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Elkhorn Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wisconsin for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 1,196 students in Elkhorn Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Wisconsin.
Public Middle Schools in Elkhorn Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Wisconsin public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Wisconsin public middle school average of 38% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
7 Schools
741 Schools
# Students
3,587 Students
251,636 Students
# Teachers
205 Teachers
18,271 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Elkhorn Area School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 445 school districts in Wisconsin (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 96% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#169 out of 450 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
38%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
44%
Graduation Rate
96%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.58
# American Indian Students
4 Students
3,671 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
37 Students
11,113 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
537 Students
37,771 Students
% Hispanic Students
15%
15%
# Black Students
40 Students
31,302 Students
% Black Students
1%
12%
# White Students
2,891 Students
155,267 Students
% White Students
81%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
169 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
77 Students
12,242 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
172
6,012
# Students in K Grade:
199
6,547
# Students in 1st Grade:
216
6,950
# Students in 2nd Grade:
249
6,974
# Students in 3rd Grade:
247
7,320
# Students in 4th Grade:
242
8,345
# Students in 5th Grade:
234
14,871
# Students in 6th Grade:
226
48,765
# Students in 7th Grade:
269
58,770
# Students in 8th Grade:
263
61,238
# Students in 9th Grade:
287
6,999
# Students in 10th Grade:
323
6,084
# Students in 11th Grade:
314
6,000
# Students in 12th Grade:
346
6,761
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,645 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,831. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,028 is less than the state median of $16,804. The school district spending/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$53 MM
$13,869 MM
Spending
$54 MM
$13,846 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,645
$16,831
Spending / Student
$15,028
$16,804
Best Elkhorn Area School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Elkhorn Area Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
627 Court St
Elkhorn, WI 53121
(262) 723-6800
Elkhorn, WI 53121
(262) 723-6800
Grades: 6-8
| 705 students
Rank: #22.
Elkhorn Options Virtual School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 30-39% )
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
3 N Jackson St
Elkhorn, WI 53121
(262) 723-1696
Elkhorn, WI 53121
(262) 723-1696
Grades: PK-12
| 301 students
Rank: #33.
Career And College Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
400 County Road H
Elkhorn, WI 53121
(262) 564-2970
Elkhorn, WI 53121
(262) 564-2970
Grades: 6-12
| 190 students
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