Career and College Academy

Elkhorn · WI · Elkhorn Area School District · Public charter · K-12 combined


At a glance

Programs & features
  • Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools
  • SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 26% by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 92% in 2019 (60th percentile nationally)

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How Career and College Academy compares for families

What families should know about Career and College Academy.

  • ▸ LocallyWI students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Williams Bay High, Lakeland School, Big Foot High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 26% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
22
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
9.0
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts

What % of students graduate on time?

60th percentile nationally

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
92%
Range: 90–94%
4-year cohort size
81
Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years
Compared against
17,988
US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
0%
Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
20.0%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Federal Title I context

Title I Targeted Assistance eligible

35-39% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Targeted Assistance

38.2%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

35-39% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school can receive Title I funds targeted to identified students (not schoolwide).

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Your state's public flagship

University of Wisconsin-Madison

43%
admit rate
$11,603
in-state tuition/yr · $42,103 out-of-state
1360–1510
SAT 25–75 · ACT 28–32

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,354/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Wisconsin-Madison profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 52 in 2021 to 77 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+48.1%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Williams Bay High
Williams Bay
Public 6.5 170 -20.6%
Lakeland School
Elkhorn
Public 1.7 — —
Big Foot High
Walworth
Public 10.3 437 -9.5%
East Troy High
East Troy
Public 9.9 448 -15.5%
Delavan-Darien High
Delavan
Public 7.4 511 -23.7%
Palmyra-Eagle High
Palmyra
Public 14.8 165 -14.5%
Clinton Senior High
Clinton
Public 18.4 312 -20.4%
Wisconsin School for the Deaf
Delavan
Public 7.1 — —

At a glance

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Career and College Academy is a public high school in Elkhorn, WI, enrolling 246 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is up 48% from 2021 to 2024.

22 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 26% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 92% in the latest EDFacts release.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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What is Career and College Academy's graduation rate? Career and College Academy's federal four-year graduation rate was about 92% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Career and College Academy? Career and College Academy is a public high school in Elkhorn, WI, enrolling 246 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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