Enrollment
213
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAUK PRAIRIE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551341001762
Tower Rock Elementary
S9033 Denzer Rd, Prairie du Sac, WI 53578 · (608) 643-1997 · Sauk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
93 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Sauk Prairie School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -11.3pp since 2023
Math
47.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.8% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 52.1% | 55.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Tower Rock Elementary
Tower Rock Elementary's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Rock Elementary this school | 213 | 43.7% | 53.0% |
| E W Luther Elementary South Milwaukee | 197 | 43.1% | 63.5% |
| Woodridge Elementary Portage | 201 | 46.8% | N/A |
| Marshall Early Learning Center Marshall | 251 | 43.4% | N/A |
| Luther Elementary Fort Atkinson | 238 | 44.5% | 65.5% |
| East Elementary Jefferson | 283 | 40.6% | 63.1% |
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 Tower Rock Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Sauk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #570 of 982 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #635 of 992 ▼ 101 | #9 of 11 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #728 of 992 ▼ 175 | #9 of 11 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #870 of 1,157 | #9 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #76 of 901 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #433 of 901 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #524 of 1,064 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #591 of 664 | #9 of 9 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
213
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 153
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 213 | 20.6 | 10.3:1 | 44% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 211 | 21.7 | 9.7:1 | 50% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 228 | 21.8 | 10.4:1 | 54% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | 21 | 9.9:1 | 55% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 221 | 21.3 | 10.4:1 | 47% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 19 | 12.9:1 | 48% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 111 | 8 | 13.9:1 | 54% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 110 | 9 | 12.2:1 | 17% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 153 | 11 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tower Rock Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (221 to 213); teachers down 3% (21.3 to 20.6).
About Tower Rock Elementary
Tower Rock Elementary is a small elementary school that serves part of Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. School enrollment was 213 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Wisconsin is roughly 323 students; this school is 34% smaller than that.
The district, Sauk Prairie School District, has 2,658 students enrolled across 6 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Tower Rock Elementary is 74% White. Other reported shares: 23% Hispanic. That compares with about 87% White among all Sauk County residents. Tower Rock Elementary has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, higher than at this school. Tower Rock Elementary reports 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Tower Rock Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Tower Rock Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.0%, compared with a predicted 50.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
Tower Rock Elementary is located in Sauk County, where median household income is about $79,541, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Tower Rock Elementary is one of 30 public schools in Sauk County, which together enroll about 9,882 students.
River Valley Early Learning Center is the closest public school, about 8.2 miles away in a straight line. Tower Rock Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within ten miles. Nearby schools with test data average 59.6% proficiency; Tower Rock Elementary posts 53.0%.
NCES describes the area around Tower Rock Elementary as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 213, close to the 209 recorded in 2020-21.
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Sauk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,009
Census ACS
Median income
$79,541
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
9,882 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sauk Prairie School District
- Sauk Prairie HighHigh · 862 students
- Sauk Prairie MiddleMiddle · 595 students
- Bridges ElementaryElementary · 458 students
- Grand Avenue ElementaryElementary · 396 students
- Merrimac CommunityElementary · 134 students
Other schools in Prairie du Sac
- Sauk Prairie HighHigh · 862 students
- Bridges ElementaryElementary · 458 students
- Grand Avenue ElementaryElementary · 396 students
Nearby schools
- River Valley Early Learning Center8.2 mi · 97
- Bridges Elementary8.6 mi · 458
- Sauk Prairie Middle8.7 mi · 595
- Sauk Prairie High8.8 mi · 862
- Grand Avenue Elementary9.1 mi · 396
- North Freedom Elementary10.6 mi · 103
Frequently asked questions
About Tower Rock ElementaryHow large is Tower Rock Elementary?
Tower Rock Elementary enrolls approximately 213 students in grades PK-05.
Is Tower Rock Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tower Rock Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tower Rock Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tower Rock Elementary is approximately 10.3:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Tower Rock Elementary?
Tower Rock Elementary reports a student body of 74% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Tower Rock Elementary?
Tower Rock Elementary is overseen by Sauk Prairie School District in Sauk County.
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