Summary:
Zip code 55355 covers five schools serving about 1,540 students — one elementary, one middle, and three high schools — anchored by the Litchfield Public School District, which ranks 130 of 458 districts (72nd percentile, 4 stars).
The three comprehensive Litchfield schools — Lake Ripley Elementary (K–4, 568 students), Litchfield Middle School (5–8, 494), and Litchfield Senior High (9–12, 448) — enroll about 98% of the area's students. Litchfield Middle School is the most consistent performer, holding 4 stars and the 73rd–79th percentile for three straight years, with 7th grade math at 66.7% proficient versus 40.3% statewide, though 5th grade math (29.0% vs 41.9%) and 8th grade science (15.8% vs 16.7%) lag. Litchfield Senior High shines in science (37.2% vs 25.5% state) and graduation (95.9% vs 84.9%), but its math and reading proficiency dropped sharply from 2024–25, and its rank slipped from 5 stars to 4. Lake Ripley Elementary posts above-state all-grade math (52.3% vs 44.9%) but below-state reading (44.6% vs 48.6%) and now sits at 2 stars.
The two remaining high schools are very small alternative programs: Wings Alternative Program (16 students, 81.25% free/reduced lunch) in Meeker and Wright Special Education, and Litchfield Area Learning Program (14 students, 71.43% free/reduced lunch). Many of their scores are suppressed by the state, meaning unknown rather than zero, so they cannot be fairly compared with the larger schools.
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