
- Fort Atkinson Middle1.3 mi · 467
- Luther Elementary1.4 mi · 238
- Purdy Elementary1.5 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About Rockwell ElementaryHow many students attend Rockwell Elementary?
Rockwell Elementary enrolls approximately 197 students in grades KG-05.
Is Rockwell Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rockwell Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Rockwell Elementary have?
Rockwell Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Rockwell Elementary?
Student demographics at Rockwell Elementary are roughly 71% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Rockwell Elementary in?
Rockwell Elementary is part of Fort Atkinson School District.
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