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Best Public Schools in Jefferson County, WI

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Schools

8,548

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedLake Mills High51^st of 533 Wisconsin high schools

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Biggest riser

Barrie Elementary up 155 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Palmyra-Eagle High 9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)			Forward Exam Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Barrie Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Harriette St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 563-7817	212	19	11.1	27.4%	164 (77.4%)	3 (1.4%)	34 (16.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	79.6	167^th of 1039 public elementary schools	83.9%		69.5	322^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	69.2%	155				59.0	81.0	63.2				64.1	76.2	68.4				83.3			73.8		$18,838	$480	$18,358
Fort Atkinson High	Public	9-12	925 Lexington Blvd	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 563-7811	816	60	13.7	26.5%	631 (77.3%)	16 (2.0%)	122 (15.0%)	15 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	21 (2.6%)	55.1	253^rd of 533 public high schools	52.5%		45.1	252^nd of 431 public high schools	41.5%	1	48.7	38.9	48.7															42.9			$17,394	$221	$17,173
Fort Atkinson Middle	Public	6-8	310 S 4th St E	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7833	467	44	10.7	34.0%	377 (80.7%)	6 (1.3%)	68 (14.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	73.3	150^th of 643 public middle schools	76.7%		71.2	165^th of 628 public middle schools	73.7%	15							62.3	79.5	62.0				64.1	77.6	68.3		70.4			52.8	$19,162	$429	$18,734
Purdy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	719 S Main St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7822	233	23	10.1	33.9%	176 (75.5%)	4 (1.7%)	45 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	57.5	493^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	52.6%		60.1	458^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.1%	35				70.3	55.6	60.0				70.3	38.9	52.0				61.1			50.0		$21,864	$749	$21,115
Rockwell Elementary	Public	K-5	821 Monroe St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7818	197	19	10.3	28.9%	139 (70.6%)	6 (3.0%)	41 (20.8%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	75.6	235^th of 1039 public elementary schools	77.4%		85.5	86^th of 1044 public elementary schools	91.8%	149				71.9	62.9	63.9				71.9	68.6	66.7				74.3			65.7		$20,029	$628	$19,402
Luther Elementary	Public	K-5	205 Park St	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 568-4465	238	22	10.6	44.5%	157 (66.0%)	2 (0.8%)	66 (27.7%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	82.8	119^th of 1039 public elementary schools	88.5%		76.5	213^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.6%	94				61.4	78.1	70.3				68.2	87.8	73.0				87.8			70.7		$20,884	$721	$20,162
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 S Sanborn Ave	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 675-1400	283	21	13.3	40.6%	211 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (21.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	60.3	444^th of 1039 public elementary schools	57.3%		69.8	317^th of 1044 public elementary schools	69.6%	127				50.0	62.9	51.3				55.9	68.6	53.9				68.6			60.0		$16,266	$623	$15,643
Jefferson High	Public	9-12	700 W Milwaukee St	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 675-1100	603	43	13.9	35.0%	425 (70.5%)	5 (0.8%)	142 (23.5%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	67.3	163^rd of 533 public high schools	69.4%		40	285^th of 431 public high schools	33.9%	122	49.1	46.4	49.1															59.2			$16,791	$279	$16,512
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	501 S Taft Ave	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 675-1300	349	30	11.4	41.3%	263 (75.4%)	4 (1.1%)	67 (19.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	60.9	254^th of 643 public middle schools	60.5%		61	254^th of 628 public middle schools	59.6%								52.3	56.1	53.9				63.6	61.7	57.7		66.4			59.6	$16,240	$609	$15,631
West Elementary	Public	K-5	900 W Milwaukee St	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 675-1200	233	24	9.6	62.2%	129 (55.4%)	2 (0.9%)	86 (36.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	51.6	569^th of 1039 public elementary schools	45.2%		48.2	616^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.0%	47				60.0	60.0	55.6				56.0	34.3	33.3				68.6			60.0		$19,044	$793	$18,252
Sullivan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	618 Bakertown Rd	Sullivan	53178	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 675-1500	144	11	12.5	23.6%	137 (95.1%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	76.9	218^th of 1039 public elementary schools	79.0%		68.2	343^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	67.1%	125				63.2	65.4	57.1				73.7	73.1	61.9				88.5			69.2		$14,637	$203	$14,434
Johnson Creek Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	455 Aztalan St	Johnson Creek	53038	Jefferson County	Johnson Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 541-4800	634	57	11.0	25.2%	477 (75.2%)	11 (1.7%)	115 (18.1%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)								(n/a)	51.2	51.2	53.5	54.2	63.2	52.5	53.1	62.2	75.8	66.7	52.6	35.9	57.1	52.8	39.4	63.2	75.8	50.0	60.5	57.6	$16,892	$1,015	$15,876
Lake Mills High	Public	9-12	615 Catlin Dr	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 648-2355	447	33	13.7	25.3%	374 (83.7%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (13.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	84.3	51^st of 533 public high schools	90.4%		77.8	68^th of 431 public high schools	84.2%	17	70.8	63.5	65.6															53.3			$15,178	$528	$14,650
