Sandhill Elementary

Sandhill Elementary is a mid-sized primary school in Stoughton, Wisconsin, overseen by Stoughton Area School District. The school serves 411 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 323 students each, so Sandhill Elementary sits 27% above that benchmark.

Stoughton Area School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,735 students; Sandhill Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Sandhill Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Sandhill Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sandhill Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Dane County put median household earnings sit near $89,975, about 55% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Sandhill Elementary is one of 169 public schools in Dane County (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students).

Stoughton High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Sandhill Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sandhill Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 58.3%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Sandhill Elementary's enrollment has shrank 38% since 2018, when it stood at 661 (now 411). Over the same period, the White share fell from 86% to 78%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Sandhill Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.