Best Public Schools in Argyle, WI

Argyle, Wisconsin is home to three public schools — one elementary, one middle, and one high school — all serving the single-campus Argyle School District at 14665 State Road 78. Together they enroll about 297 students: Argyle Elementary (PK–5, 150 students), Argyle Middle (6–8, 62 students), and Argyle High (9–12, 85 students). In 2025–2026 all three schools earned 4 stars, and the district ranks 72 of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 83rd percentile.

The three schools arrived at that success differently. Argyle Elementary has been consistently strong, currently ranking 162 of 1,039 elementary schools at the 84th percentile, with standout results in 4th grade ELA (86.36%), science (86.36%), and social studies (90.91%), plus 5th grade math at 76.92% — all well above state rates. Its softer spot is 5th grade ELA at 50%, slightly below the state's 53.63%. Argyle Middle shows the steadiest climb, moving from 2 stars (35th percentile) to 4 stars (74th percentile), and its math results are the district's best: 8th grade math is 94.44%, 6th grade 90%, and 7th grade 80%. Middle school ELA is mixed and 8th grade science is 38.89%, below the state's 51.86%. Argyle High staged the biggest turnaround, rebounding from 1 star to 4 stars and 82nd percentile, with ACT ELA at 70.83%, ACT math at 54.17%, and ACT science at 62.5%, though 10th grade social studies is 42.86%, below state.

Attendance and completion outcomes are striking district-wide. Chronic absenteeism is 0.0% at the elementary and middle schools and 1.2% at the high school, against a state rate of 17.3%. Argyle High reports a 100% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate, compared with 92% and 1.1% statewide. Resources are similar across the three schools: student-teacher ratios of 9.7 to 10.2, per-student spending of $15,616 to $17,734, and free/reduced lunch between 29.03% and 36.67%. Because class sizes are small, year-to-year score swings should be read with caution.