The top reported proficiency rate is 78% in Social studies. The lowest is 35% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Royall Intermediate
Royall Intermediate serves grades four through six in the Royall School District, located in Elroy, a small rural city in Juneau County, Wisconsin. The school is a regular public school and is not a charter or magnet institution. Its enrollment is small, which is typical for an intermediate school serving a rural community. The student body is predominantly white, with a much smaller share of Hispanic students and students identifying as two or more races; no other racial or ethnic groups were represented in the available data. Just under half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a moderate level of economic need. Data on students with Individualized Education Programs and English learners was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school about these supports directly.
Academically, the picture from state testing is mixed. In English language arts, the school shows a notable strength in grade four, where a majority of students scored proficient or above. Performance in grade five was lower, and by grade six it had dropped further, with less than half of students reaching that threshold. In math, proficiency rates fell short of half at every grade level, with grade five showing the weakest results. Science was tested only in grade four, where roughly half of students met the proficiency bar. Social studies in grade four, however, was a bright spot, with a substantial majority of students scoring proficient or above. The comparison among districts in Juneau County places Royall Intermediate’s overall proficiency index just below the midpoint, meaning it falls in the middle of the pack among its county peers. There is no graduation rate to report, as the school does not serve high school grades; that metric applies at the district’s high school level.
The school’s setting in Elroy shapes the experience. Elroy is a historically significant railroad hub that has reinvented itself as a destination for trail tourism. The Elroy-Sparta State Trail and two other recreational trails converge at the Elroy Commons in the compact downtown, giving the town a quiet, bike-friendly character that draws visitors during warmer months. The downtown holds the Elroy Commons trailhead, the Historical Society Museum, and city government offices. The school campus is located on the south side of town, separate from the downtown core. The housing market reflects the area’s modest rural economy, with home values below state and national benchmarks, and the local population has been relatively stable to slightly declining over recent decades. Major employers are likely the school district itself, the city government, and small businesses tied to trail tourism; no large corporate employers were identified in publicly available sources.
No information was found about recent district-level changes such as referendums, curriculum shifts, or property-tax adjustments. A parent looking for a clear academic picture should note that while the school posts a strong result in fourth-grade social studies and a decent showing in fourth-grade English, math proficiency is a soft spot that warrants a conversation with the school about how it supports students in that subject. The small size means children are in a setting where they are known, but the limited grade span means students will transition to a different school building after sixth grade, which is something to factor into a longer-term plan.
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