Best Public Schools in Jefferson County, Wisconsin & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)			Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Cambridge High	Public	9-12	403 Blue Jay Way	Cambridge	53523	Jefferson County	Cambridge School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 423-3261	277	19	14.3	20.9%	243 (87.7%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.1%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	70.6	93^rd of 431 public high schools	78.4%		83.2	43^rd of 431 public high schools	90.0%	50	63.0	48.2	53.7															55.6			$15,238	$429	$14,809
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%)	69.5	322^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	69.2%		62.1	455^th of 1061 public elementary schools	57.1%	133				60.0	68.4	52.2				62.2	70.0	62.2				80.0			70.0		$16,638	$432	$16,205
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%)	45.1	252^nd of 431 public high schools	41.5%		67.3	114^th of 431 public high schools	73.5%	138	53.6	35.9	44.6															42.5			$13,281	$279	$13,000
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%)	71.2	165^th of 628 public middle schools	73.7%		69.6	180^th of 641 public middle schools	71.9%	15							72.9	63.4	56.5				72.3	72.4	64.7		69.4			51.8	$15,183	$447	$14,735
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%)	60.1	458^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.1%		73	269^th of 1061 public elementary schools	74.6%	189				53.1	56.0	63.0				54.6	52.0	65.2				64.0			44.0		$16,853	$650	$16,202
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%)	85.5	86^th of 1044 public elementary schools	91.8%		80.1	160^th of 1061 public elementary schools	84.9%	74				75.0	61.1	76.9				75.0	88.9	76.9				88.9			69.4		$16,354	$543	$15,810
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%)	76.5	213^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.6%		66.1	390^th of 1061 public elementary schools	63.2%	177				68.4	76.5	60.9				81.6	73.5	60.9				70.6			58.8		$17,088	$681	$16,405
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%)	69.8	317^th of 1044 public elementary schools	69.6%		62.3	452^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	57.4%	135				73.5	59.0	44.1				70.6	61.5	61.8				76.9			64.1		$12,538	$546	$11,992
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%)	40	285^th of 431 public high schools	33.9%		52.7	200^th of 431 public high schools	53.6%	85	43.5	33.8	37.2															60.0			$13,267	$488	$12,779
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%)	61	254^th of 628 public middle schools	59.6%		53.8	320^th of 641 public middle schools	50.1%	66							57.6	55.7	53.3				64.2	57.1	60.5		64.7			53.8	$12,828	$630	$12,198
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%)	48.2	616^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.0%		39.5	733^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	30.9%	117				59.5	43.6	48.4				55.6	41.0	51.6				61.5			48.7		$13,408	$1,117	$12,291
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%)	68.2	343^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	67.1%		57.4	532^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	49.9%	189				72.0	61.1	54.2				92.0	44.4	50.0				72.2			61.1		$10,130	$450	$9,680
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)				50.0	52.8	49.1	38.5	65.8	52.4	65.8	47.2	50.9	48.7	44.7	47.6	55.6	59.5	62.8	52.8	54.8
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%)	77.8	68^th of 431 public high schools	84.2%		62.9	144^th of 431 public high schools	66.6%	76	58.1	56.4	52.1															76.4			$12,834	$486	$12,348
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%)	70.4	173^rd of 628 public middle schools	72.5%		66.3	204^th of 641 public middle schools	68.2%	31						63.2	76.8	66.1	60.3			53.9	76.8	50.5	69.2		61.5			60.3	$10,726	$313	$10,413
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%)	65.1	383^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	63.3%		67.6	363^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	65.8%	20				67.5	53.3					59.1	61.7					71.0			57.0		$10,481	$401	$10,080
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%)	75.7	224^th of 1044 public elementary schools	78.5%		79.6	168^th of 1061 public elementary schools	84.2%	56				66.0	65.4					67.9	69.2					73.1			67.3		$13,036	$820	$12,216
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%)	37	304^th of 431 public high schools	29.5%					(n/a)		46.3	32.5															39.3			$15,497	$598	$14,898
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%)	60.7	258^th of 628 public middle schools	58.9%		71	167^th of 641 public middle schools	73.9%	91							63.2	65.4	77.8				34.2	61.5	48.2		70.4			51.9	$14,111	$600	$13,511
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)
Waterloo Middle	Public	7-8	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%)	41.8	424^th of 628 public middle schools	32.5%		39.4	430^th of 641 public middle schools	32.9%	6								46.0	46.7					42.0	36.7		63.3			50.0	$11,674	$234	$11,439
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%)	49	596^th of 1044 public elementary schools	42.9%		24	857^th of 1061 public elementary schools	19.2%	261				44.7	54.8					42.6	54.8					66.7			52.4		$12,710	$682	$12,027
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%)	22.3	367^th of 431 public high schools	14.8%		32.6	319^th of 431 public high schools	26.0%	48	24.0	40.0	30.0															36.5			$12,864	$271	$12,592
Waterloo Intermediate	Public	5-6	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 478-2696	114	10	10.8	43.9%	70 (61.4%)	1 (0.9%)	33 (28.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)								(n/a)						31.5	53.6					37.0	46.4								$11,578	$400	$11,177
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-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%)	57.3	495^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.6%		64.4	413^th of 1061 public elementary schools	61.1%	82				56.3	51.7	58.1				62.5	53.6	54.8				60.7			53.6		$13,957	$1,030	$12,925
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%)	39.3	434^th of 628 public middle schools	30.9%		46.1	395^th of 641 public middle schools	38.4%	39							49.0	51.6	46.0				40.3	45.4	52.3		43.4			41.0	$12,712	$565	$12,146
Schurz Elementary	Public	K-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%)	30.3	806^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.8%		37	763^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	28.1%	43				26.5	41.2	28.6				17.7	44.1	60.7				47.1			50.0		$12,811	$1,168	$11,643
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%)	68.4	341^st of 1044 public elementary schools	67.3%		73.8	256^th of 1061 public elementary schools	75.9%	85				70.0	53.9	72.6				63.3	51.9	71.0				65.4			53.9		$12,959	$864	$12,094
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)				0.0		66.7				0.0		66.7						50.0			$12,256	$565	$11,690

Best Public Schools in Jefferson County, WI

Rockwell Elementary

Lake Mills High

Luther Elementary

Ixonia Elementary

Fort Atkinson Middle

Cambridge High

Lake Mills Middle

East Elementary

Barrie Elementary

Webster Elementary

Sullivan Elementary

Lake Mills Elementary

Jefferson Middle

Palmyra-Eagle Middle

Purdy Elementary

Lincoln Elementary

Waterloo Elementary

West Elementary

Fort Atkinson High

Waterloo Middle

Jefferson High

Riverside Middle

Palmyra-Eagle High

Schurz Elementary

Waterloo High

eCampus Academy Charter School

Johnson Creek Public School

Palmyra Eagle Montessori School

Waterloo Intermediate

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