Summary:
The city of Cashton, Wisconsin is home to two schools: Cashton Middle/High School and Cashton Elementary School, both part of the Cashton School District. These schools serve students from grades K-12 and have shown varying levels of performance based on key metrics such as school rankings, test scores, graduation rates, and resource allocation.
Cashton Middle/High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 196 in 2022-2023 to 272 in 2024-2025, despite maintaining a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 91.0% and a low dropout rate of 1.3%. The school outperforms the state average in several test score categories, including 6th and 8th grade English Language Arts, 7th grade Mathematics, and 8th grade Social Studies. In contrast, Cashton Elementary School has seen an improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 498 in 2022-2023 to 468 in 2023-2024, and performs well in 4th grade Social Studies and Science, with proficiency rates exceeding the state average.
The data also reveals disparities in resource allocation, with Cashton Elementary School spending $12,615 per student, compared to $11,807 per student at Cashton Middle/High School. Additionally, Cashton Elementary School has a higher free/reduced lunch rate of 43.84%, compared to 37% at Cashton Middle/High School, which may indicate differences in the socioeconomic backgrounds of the student populations.
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