The top reported proficiency rate is 88% in Math. The lowest is 62% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Wrightstown Elementary
Wrightstown Elementary serves students from four-year-old kindergarten through fourth grade as a regular public school in the Wrightstown Community School District. The school sits on a consolidated campus alongside the district’s middle and high schools, with multiple athletic fields. Located in the small Fox River village of Wrightstown, the area blends residential neighborhoods with commercial districts on both sides of the river and an industrial park near the interchange of the recently built US Highway 41.
Academically, this school delivers strong results overall. State assessment data from the Wisconsin Forward exam shows that a large majority of third and fourth graders score at or above proficiency in math, placing the school in the top quartile for overall proficiency when compared with other districts in Brown County. Reading and English language arts proficiency is solid, though somewhat lower than math, with roughly three in four students meeting the bar. Science and social studies assessments are given only in fourth grade; here, a majority of students achieve proficiency, with social studies performing a bit stronger than science. Participation rates on all tests reached full participation, which speaks to consistent student attendance during testing windows. For a primary school in a mid-sized county cohort of eleven districts, Wrightstown Elementary holds its own at the upper end of the pack.
The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic students and students reporting two or more races, and very small numbers of Black, Asian, and Native American students. Roughly one in five students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that is moderate by state and national standards. This level of economic diversity is typical for a growing suburban-style village. Enrollment is spread fairly evenly across grades PK through four, with a preschool program that feeds into the kindergarten. Special population data for students with IEPs or English learner status was not reported in the available data, so families seeking specific supports in those areas may want to ask the school directly.
Wrightstown itself is a village that describes itself as growing and prosperous. Home values in the immediate area run somewhat above both the state and national medians, reflecting the community’s desirability as a commuter base between Green Bay and Appleton. The recent construction of a water transmission main bringing Lake Michigan water and upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant signal long-term infrastructure investment. The school district reported significant capital construction spending in its recent fiscal data, which means facility improvements are ongoing but may also factor into property tax obligations.
Because Wrightstown Elementary ends at fourth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and no data on chronic absenteeism or discipline is available for this campus. Families looking ahead will find that the middle school and high school on the same campus continue the pathway, and the district as a whole offers dual-credit and career and technical education opportunities at the secondary level. For a family seeking a small-town elementary setting with above-average test performance, a predominantly homogeneous student body, and a community that is investing in its infrastructure and schools, Wrightstown Elementary fits a straightforward profile. The main academic soft spot is in literacy, where proficiency in English language arts, while still majority-level, trails math by a noticeable margin. A parent may want to explore how the school supports reading and writing in the early grades to see if that gap narrows over time.
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