Erin Elementary, Hartford WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Erin Elementary

Erin Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, a single-school district in the town of Erin, with a Hartford mailing address. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. Because it does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report.

The student body is overwhelmingly white, with a modest share of Hispanic students and a very small number of multiracial students. A very small fraction of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, which makes it harder to assess how the school serves those groups; a parent with a child who receives special education or language services may want to ask the school directly about those programs.

State testing results from the Forward assessment across grades three through eight show generally strong academic performance. In mathematics, proficiency rates are solid across all tested grades, with a notable high in fourth grade and consistent performance through the middle school years. English language arts results show more variation: a dip in fifth grade stands out as a soft spot, where less than half of students scored proficient or above. That grade-level result is worth a conversation with the school to understand what instruction or supports look like in that year. Science and social studies, tested in fourth and eighth grades only, post high proficiency rates, which is a strength.

Compared to other districts in Washington County, Erin Elementary's overall proficiency index, which averages results across subjects and grades, sits above the midpoint. That positions it as a solid performer relative to neighboring districts, though not at the very top of the county.

The school is housed in the Erin School District, which is a single-school district. A search for recent district-level changes such as referenda, curriculum shifts, or policy updates found little of lasting impact, so a parent should rely on direct outreach to the district or school for current information on programs and priorities.

Hartford, the community with which this school is associated by mailing address, is a mix of residential neighborhoods and industrial zones. It grew from a small agricultural market town into a manufacturing community and has seen steady population growth over many decades. Major employers include Broan-NuTone and Quad Graphics. The city's schools operate on separate campuses; Erin Elementary is its own district, separate from the Hartford district and from Hartford Union High School, which serves students from several surrounding communities after eighth grade.

For a family considering this school, the picture is of a small, academically solid elementary and middle school in a single-building district, serving a largely homogeneous student population with low economic disadvantage. The strongest results come in math, science, and social studies. The fifth-grade English language arts result is the main thing that departs from the otherwise strong pattern. A parent whose child will move on to high school after eighth grade will want to look into Hartford Union High School or any other receiving school to understand the continuation path.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 370%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 485%

School 85% · District 85%

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 569%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 18 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 679%

School 79% · District 79%

▲ 25 pts above state median

Grade 775%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 21 pts above state median

Grade 878%

School 78% · District 78%

▲ 27 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 367%

School 67% · District 67%

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 465%

School 65% · District 65%

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

Grade 548%

School 48% · District 48%

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 668%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 15 pts above state median

Grade 769%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 17 pts above state median

Grade 876%

School 76% · District 76%

▲ 24 pts above state median

Science

Grade 480%

School 80% · District 80%

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

Grade 880%

School 80% · District 80%

▲ 29 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 485%

School 85% · District 85%

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

Grade 888%

School 88% · District 88%

▲ 24 pts above state median

This schoolErin 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-income50%Higher-income70%20 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income47%3 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income100%Higher-income63%37 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income72%22 pp gap