Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary

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Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary is a public elementary school serving 263 students in grades PK-5 in Hazel Green, Wisconsin. The school is part of the Southwestern Wisconsin School District, which is ranked 192 out of 428 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary has shown strong academic performance, with 3-4 star ratings from SchoolDigger over the past several years. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics were generally higher than the state averages, particularly in 4th and 5th grades. Compared to nearby schools like Darlington Elementary/Middle and Shullsburg Elementary, Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary's ELA and Math proficiency rates were often higher. The school's performance on the Social Studies and Science assessments was also strong, with proficiency rates exceeding the state averages.

Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary has maintained very low dropout rates, with 0% reported for several years. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated, ranging from 2.3% to 19.9% over the past few years. The 2022-2023 rate of 4.9% was lower than the previous year but still higher than some nearby schools. The school's per-student spending has increased from $12,134 in 2019-2020 to $13,361 in 2020-2021, which is higher than the spending at some nearby schools, and its student-teacher ratio of 10.2 in 2022-2023 is lower than the ratios at several nearby schools, indicating a relatively favorable staffing level.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1415 Fairplay St
       Hazel Green, WI  53811


(608) 854-2261

District: Southwestern Wisconsin School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
358th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,361 Help


Students who attend Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle
High:    Southwestern Wisconsin High

Student/teacher ratio:  10.5 Help
Number of students:  263

Racial breakdown:

White:
95.4%
Hispanic:
3.8%
African American:
0.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.4% Help


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Compare Details Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary ranks better than 66.3% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.78. (See more...)
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Compare Details Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2017 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.55. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (95.4%), Hispanic (3.8%), African American (0.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 30.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary is 10.5. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary is $13,361.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary 358th of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Southwestern Wisconsin School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Southwestern Wisconsin School District 192nd of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2008 55.65 551st 1021 46.0%
2009 46.34 695th 1030 32.5%
2010 73.77 207th 1045 80.2%
2011 72.85 209th 1046 80.0%
2012 73.43 200th 1045 80.9%
2013 49.51 616th 1053 41.5%
2014 42.89 723rd 1061 31.9%
2015 49.42 638th 1076 40.7%
2016 34.25 786th 1075 26.9%
2017 37.19 755th 1071 29.5%
2018 63.02 378th 1025 63.1%
2019 72.24 256th 1037 75.3%
2021 69.66 287th 1050 72.7%
2022 72.59 254th 1067 76.2%
2023 79.80 160th 1067 85.0%
2024 67.78 358th 1061 66.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.24 305th 721 57.7%
2019 68.21 158th 742 78.7%
2021 33.51 510th 746 31.6%
2022 29.32 558th 748 25.4%
2023 56.40 276th 770 64.2%
2024 58.98 268th 790 66.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.41 155th 854 81.9%
2019 82.34 60th 874 93.1%
2021 88.76 27th 847 96.8%
2022 68.68 180th 859 79.0%
2023 76.10 111th 871 87.3%
2024 76.99 114th 866 86.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.30 464th 997 53.5%
2019 65.58 337th 1002 66.4%
2021 57.32 443rd 1004 55.9%
2022 73.18 230th 1017 77.4%
2023 80.23 137th 1010 86.4%
2024 69.71 297th 1011 70.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.98 289th 997 71.0%
2019 75.10 186th 1002 81.4%
2021 76.85 169th 1003 83.2%
2022 65.79 325th 1017 68.0%
2023 73.89 224th 1011 77.8%
2024 61.31 424th 1012 58.1%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 47.39 397th 718 44.7%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 77.97 42nd 366 88.5%
2008 72.60 100th 519 80.7%
2009 60.13 250th 521 52.0%
2011 46.37 405th 549 26.2%
2012 51.44 368th 559 34.2%
2013 41.81 402nd 569 29.3%
2014 35.10 458th 585 21.7%
2015 62.94 214th 612 65.0%
2016 55.07 280th 609 54.0%
2017 50.55 311th 612 49.2%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 476 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 476
1990 469 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 471
1991 470 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 471
1992 465 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 465
1993 474 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 477
1994 474 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 476
1995 424 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 428
1996 424 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 428
1997 450 2 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 457
1998 409 2 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 416
1999 426 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 430
2000 429 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 432
2001 400 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 403
2002 374 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 376
2003 374 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 376
2004 376 4 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 381
2005 343 4 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 348
2006 355 5 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 365
2007 353 6 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 362
2008 367 6 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 375
2009 361 6 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 374
2010 356 7 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 368
2011 357 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 368
2012 360 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 370
2013 353 7 0 6 0 0 1 0 367
2014 380 8 1 8 0 0 1 0 398
2015 370 3 1 7 0 0 1 0 382
2016 358 5 1 5 0 0 1 0 370
2017 353 4 1 5 0 0 2 0 365
2018 324 7 1 7 0 0 1 0 340
2019 228 6 1 9 0 0 2 0 246
2020 247 6 1 7 1 0 1 0 263
2021 232 4 0 5 1 0 4 0 246
2022 246 3 0 8 0 0 4 0 261
2023 251 3 0 8 0 0 1 0 263
2024 251 1 0 10 0 0 1 0 263

