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Stoughton Area School District Schools
Stoughton Area School District is a public school district in Wisconsin, based in Dane County (Stoughton). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Stoughton Area School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Stoughton Area School District
5 of 6 schools in Stoughton Area School District carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 1C: 3
Best schools in Stoughton Area School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Fox Prairie Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Sandhill Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Kegonsa Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Stoughton High (High school, underperforms expectations)
- C- River Bluff Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Stoughton Area School District
High schools (1)
- C+ Stoughton High, Stoughton
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C- River Bluff Middle, Stoughton
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- A- Fox Prairie Elementary, Stoughton
- C+ Kegonsa Elementary, Stoughton
- B+ Sandhill Elementary, Stoughton
Other schools and academies (1)
- Sasd 4k, Stoughton
Where Stoughton Area School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Stoughton (6)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Wisconsin
- County: Dane County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,769 students with 220 full-time-equivalent teachers and 392 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5514550
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- McFarland School District (8 schools, 7 mi)
- Edgerton School District (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Oregon School District (8 schools, 9 mi)
- Monona Grove School District (7 schools, 9 mi)
- Cambridge School District (4 schools, 10 mi)
- Deerfield Community School District (3 schools, 12 mi)
- Evansville Community School District (4 schools, 12 mi)
- Madison Metropolitan School District (52 schools, 13 mi)
Questions about Stoughton Area School District
How many schools are in Stoughton Area School District?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Stoughton Area School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Stoughton Area School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Stoughton.
How good are the schools in Stoughton Area School District?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 48.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 52.2%. 60% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Stoughton Area School District?
2,769 students were enrolled in Stoughton Area School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Stoughton Area School District?
Stoughton Area School District is in Wisconsin, based in Dane County, with its district office in Stoughton. Its boundary covers about 107 sq mi.