Cashton Elementary, Cashton WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Cashton Elementary

Cashton Elementary sits in a small rural village in the Coulee Region of western Wisconsin, a village that describes itself as growing and deeply tied to agriculture. The local economy is anchored by Organic Valley, the organic foods cooperative that employs a large share of the workforce, and the area is home to the largest Amish settlement in Wisconsin, meaning this is a community where farming and food production are central. The village itself is compact, centered on Main Street, and its civic life revolves around the Community Hall, a library, and the annual Fall Fest. Housing values here are below the state median, a pattern typical of rural Monroe County, so families moving in will find a relatively affordable market.

This is a pre-kindergarten through fifth grade school within the Cashton School District, serving about 300 students. The student body is predominantly white, with a noticeable Hispanic population as the largest minority group. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is common for a rural school of this type. The school building is located on Front Street, and given the village's small footprint, it is a short walk or drive for most residents.

The district has been working on a formal strategic plan. A publicly reported aspect of that plan includes a goal to update school facilities for student learning and community use, and a capital referendum was on the ballot in 2022. The district has also aimed to implement an aligned, consistent, and challenging curriculum. These are the sort of parent-relevant developments that signal the district is thinking about the long-term direction of its schools.

On state assessments, Cashton Elementary produces results that place it in the top quartile among districts in Monroe County, a position captured by the county-based comparison set. Looking at the grade-level detail across math, English language arts, science, and social studies, a mixed but generally solid picture emerges. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above varies from about half of third graders to about six in ten of fourth graders, with fifth graders landing near the half mark. In English language arts, third graders are around the same range, while fourth and fifth graders each show just over half reaching proficiency. On the fourth-grade science test, more than half of students met the bar, and in social studies, a notably large share of fourth graders did as well. These are single-year snapshots, so a parent may want to ask the school how these numbers have trended and what supports are in place for students who are not yet at proficiency. Participation rates on all tests were complete, which means the results represent the tested grades fully.

Because the school stops at fifth grade, there is no graduation rate or course access data for high school programs. That is simply a function of the grade band, not a gap in the school's performance. Civil rights data and staffing details were not available in the source material, so a parent interested in discipline practices or class sizes would need to follow up directly with the school.

For a family looking at this village, the elementary school offers a small-scale setting where the community has a distinct agricultural character and the district appears to be investing in facilities and curriculum work. The academic results are competitive within the county, particularly strong in social studies and solid in the tested subjects overall, though math and reading at some grade levels leave room for the school to improve. This fits a parent who wants a rural K-5 environment with an active district planning process and a community whose economy and identity are tied to the land.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 350%

School 50% · District 50%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 462%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 549%

School 49% · District 49%

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 346%

School 46% · District 46%

▼ 7 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 454%

School 54% · District 54%

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 552%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Science

Grade 456%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 472%

School 72% · District 72%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

This schoolCashton School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income33%Higher-income52%18 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income50%Higher-income57%7 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income43%Higher-income58%15 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income33%Higher-income58%24 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income63%Higher-income61%2 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income36%Higher-income58%22 pp gap