The top reported proficiency rate is 67% in Math. The lowest is 36% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Honor Elementary
Honor Elementary is a small public school in Neosho, Wisconsin, serving students from four-year-old kindergarten through fourth grade. It is part of the Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District, which consolidates several small communities in rural Dodge County. Because it is an early-grades school, there is no graduation rate to report, and many of the measures that apply to secondary schools—advanced coursework, career pathways, chronic absenteeism—either do not apply or were not available in the data.
Neosho itself is a very small, predominantly residential village set among farmland, roughly forty-five miles northwest of Milwaukee. Publicly reported sources describe it as stable and aging, with a slight population decline in recent decades and a population that is overwhelmingly of German and Italian ancestry. The village has minimal commercial activity; its civic anchor is the municipal building. Housing values in the zip code have risen moderately, a pattern seen across much of southeastern Wisconsin. For a family considering the school, the setting is quiet and rural, and the school is likely co-located near the village core.
Honor Elementary's enrollment is modest for a school of its grade span, with the largest classes in kindergarten and first grade. The student body is overwhelmingly white, with small shares of Hispanic and Black students. About one in five students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that falls below the district and county averages, suggesting the community is comparatively well-off. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not reported, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those populations and the supports available.
State testing results from the Forward assessment, taken in spring of the 2024–25 school year, are available for grades three and four. Third-grade math stands out: a solid majority of students met state benchmarks. Fourth-grade math was softer, with just over half scoring proficient. English language arts followed a similar grade-level pattern—third grade was stronger than fourth—though both grades posted a majority proficient. In social studies, fourth graders also reached a majority proficient. The weakest showing came in fourth-grade science, where about a third of students scored proficient. That is a soft spot a parent may want to explore further with the school, particularly since science instruction can be uneven at the elementary level when resources are tight. Participation rates on all tests were full.
When placed against other districts in Dodge County, Honor Elementary's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint of the nine-district comparison set. That is a relative strength and suggests the school is performing moderately well compared to its county peers.
The data included little about staffing, class sizes, or the range of programs and supports. No information on discipline rates or chronic absenteeism was available. The district brief turned up no major parent-relevant changes such as boundary adjustments or program overhauls in recent years. Families looking for a full picture of the school’s culture and classroom environment may need to supplement this profile with a visit or a conversation with the principal.
Honor Elementary fits a family seeking a small, neighborhood-focused primary school in a rural village. The academic picture is mixed—strong early math, a noticeable drop in fourth-grade math and science, but still performing above the county midpoint overall. The peer environment is homogeneous, and the poverty rate is moderate. The housing market in Neosho is comparatively affordable by state standards but has appreciated sharply in recent years. For a parent weighing this against other options in Dodge County, the school offers a solid if uneven foundation in the early grades, with the knowledge that students will transition to a different building for the upper elementary and middle school years.
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