Summary:
Cashton, Wisconsin is served by two public schools in the Cashton School District: Cashton Elementary, which serves grades PK–5 with 292 students, and Cashton Middle/High, which serves grades 6–12 with 313 students. Together they enroll 605 students, and there is no separate middle school or alternative school in this data set. The district is ranked 267th of 432 in Wisconsin — the 38th percentile — with 2 stars.
Cashton Middle/High stands out for completion and attendance: a 97.9% graduation rate versus Wisconsin's 92.0%, a 0.0% dropout rate versus 1.1% statewide, and chronic absenteeism of just 3.3% versus 17.3% statewide — less than one-fifth the state rate. Its Forward Exam average of about 57.9% is above the state's 54.7%, led by 7th grade math at 73.53% versus 55.67% and 8th grade social studies at 72.5% versus 64.63%. Its ACT average, however, is about 35.5% against the state's 44.9%. Cashton Elementary ranks higher — 529th of 1,039, the 49th percentile — and shines in upper-elementary math, with 4th grade math at 67.44% versus 52.87% and 5th grade math at 60.0% versus 51.81%. Its weak spots are 3rd grade math at 40.0% versus 54.75% and 4th grade science at 46.51% versus 53.46%.
Both schools have slipped in rank percentile since 2023–2024: Cashton Elementary fell from 3 stars to 2 stars and from the 56th to the 49th percentile, while Cashton Middle/High dropped from the 44th to the 35th percentile. Year-to-year swings are large — 7th grade ELA rose 23.21 points while 8th grade ELA fell 16.33 points — which, given small cohorts, should be read cautiously. Resource inputs are similar across the two schools: per-student spending of $15,156 and $14,820, student-teacher ratios of 10.4 and 10.7, and free/reduced lunch rates of 40.41% and 35.46%.
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