The top reported proficiency rate is 60% in Math. The lowest is 53% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Caddie Woodlawn Elementary
Caddie Woodlawn Elementary serves students from Pre-K through fifth grade as part of the Durand-Arkansaw School District in Durand, Wisconsin. Durand is a small, rural county seat on the Chippewa River, functioning as a civic and service hub for the surrounding agricultural area. The population has been slowly declining or flat for over a decade, and the area faces healthcare access challenges, but it offers a hospital, county government offices, and local schools. The compact town has a downtown centered around the county courthouse, and the elementary school is integrated within the small community. The housing market, by a standard national measure, is slightly below the state benchmark, with home values having seen strong year-over-year growth that outpaces both state and national trends in a recent period.
The school’s student body is overwhelmingly White, with a modest Hispanic share and very small representations of American Indian or Alaska Native and multiracial students. More than two-fifths of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a substantial share that reflects the economic context of the area. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the provided records, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those programs and supports. The school has a regular public school classification and is not a charter or magnet school.
State testing results for the most recent school year show variation across grades and subjects. In reading, third and fifth graders both had roughly half of students reaching proficiency, while fourth graders were a bit lower. In math, results ranged from half of fourth graders proficient to about three-quarters of fifth graders proficient. Fourth graders also took science and social studies tests, where slightly more than half of students scored proficient. Across all tested subjects and grades, when the school is compared with other districts in Pepin County, the overall proficiency picture places it in the bottom quartile among the county’s two districts. Because the county has only two districts, this positioning is a narrow comparison, but it does indicate that the school’s combined results trail the other district in the county.
The school serves only elementary grades, so there is no graduation rate to report and no data on chronic absenteeism. A parent looking for information on school discipline, staffing ratios, course access, or attendance patterns will find those fields were not available in the data provided and should consider contacting the school or district for a fuller picture.
Program offerings beyond the core academic subjects were not listed in the available materials. The district search for recent parent-relevant changes did not turn up any lasting developments. Caddie Woodlawn Elementary presents as a small-town elementary school with a largely homogeneous student population and a moderate level of economic need. Its state test results show a notable high point in fifth grade math and more middling performance in other areas, and the overall proficiency index sits below the only other district in Pepin County. Families considering the school will want to explore what academic supports, enrichment, and special education services are available, as those details were not captured in the data reviewed here.
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