Best Public Schools in Jefferson County, Wisconsin & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ACT English Language Arts (2024)	ACT Mathematics (2024)	ACT Science (2024)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2024)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2024)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2024)			Forward Exam Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ixonia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	N8425 North St	Ixonia	53036	Jefferson County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 560-8400	265	23	11.5	19.2%	251 (94.7%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	79.6	168^th of 1061 public elementary schools	84.2%		86.8	78^th of 1067 public elementary schools	92.7%	90				63.5	67.5					75.0	72.5					80.0			75.0		$13,036	$820	$12,216
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	210 N Montgomery St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 262-1465	146	12	12.1	46.6%	124 (84.9%)	3 (2.1%)	10 (6.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.5%)	64.4	413^th of 1061 public elementary schools	61.1%		62.9	414^th of 1067 public elementary schools	61.2%	1				48.3	64.5	56.0				69.0	77.4	48.0				71.0			58.1		$13,957	$1,030	$12,925
Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	131 Hall St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 262-1480	649	49	13.1	48.4%	440 (67.8%)	14 (2.2%)	139 (21.4%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	45 (6.9%)	46.1	395^th of 641 public middle schools	38.4%		39.6	409^th of 640 public middle schools	36.1%	14							49.7	46.5	50.5				48.5	49.0	51.0		57.1			44.1	$12,712	$565	$12,146
Schurz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1508 Neenah St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 262-1485	236	25	9.4	68.6%	83 (35.2%)	6 (2.5%)	135 (57.2%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	37	763^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	28.1%		28.7	829^th of 1067 public elementary schools	22.3%	66				40.0	41.9	46.7				34.3	54.8	62.2				45.2			32.3		$12,811	$1,168	$11,643
Webster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	634 S 12th St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 262-1490	373	29	12.8	45.0%	271 (72.7%)	17 (4.6%)	62 (16.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	73.8	256^th of 1061 public elementary schools	75.9%		84.7	106^th of 1067 public elementary schools	90.1%	150				57.4	71.7	67.2				63.0	75.5	67.2				69.8			67.9		$12,959	$864	$12,094
Watertown 4 Kids	Public	PK	111 Dodge St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 262-1460	172	2	86.0	51.7%	99 (57.6%)	2 (1.2%)	50 (29.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.0%)								(n/a)																					$7,397	$565	$6,831
eCampus Academy Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	111 Dodge Street	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 262-1420	142	8	18.9	14.1%	96 (67.6%)	5 (3.5%)	34 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.2%)								(n/a)								33.3	50.0					0.0	0.0		100.0	50.0		100.0	$12,256	$565	$11,690
Lake Mills High	Public	9-12	615 Catlin Dr	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 648-2355	477	32	15.1	29.1%	391 (82.0%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (14.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	62.9	144^th of 431 public high schools	66.6%		66.1	113^th of 415 public high schools	72.8%	31	49.1	47.2	43.5															65.5			$12,834	$486	$12,348
Lake Mills Middle	Public	5-8	318 College St	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 648-2358	389	31	12.3	30.3%	331 (85.1%)	3 (0.8%)	38 (9.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	66.3	204^th of 641 public middle schools	68.2%		71	153^rd of 640 public middle schools	76.1%	51						65.8	53.0	63.2	58.7			63.2	61.0	65.8	67.7		67.7			53.9	$10,726	$313	$10,413
Lake Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	155 E Pine St	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 648-2338	616	40	15.5	22.4%	523 (84.9%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	67.6	363^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	65.8%		67.2	335^th of 1067 public elementary schools	68.6%	28				58.2	65.4					66.4	55.6					73.2			64.8		$10,481	$401	$10,080
Barrie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Harriette St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 563-7817	212	20	10.8	33.0%	172 (81.1%)	3 (1.4%)	26 (12.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	62.1	455^th of 1061 public elementary schools	57.1%		75.1	217^th of 1067 public elementary schools	79.7%	238				72.2	58.1	55.0				61.1	62.8	62.5				60.5			58.1		$16,638	$432	$16,205
Fort Atkinson High	Public	9-12	925 Lexington Blvd	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 563-7811	876	58	15.1	31.3%	686 (78.3%)	17 (1.9%)	123 (14.0%)	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	18 (2.1%)	67.3	114^th of 431 public high schools	73.5%		61.8	138^th of 415 public high schools	66.7%	24	59.0	48.1	53.3															46.7			$13,281	$279	$13,000
Fort Atkinson Middle	Public	6-8	310 S 4th St E	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7833	462	42	10.9	36.4%	378 (81.8%)	7 (1.5%)	57 (12.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	69.6	180^th of 641 public middle schools	71.9%		66	185^th of 640 public middle schools	71.1%	5							65.1	56.4	54.9				67.4	59.4	69.7		72.4			58.6	$15,183	$447	$14,735
Purdy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	719 S Main St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7822	268	23	11.7	35.4%	198 (73.9%)	4 (1.5%)	55 (20.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	73	269^th of 1061 public elementary schools	74.6%		66	360^th of 1067 public elementary schools	66.3%	91				52.0	72.1	69.2				40.0	67.4	71.8				76.7			72.1		$16,853	$650	$16,202
Rockwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Monroe St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7818	199	18	10.9	35.2%	144 (72.4%)	6 (3.0%)	39 (19.6%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	80.1	160^th of 1061 public elementary schools	84.9%		64.6	383^rd of 1067 public elementary schools	64.1%	223				68.6	84.6	50.0				62.9	80.8	83.3				84.6			80.8		$16,354	$543	$15,810
