Rossman Elementary

As a mid-sized K-5 school in Hartford, Wisconsin, Rossman Elementary serves 422 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Hartford J1 School District. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Rossman Elementary sits 31% above that benchmark.

Rossman Elementary is one of 3 schools operated by Hartford J1 School District, a district that teaches 1,301 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Rossman Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school records 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Rossman Elementary has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Rossman Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 59.5%; this one delivers 75.5%, a residual of +16.0 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household income runs about $96,359, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washington County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,746 students), of which Rossman Elementary is one.

Lincoln Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rossman Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 61.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rossman Elementary has decreased 31%, going from 615 students in 2018 to 422 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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