Lake Mills Middle	Public	5-8	318 College St	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 648-2358	413	34	12.2	26.9%	348 (84.3%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (9.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	59.3	274^th of 643 public middle schools	57.4%		70.4	173^rd of 628 public middle schools	72.5%	101						53.3	69.8	75.6	46.2			56.2	53.5	67.4	47.1		58.7			53.9	$14,660	$354	$14,306
Lake Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	155 E Pine St	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 648-2338	613	43	14.4	22.0%	513 (83.7%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	69.5	321^st of 1039 public elementary schools	69.1%		65.1	383^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	63.3%	62				57.0	57.6					66.0	70.3					77.1			62.7		$14,292	$569	$13,723
Ixonia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	N8425 North St	Ixonia	53036	Jefferson County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 560-8400	256	20	13.0	17.2%	239 (93.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	70.3	307^th of 1039 public elementary schools	70.5%		75.7	224^th of 1044 public elementary schools	78.5%	83				63.2	66.7					60.5	54.9					74.5			72.6		$15,475	$605	$14,870
Palmyra-Eagle High	Public	9-12	123 Burr Oak St	Palmyra	53156	Jefferson County	Palmyra-Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(262) 495-7101	165	18	9.0	32.7%	141 (85.5%)	2 (1.2%)	20 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	44.6	324^th of 533 public high schools	39.2%		37	304^th of 431 public high schools	29.5%	20	35.5	41.9	29.0															51.3			$20,712	$703	$20,009
Palmyra-Eagle Middle	Public	6-8	123 Burr Oak St	Palmyra	53156	Jefferson County	Palmyra-Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(262) 495-7101	96	12	7.8	33.3%	80 (83.3%)	3 (3.1%)	9 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	36.1	459^th of 643 public middle schools	28.6%		60.7	258^th of 628 public middle schools	58.9%	201							55.6	35.9	37.0				48.2	35.9	33.3		74.1			44.4	$20,024	$590	$19,434
Palmyra Eagle Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	701 Maple St	Palmyra	53156	Jefferson County	Palmyra-Eagle Area School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(262) 495-7101	26	3	7.8	26.9%	22 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)								(n/a)																					$25,818	$5,700	$20,118
Waterloo Middle	Public	5-8	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 478-2696	118	8	14.7	44.1%	80 (67.8%)	2 (1.7%)	32 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	38.1	445^th of 643 public middle schools	30.8%		41.8	424^th of 628 public middle schools	32.5%	21						46.3	37.5	41.5	58.3			39.0	39.3	32.1	43.8		60.4			56.3	$16,998	$468	$16,530
Waterloo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	785 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 478-2168	281	24	11.4	43.8%	189 (67.3%)	3 (1.1%)	77 (27.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	46.2	644^th of 1039 public elementary schools	38.0%		49	596^th of 1044 public elementary schools	42.9%	48				46.7	48.8					53.3	48.8					63.4			48.8		$16,900	$1,152	$15,748
Waterloo High	Public	9-12	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 478-2171	232	16	14.2	37.9%	156 (67.2%)	4 (1.7%)	66 (28.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	45	320^th of 533 public high schools	40.0%		22.3	367^th of 431 public high schools	14.8%	47	45.2	33.9	33.9															48.9			$16,217	$532	$15,685
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 N Montgomery St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 262-1465	140	11	12.7	50.0%	115 (82.1%)	2 (1.4%)	10 (7.1%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	46.7	636^th of 1039 public elementary schools	38.8%		57.3	495^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.6%	141				50.0	64.7	48.0				40.9	52.9	52.0				52.9			47.1		$19,442	$1,355	$18,087
Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	131 Hall St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 262-1480	616	49	12.5	44.5%	419 (68.0%)	12 (1.9%)	144 (23.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.5%)	34.2	474^th of 643 public middle schools	26.3%		39.3	434^th of 628 public middle schools	30.9%	40							46.4	39.9	42.2				45.2	45.2	45.5		51.5			39.2	$17,649	$900	$16,749
Schurz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1508 Neenah St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 262-1485	223	23	9.7	67.3%	57 (25.6%)	2 (0.9%)	152 (68.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	24	839^th of 1039 public elementary schools	19.2%		30.3	806^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.8%	33				37.1	34.4	35.1				25.7	35.5	40.5				53.1			34.4		$18,504	$1,718	$16,786
Webster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	634 S 12th St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 262-1490	381	26	14.6	52.5%	276 (72.4%)	11 (2.9%)	72 (18.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	72.7	276^th of 1039 public elementary schools	73.4%		68.4	341^st of 1044 public elementary schools	67.3%	65				60.8	71.7	59.7				60.8	66.7	64.9				75.0			68.3		$16,629	$1,217	$15,413
eCampus Academy Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	111 Dodge Street	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(920) 262-1420	132	8	16.5	42.4%	100 (75.8%)	3 (2.3%)	25 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.3%)								(n/a)	20.0	20.0	0.0		66.7		100.0				50.0		75.0			83.3		38.5	66.7		$15,043	$900	$14,143

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.