Luther Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Park St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 568-4465	247	24	10.5	48.2%	170 (68.8%)	2 (0.8%)	58 (23.5%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	66.1	390^th of 1061 public elementary schools	63.2%		59.4	466^th of 1067 public elementary schools	56.3%	76				71.0	62.2	72.5				67.7	60.0	77.5				60.0			44.4		$17,088	$681	$16,405
Fort Atkinson 4K	Public	PK	1000 Harriette St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 563-7822	68	1	68.0		49 (72.1%)	2 (2.9%)	11 (16.2%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)																					$7,964	$258	$7,705
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 S Sanborn Ave	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 675-1400	270	24	11.3	37.0%	207 (76.7%)	1 (0.4%)	52 (19.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	62.3	452^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	57.4%		63.9	398^th of 1067 public elementary schools	62.7%	54				59.5	59.4	53.3				50.0	75.0	53.3				81.3			59.4		$12,538	$546	$11,992
Jefferson High	Public	9-12	700 W Milwaukee St	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 675-1100	613	46	13.1	33.1%	445 (72.6%)	6 (1.0%)	130 (21.2%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)	52.7	200^th of 431 public high schools	53.6%		26.4	330^th of 415 public high schools	20.5%	130	38.6	43.2	41.7															63.5			$13,267	$488	$12,779
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	501 S Taft Ave	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 675-1300	373	33	11.3	40.8%	277 (74.3%)	5 (1.3%)	79 (21.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	53.8	320^th of 641 public middle schools	50.1%		67.3	173^rd of 640 public middle schools	73.0%	147							50.0	53.9	50.8				65.2	53.9	60.0		56.2			43.9	$12,828	$630	$12,198
West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 W Milwaukee St	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 675-1200	257	24	10.6	52.5%	165 (64.2%)	1 (0.4%)	72 (28.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	39.5	733^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	30.9%		39.8	713^th of 1067 public elementary schools	33.2%	20				45.7	60.0	35.1				30.4	60.0	32.4				63.3			56.7		$13,408	$1,117	$12,291
Sullivan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	618 Bakertown Rd	Sullivan	53178	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 675-1500	152	12	13.1	21.7%	145 (95.4%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	57.4	532^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	49.9%		51.3	590^th of 1067 public elementary schools	44.7%	58				47.4	56.5	57.7				52.6	43.5	73.1				69.6			56.5		$10,130	$450	$9,680
Johnson Creek Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	455 Aztalan St	Johnson Creek	53038	Jefferson County	Johnson Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 541-4800	620	61	10.1	26.8%	478 (77.1%)	10 (1.6%)	105 (16.9%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)								(n/a)				47.2	64.7	34.2	55.3	56.8	61.9	50.0	64.7	43.9	57.9	48.7	54.8	76.5	71.4	45.7	62.8	58.5
Waterloo Middle	Public	7-8	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 478-2696	107	9	12.1	43.0%	71 (66.4%)	2 (1.9%)	29 (27.1%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	39.4	430^th of 641 public middle schools	32.9%		39.1	415^th of 640 public middle schools	35.2%	15								43.6	58.5					33.9	26.2		66.7			42.9	$11,674	$234	$11,439
Waterloo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	785 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 478-2168	276	25	11.0	43.8%	180 (65.2%)	3 (1.1%)	75 (27.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	24	857^th of 1061 public elementary schools	19.2%		15.5	917^th of 1067 public elementary schools	14.1%	60				46.0	37.7					40.5	30.2					41.5			37.7		$12,710	$682	$12,027
Waterloo High	Public	9-12	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 478-2171	260	18	14.4	43.1%	175 (67.3%)	5 (1.9%)	73 (28.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	32.6	319^th of 431 public high schools	26.0%		38.4	270^th of 415 public high schools	34.9%	49	40.0	41.8	38.2															29.4			$12,864	$271	$12,592
Waterloo Intermediate	Public	5-6	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 478-2696	103	10	10.7	41.7%	69 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)								(n/a)						32.7	53.5					32.7	44.2								$11,578	$400	$11,177
Palmyra-Eagle High	Public	9-12	123 Burr Oak St	Palmyra	53156	Jefferson County	Palmyra-Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(262) 495-7101	178	18	9.6	34.3%	147 (82.6%)	1 (0.6%)	27 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)								(n/a)																		54.6			$15,497	$598	$14,898
Palmyra-Eagle Middle	Public	6-8	123 Burr Oak St	Palmyra	53156	Jefferson County	Palmyra-Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(262) 495-7101	99	12	7.9	33.3%	83 (83.8%)	3 (3.0%)	10 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	71	167^th of 641 public middle schools	73.9%		54.4	285^th of 640 public middle schools	55.5%	118							67.9	44.8	69.4				46.4	65.5	80.6		77.8			58.3	$14,111	$600	$13,511
Palmyra Eagle Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Maple St	Palmyra	53156	Jefferson County	Palmyra-Eagle Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(262) 495-7101	13	2	5.6	46.2%	11 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)

Best Public Schools in Jefferson County, WI

Rockwell Elementary

Ixonia Elementary

Webster Elementary

Purdy Elementary

Palmyra-Eagle Middle

Fort Atkinson Middle

Lake Mills Elementary

Fort Atkinson High

Lake Mills Middle

Luther Elementary

Lincoln Elementary

Lake Mills High

East Elementary

Barrie Elementary

Sullivan Elementary

Jefferson Middle

Jefferson High

Riverside Middle

West Elementary

Waterloo Middle

Schurz Elementary

Waterloo High

Waterloo Elementary

eCampus Academy Charter School

Fort Atkinson 4K

Johnson Creek Public School

Palmyra Eagle Montessori School

Palmyra-Eagle High

Waterloo Intermediate

Watertown 4 Kids

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