Summary:
The city of Ontario, Wisconsin is home to two schools: Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary and Brookwood High, both part of the Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District. While Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, Brookwood High has undergone a remarkable turnaround, improving from a 1-star to a 4-star rating in just a few years.
Brookwood High is the standout school in this data set, ranking 61 out of 431 Wisconsin high schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school boasts a strong 91.0% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.3% dropout rate. Additionally, Brookwood High's test scores are generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in subjects like social studies and ACT performance. In contrast, Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary has experienced a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 287 out of 1,067 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 741 out of 1,044 in 2024-2025, and its test scores are below the district and state averages in many areas.
Both schools face challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates of 17.7% in 2023-2024. Additionally, Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary has a higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 59.09%, compared to 53.28% at Brookwood High, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may play a role in the performance differences between the two schools. Despite these challenges, the data shows that the schools in Ontario, Wisconsin have varying levels of academic achievement, with Brookwood High emerging as the standout institution in the area.
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