📍 719 S Main St, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, 53538
Purdy Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County. The school has 268 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fort Atkinson School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Purdy Elementary enrolls 268 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 206 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
106 of the school's 268 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 99 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Purdy Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WI-50, state senate district 11, state house district 33.
Purdy Elementary is one of 7 schools in Fort Atkinson School District, based in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. The district serves 2,291 students district-wide and employs 212 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 268 students, Purdy Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 327 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant