Yahara Elementary

Yahara Elementary operates as a minimally staffed elementary school in Edgerton, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Edgerton School District. Current enrollment sits at 120 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 63% leaner than the state mean of about 323.

Edgerton School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,935 students; Yahara Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Yahara Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder reads as 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Rock County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Yahara Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Rock County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Yahara Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Rock County shows median household income runs about $75,673, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Rock County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,542 students), Yahara Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Edgerton Middle, around 5.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Yahara Elementary at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 60.9%.

Yahara Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Yahara Elementary has ticked up 20%, going from 100 students in 2018 to 120 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged up from 87% to 92% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.