Summary:
Schools in De Forest, Wisconsin include four public schools serving roughly 2,821 students, all within the De Forest Area School District: two elementary schools (grades K–3), one intermediate school (grades 4–6), and one high school (grades 9–12). Enrollment is concentrated at the upper levels — De Forest High (1,137 students) and Harvest Intermediate School (966) together account for nearly three-quarters of listed students, and Harvest alone is larger than both elementaries combined (718). No grades 7–8 school appears in this list.
Harvest Intermediate School is the clear academic standout, with 2025–26 proficiency well above state levels in 6th grade math (68.22% vs. 53.60%), 5th grade math (67.46% vs. 51.81%), 6th grade ELA (65.84% vs. 54.95%), and 4th grade science (62.16% vs. 53.46%); it also keeps chronic absenteeism low at 6.8%. Yahara Elementary is the attendance standout at 2.7% chronic absenteeism — far below the district's 9.3% and the state's 17.3% — and has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (15.5%). Eagle Point Elementary has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (24.94%) and the highest per-student spending ($19,278), yet does not post the highest proficiency. Both elementaries score above state but below their district's 3rd grade figures in both subjects.
De Forest High posts strong completion metrics — a 96.8% graduation rate and 0.1% dropout rate — and beats state in 2025–26 social studies, math, and science, while ELA (47.40%) fell just below the state's 48.47%. Its rank history slipped from the 77th percentile in 2023–24 to the 64th in 2025–26 (3 stars). Attendance divides sharply by level: the K–6 schools average about 6.1% chronic absenteeism versus 15.6% at the high school. Spending shows no simple link to outcomes, since Harvest spends the least ($14,832) yet has the strongest proficiency.
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