Summary:
Grafton, Wisconsin is served by four public schools — two elementary schools serving PK–4, one middle school serving grades 5–8, and one high school serving grades 9–12 — all part of the Grafton School District, which ranks 18th of 432 Wisconsin districts (96th percentile, 5 stars). Total enrollment is 2,192 students: 727 at Grafton High, 507 at Kennedy Elementary, 506 at Woodview Elementary, and 452 at John Long Middle. Every school earned 5 stars and scored well above state averages in every reported subject.
Among the elementaries, Kennedy Elementary holds the strongest position, ranking 28th of 1,039 elementary schools (97th percentile) after improving from 63rd the prior year; its 3rd-grade math proficiency was 89.04% versus 54.75% statewide. Woodview Elementary ranks 58th (94th percentile) and has the city's lowest student-teacher ratio at 14.6, along with the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 18.18% — yet still performs strongly, especially in 4th-grade math and science. John Long Middle ranks 44th of 643 middle schools (93rd percentile) and has the best attendance, with chronic absenteeism of just 3.1%.
Attendance is a district-wide strength: chronic absenteeism ranges from 3.1% to 5.9% across the four schools, far below Wisconsin's 17.3%. Grafton High posts outstanding outcomes — a 99.4% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate — though its rank slipped from 14th to 42nd and its test scores declined in all four reported subjects year over year. Notably, per-student spending varies from $12,129 to $14,486 without tracking directly with performance.
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