Drought Elementary, Franksville WI

Original Research by School Decision on Drought Elementary

Drought Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through eighth grade as a regular public school in the Norway J7 School District, a single-school district in the Franksville area of Racine County. The school is small in enrollment, which shapes its intimate character but also means some metrics are suppressed for privacy and that course variety is limited by small cohort sizes. The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population as the next largest group, and roughly a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share well below the state average. Information on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the data reviewed.

Academically, Drought Elementary performs well. State assessment results from the most recent testing cycle show that across grades three through eight, proficiency rates in English language arts, math, science, and social studies are consistently above the midpoint for the county. In fact, the school's overall proficiency index placed it among the stronger performers relative to other districts in Racine County. Upper grades, particularly sixth and eighth, post notably high rates. One grade level's results were suppressed due to small group sizes, which is not unusual for a school this size. Participation rates were high across all reported grades. The pattern across subjects suggests that students tend to show increasing proficiency as they move through the grades, a positive signal for longitudinal growth. Because the school does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report.

The school's setting in Franksville is primarily residential with a suburban-rural texture. Franksville, formerly its own community, is now part of the Village of Caledonia. Housing here is expensive relative to national norms, reflecting strong demand and a tight market; the area has seen considerable residential growth in recent years and is described by residents as quiet and family-friendly. The community is car-dependent, with no fixed-route public transit and no concentrated downtown. Families who live here typically commute to Racine or the Milwaukee metro area for work. After eighth grade, students will leave the district for high school elsewhere, as Norway J7 ends at grade eight.

We looked for district-level changes such as referenda, property tax shifts, or curriculum updates, but found none publicly reported in recent years; the district is small and appears stable. No data on programs, staffing, or discipline was available, so those aspects cannot be characterized here. A parent considering Drought Elementary should feel confident in the academic track record but will want to investigate the middle school course offerings directly, given the small size, and to plan ahead for the high school transition. Overall, the school fits families who value a tight-knit elementary and middle school experience in a growing suburban-rural community with strong test results and a quiet residential setting.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 357%

School 57% · District 57%

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

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 50%

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

Grade 570%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 44 pts above county median

Grade 670%

School 70% · District 70%

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

Grade 873%

School 73% · District 73%

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 364%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 475%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 567%

School 67% · District 67%

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 680%

School 80% · District 80%

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 882%

School 82% · District 82%

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

Science

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 50%

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

Grade 873%

School 73% · District 73%

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

Social studies

Grade 475%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 891%

School 91% · District 91%

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

This schoolNorway J7 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.