Summary:
New Holstein, Wisconsin is a small city whose public school system consists of three schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade: New Holstein Elementary (PK–5, 437 students), New Holstein Middle (6–8, 235 students), and New Holstein High (9–12, 309 students), totaling 981 students and all belonging to the New Holstein School District, which ranks 62 of 432 Wisconsin districts at the 86th percentile with 4 stars.
Each school has a distinct strength. New Holstein Middle is the most consistent performer, ranked 82 of 643 schools (87th percentile) and holding 4 stars for three straight years while climbing from the 71st to the 87th percentile; it also has the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 3.0%, the lowest student-teacher ratio at 12.8, and the highest average listed test proficiency at 72.48. New Holstein High posted the strongest completion outcomes, with a 97.4% graduation rate and 0.3% dropout rate, plus ACT Math of 62.03 versus the state's 42.93. New Holstein Elementary showed the biggest turnaround, rising from the 49th to the 73rd percentile and from 2 stars to 4 stars, with 4th grade math at 76.79 and 4th grade social studies at 85.71.
Every listed 2025-2026 test score at all three schools was above the state average, and all three schools earned 4 stars. Chronic absenteeism ranged from 3.0% at the middle school to 5.7% at the elementary and 9.0% at the high school, which is the highest in the district but still about half the state's 17.3%. Per-student spending rises with grade level ($12,558 elementary, $14,219 middle, $16,786 high) while free/reduced lunch rates fall (29.75%, 24.68%, 17.48%). One item worth watching is the elementary school's 4th grade ELA, which swung from 42.11 to 64.29 year over year.
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