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Best Public Schools in Lafayette County, WI

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Schools

2,658

Students

Districts

Top rankedArgyle Elementary162^nd of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Argyle High up 235 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Shullsburg Elementary 9.3 students per teacher

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
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%)	79.7	162^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	84.4%		72.5	279^th of 1044 public elementary schools	73.3%	117				55.6	86.4	50.0				72.2	72.7	76.9				90.9			86.4		$17,734	$669	$17,064
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%)	76.3	95^th of 533 public high schools	82.2%		31.7	330^th of 431 public high schools	23.4%	235	70.8	54.2	62.5															42.9			$16,882	$386	$16,496
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%)	71.5	165^th of 643 public middle schools	74.3%		57.7	283^rd of 628 public middle schools	54.9%	118							70.0	65.0	50.0				90.0	80.0	94.4		66.7			38.9	$15,616	$269	$15,347
Belmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	646 E Liberty St	Belmont	53510	Lafayette County	Belmont Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 762-5131	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%)	63.9	396^th of 1039 public elementary schools	61.9%		55.5	522^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	50.0%	126				64.0	59.1	50.0	57.1			68.0	86.4	46.2	46.4			77.3			68.2		$15,211	$987	$14,224
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%)	66.6	171^st of 533 public high schools	67.9%		51.4	212^th of 431 public high schools	50.8%	41	52.2	39.1	52.2					57.1	52.8					67.9	50.0		77.8	59.3		55.6	$17,325	$411	$16,914
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%)	60.4	440^th of 1039 public elementary schools	57.7%		63.4	406^th of 1044 public elementary schools	61.1%	34				43.8	61.9	58.3	72.7			43.8	47.6	75.0	45.5			81.0			61.9		$11,788	$00	$11,788
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%)	67.4	160^th of 533 public high schools	70.0%		47.4	244^th of 431 public high schools	43.4%	84	40.0	60.0	60.0															50.0			$19,951	$00	$19,951
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%)	60	265^th of 643 public middle schools	58.8%		71.1	167^th of 628 public middle schools	73.4%	98								31.6	61.1					31.6	72.2		83.3			83.3	$35,964	$00	$35,964
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%)	71.6	126^th of 533 public high schools	76.4%		57.7	179^th of 431 public high schools	58.5%	53	62.5	50.0	65.6				71.4	83.3	76.7				64.3	77.8	73.3		86.7	38.5		76.7	$18,606	$480	$18,126
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%)	76.3	94^th of 533 public high schools	82.4%		53	205^th of 431 public high schools	52.4%	111	63.8	55.2	51.7															55.2			$18,270	$335	$17,935
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%)	59.1	452^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	56.5%		53.2	549^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.4%	97				63.6	54.9	52.9	61.4	39.1	52.6	61.4	50.7	66.7	64.3	45.3	57.9	66.2	61.4		43.7	61.4	$14,363	$795	$13,567
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%)	42.1	333^rd of 533 public high schools	37.5%		13.9	393^rd of 431 public high schools	8.8%	60	42.3	38.5	34.6															37.5			$17,369	$2,093	$15,276
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%)	52.2	343^rd of 643 public middle schools	46.7%		57.8	280^th of 628 public middle schools	55.4%	63							33.3	64.3	35.0				42.9	82.1	65.0		55.0			50.0	$16,003	$1,197	$14,807
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%)	75.7	234^th of 1039 public elementary schools	77.5%		73.3	263^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	74.8%	29				52.0	76.5	65.4				60.0	82.4	73.1				82.4			70.6		$16,206	$1,269	$14,937
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%)	28.1	813^th of 1039 public elementary schools	21.8%		30.5	805^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.9%	8				45.0	31.6	55.6				45.0	26.3	22.2				52.6			36.8		$16,248	$1,567	$14,681
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%)	47.9	305^th of 533 public high schools	42.8%		45.1	250^th of 431 public high schools	42.0%	55	47.4	36.8	42.1															42.4			$17,963	$879	$17,084
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%)	35.6	463^rd of 643 public middle schools	28.0%		23.1	507^th of 628 public middle schools	19.3%	44							56.0	42.1	52.4				56.0	36.8	28.6		42.9			33.3	$16,055	$860	$15,195

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