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 476 33.1 14.3 15.3
1990 471 33.0 14.2 8.5
1991 471 34.5 13.6 12.1
1992 465 34.6 13.4 15.7
1993 477 33.4 14.3 13
1994 476 30.3 15.7 12
1995 428 31.3 13.7 8.6
1996 428 31.3 13.7 8.6
1997 457 31.9 14.3 12.9
1998 416 31.9 13.0 12.7
1999 430 32.4 13.3 17.7
2000 432 32.4 13.3 16.7
2001 403 34.2 11.8 18.4
2002 376 34.4 10.9 19.9
2003 376 34.4 10.9 19.9
2004 381 33.8 11.3 18.4
2005 348 29.9 11.6 n/a
2006 365 30.6 11.9 n/a
2007 362 30.5 11.9 32
2008 375 29.5 12.7 30.9
2009 374 31.4 11.9 33.7
2010 368 32.4 11.3 36.4
2011 368 30.4 12.0 38.9
2012 370 29.3 12.6 41.9
2013 367 29.8 12.3 42.8
2014 398 31.3 12.6 43.2
2015 382 n/a n/a 38.2
2016 370 31.0 11.9 38.9
2017 365 33.0 11.0 47.4
2018 340 30.9 10.9 42.9
2019 246 20.4 12.0 40.2
2020 263 21.5 12.1 41.8
2021 246 23.7 10.3 43.9
2022 261 23.6 11.0 30.3
2023 263 25.7 10.2 30.4
2024 263 24.9 10.5 30.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 476 33.1 14.3 15.3
1990 471 33.0 14.2 8.5
1991 471 34.5 13.6 12.1
1992 465 34.6 13.4 15.7
1993 477 33.4 14.3 13
1994 476 30.3 15.7 12
1995 428 31.3 13.7 8.6
1996 428 31.3 13.7 8.6
1997 457 31.9 14.3 12.9
1998 416 31.9 13.0 12.7
1999 430 32.4 13.3 17.7
2000 432 32.4 13.3 16.7
2001 403 34.2 11.8 18.4
2002 376 34.4 10.9 19.9
2003 376 34.4 10.9 19.9
2004 381 33.8 11.3 18.4
2005 348 29.9 11.6 n/a
2006 365 30.6 11.9 n/a
2007 362 30.5 11.9 32
2008 375 29.5 12.7 30.9
2009 374 31.4 11.9 33.7
2010 368 32.4 11.3 36.4
2011 368 30.4 12.0 38.9
2012 370 29.3 12.6 41.9
2013 367 29.8 12.3 42.8
2014 398 31.3 12.6 43.2
2015 382 n/a n/a 38.2
2016 370 31.0 11.9 38.9
2017 365 33.0 11.0 47.4
2018 340 30.9 10.9 42.9
2019 246 20.4 12.0 40.2
2020 263 21.5 12.1 41.8
2021 246 23.7 10.3 43.9
2022 261 23.6 11.0 30.3
2023 263 25.7 10.2 30.4
2024 263 24.9 10.5 30.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $535 (4.4%) $11,626 (95.6%) $12,161
2020 $472 (3.9%) $11,662 (96.1%) $12,134
2021 $720 (5.4%) $12,640 (94.6%) $13,361

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 256th of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 160th of 1067 Elementary schools
 9.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary)72.750
 22.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Southwestern Wisconsin School District)72.750
 22.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary)84.968.2
 16.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Southwestern Wisconsin School District)84.968.2
 16.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary)5058.6
 8.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Southwestern Wisconsin School District)5058.6
 8.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary)52.662.1
 9.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Southwestern Wisconsin School District)52.662.1
 9.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary)55.379.3
 24.1%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Southwestern Wisconsin School District)55.379.3
 24.1%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary)63.275.9
 12.7%
   4th Grade Science (Southwestern Wisconsin School District)63.275.9
 12.7%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary)53.353.1
 0.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Southwestern Wisconsin School District)53.353.1
 0.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary)57.859.4
 1.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Southwestern Wisconsin School District)57.859.4
 1.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students246263
 6.9%
African American63
 50%
American Indian00
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic98
 11.1%
Pacific Islander00
White228251
 10.1%
Two or More Races21
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40.2%30.4%
 9.8%


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Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary ranks 358th of 1061 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary are 95% White, 4% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 263 students attended Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary.

Students who attend Southwestern Wisconsin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle
High : Southwestern Wisconsin High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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