Best Public Schools in Lafayette County, WI

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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
Argyle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14665 State Road 78	Argyle	53504	Lafayette County	Argyle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 543-3318	150	15	10.2	36.7%	133 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	72.5	279^th of 1044 public elementary schools	73.3%		77.8	191^st of 1061 public elementary schools	82.0%	88				71.4	63.0	71.4				57.1	77.8	76.2				70.4			48.2		$15,904	$1,139	$14,765
Argyle High	Public	9-12	14665 State Road 78	Argyle	53504	Lafayette County	Argyle School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 543-3318	85	9	9.8	34.1%	77 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.9%)	31.7	330^th of 431 public high schools	23.4%		36.3	301^st of 431 public high schools	30.2%	29	33.3	8.3	33.3															73.9			$9,303	$535	$8,768
Argyle Middle	Public	6-8	14665 State Road 78	Argyle	53504	Lafayette County	Argyle School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 543-3318	62	6	9.7	29.0%	56 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	57.7	283^rd of 628 public middle schools	54.9%		41.9	416^th of 641 public middle schools	35.1%	133							50.0	40.0	42.1				72.7	90.0	84.2		52.6			47.4	$14,367	$535	$13,832
Belmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	646 E Liberty St	Belmont	53510	Lafayette County	Belmont Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 732-5581	213	21	10.3	34.7%	179 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	55.5	522^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	50.0%		53.4	587^th of 1061 public elementary schools	44.7%	65				76.2	48.2	40.7	60.7			90.5	66.7	44.4	64.3			51.9			33.3		$12,300	$1,441	$10,859
Belmont High	Public	7-12	646 E Liberty St	Belmont	53510	Lafayette County	Belmont Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 762-5131	168	15	10.8	33.3%	147 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	51.4	212^th of 431 public high schools	50.8%		30.2	325^th of 431 public high schools	24.6%	113	57.1	42.9	38.1					64.7	62.5					47.1	54.2		66.7	50.0		50.0	$14,227	$788	$13,438
Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	41 Alma St	Benton	53803	Lafayette County	Benton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 759-4002	131	13	9.7	48.1%	120 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	63.4	406^th of 1044 public elementary schools	61.1%		63.3	431^st of 1061 public elementary schools	59.4%	25				59.1	71.4	36.4	45.0			68.2	71.4	45.5	50.0			85.7			71.4		$13,201	$932	$12,269
Benton High	Public	9-12	41 Alma St	Benton	53803	Lafayette County	Benton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 759-4002	61	7	8.4	32.8%	56 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.4	244^th of 431 public high schools	43.4%		65.2	129^th of 431 public high schools	70.1%	115	33.3	38.9	44.4															86.7			$23,163	$817	$22,346
Benton Middle	Public	7-8	41 Alma St	Benton	53803	Lafayette County	Benton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 759-4002	31	3	11.8	51.6%	29 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.1	167^th of 628 public middle schools	73.4%		67.9	193^rd of 641 public middle schools	69.9%	26								68.4	72.7					47.4	63.6		81.8			63.6	$8,629	$883	$7,746
Pecatonica High	Public	6-12	704 Cross St	Blanchardville	53516	Lafayette County	Pecatonica Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 523-4285	198	21	9.4	32.3%	193 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	57.7	179^th of 431 public high schools	58.5%					(n/a)	65.0	40.0	45.0				76.2	83.3	70.6				61.9	73.3	64.7		73.5	50.0		58.8	$17,856	$975	$16,882
Darlington High	Public	9-12	11838 Center Hill Rd	Darlington	53530	Lafayette County	Darlington Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 776-4001	263	23	11.6	41.1%	174 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53	205^th of 431 public high schools	52.4%		38.7	284^th of 431 public high schools	34.1%	79	49.2	39.7	46.0															57.1			$15,002	$553	$14,449
Darlington Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	11630 Center Hill Road	Darlington	53530	Lafayette County	Darlington Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 776-4021	636	45	14.1	48.4%	408 (64.2%)	0 (0.0%)	220 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	53.2	549^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.4%		49.6	626^th of 1061 public elementary schools	41.0%	77				52.2	39.6	55.1	56.5	45.9	66.7	58.6	43.6	66.7	57.1	45.9	60.9	63.6	70.3		40.0	70.3	$11,558	$883	$10,675
Black Hawk High	Public	9-12	202 E Center St	South Wayne	53587	Lafayette County	Black Hawk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 439-5371	96	10	9.5	35.4%	93 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.9	393^rd of 431 public high schools	8.8%		19	386^th of 431 public high schools	10.4%	7		34.6	19.2															25.0			$18,064	$595	$17,469
Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	202 E Center St	South Wayne	53587	Lafayette County	Black Hawk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 439-5371	76	6	11.9	40.8%	71 (93.4%)	1 (1.3%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.8	280^th of 628 public middle schools	55.4%		43.3	409^th of 641 public middle schools	36.2%	129							65.5	28.6	45.5				72.4	61.9	59.1		59.1			54.6	$14,981	$942	$14,040
Black Hawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	202 E Center St	South Wayne	53587	Lafayette County	Black Hawk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 439-5444	163	16	10.0	46.6%	157 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.3	263^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	74.8%		73.1	265^th of 1061 public elementary schools	75.0%	2				52.9	74.1	47.4				64.7	77.8	52.6				77.8			74.1		$16,746	$1,189	$15,557
Shullsburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	444 N Judgement St	Shullsburg	53586	Lafayette County	Shullsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 965-4427	143	15	9.3	53.8%	112 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	30.5	805^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.9%		56.8	540^th of 1061 public elementary schools	49.1%	265				47.4	40.0	29.2				26.3	50.0	37.5				55.6			50.0		$12,671	$1,270	$11,401
Shullsburg High	Public	9-12	444 N Judgement St	Shullsburg	53586	Lafayette County	Shullsburg School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 965-4427	109	11	9.7	42.2%	94 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.1	250^th of 431 public high schools	42.0%		38.2	289^th of 431 public high schools	32.9%	39	34.8	56.5	47.8															34.8			$14,577	$786	$13,791
Shullsburg Junior High	Public	6-8	444 N Judgement St	Shullsburg	53586	Lafayette County	Shullsburg School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 965-4427	73	6	11.3	50.7%	56 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.1	507^th of 628 public middle schools	19.3%		38.4	439^th of 641 public middle schools	31.5%	68							45.0	52.4	41.9				25.0	42.9	29.0		29.0			16.1	$12,773	$668	$12,105

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