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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSENDALE-BRANDON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551310001730

Rosendale Primary

300 W Wisconsin St, Rosendale, WI 54974 · (920) 872-2151 · Fond du Lac County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public elementary schools

Enrollment
229
Elementary
DISTRICT 136 · STATE 323
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
44 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K5022%
Kindergarten4017%
Grade 14118%
Grade 25022%
Grade 34821%
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
21293%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
115%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
12253%
Female
10747%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Rosendale Primary→Rosendale Intermediate→Rosendale-Brandon Middle→Laconia High
Based on grade levels within Rosendale-Brandon School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
72.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
74.5%
WI avg 54.8% . +9.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2572.3%74.5%
2023-2467.5%65.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Rosendale Primary

Rosendale Primary's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Rosendale Primary this school22919.2%69.8%
Cooper Montessori
Burlington
22521.3%67.2%
Ixonia Elementary
Ixonia
25617.2%70.0%
Greenland Elementary
Oconomowoc
26320.5%77.0%
Fontana Elementary
Fontana
19717.8%65.8%
Brighton Elementary
Kansasville
19620.4%68.9%
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 Rosendale Primary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Fond du Lac County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
69.8%#193 of 982#5 of 17
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
74.5%#133 of 992
▲ 200
#2 of 17
▲ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
72.3%#113 of 992
▲ 92
#4 of 17
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
229#830 of 1,157#16 of 23
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.3:1#864 of 901#16 of 17
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
14.0%#849 of 901#16 of 17
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
19.2%#900 of 1,064#18 of 20
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+0.4%#233 of 240N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
229
+53 (+30%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2522911.919.3:119% (44)
2023-2422211.519.3:123% (51)
2022-2321711.419.0:120% (43)
2020-211761214.7:115% (26)
2017-1822813.317.2:18% (19)
2015-162521221.0:117% (43)
2010-112071217.3:120% (41)
2000-011861314.3:110% (19)
1990-912811518.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosendale Primary.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (228 to 229); teachers down 11% (13.3 to 11.9).

About Rosendale Primary

At 300 W Wisconsin St in Rosendale, Wisconsin, Rosendale Primary operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 3, with 229 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 323 students for elementary schools in Wisconsin.

Rosendale Primary reports to Rosendale-Brandon School District, which has 5 schools and 904 students.

Roughly 93% of students at Rosendale Primary are White. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic. The diversity index for Rosendale Primary is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Based on 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Rosendale Primary has a ratio of 19.3:1. Across elementary schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 14.7:1. Income data for the school show 19% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 41% average for public schools in Fond du Lac County is 22 points higher.

Among Wisconsin public elementary schools, Rosendale Primary outscored 69%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 65.8%.

For Fond du Lac County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $74,275 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Rosendale Primary, Fond du Lac County has 42 public schools.

Of the public schools around it, Rosendale Primary is closest to Laconia High, about 0.3 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 57.7% on proficiency, and Rosendale Primary is above that at 69.8%.

Rosendale Primary falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Rosendale Primary had a net gain of 53 students, or 30%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.7:1 in 2020-21, and 19.3:1 in 2024-25.

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Fond du Lac County at a glance

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Population
104,137
Census ACS
Median income
$74,275
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
13,230 students

Quick facts

School name
Rosendale Primary
District
Rosendale-Brandon School District
Address
300 W Wisconsin St, Rosendale, WI 54974
Phone
(920) 872-2151
County
Fond du Lac County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–03
Total enrollment
229
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
19.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
44 (19%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
551310001730
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Rosendale Primary
How large is Rosendale Primary?
Rosendale Primary enrolls approximately 229 students in grades PK-03.
Is Rosendale Primary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rosendale Primary is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Rosendale Primary have?
Rosendale Primary employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Rosendale Primary?
Student demographics at Rosendale Primary are roughly 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Rosendale Primary in?
Rosendale Primary is part of Rosendale-Brandon School District.
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