Summary:
The Athens School District in Wisconsin serves 417 students across four schools — two elementary schools (Athens Elementary, PK–5, 136 students and Maple Grove Charter School, K–5, 94 students), one middle school (Athens Middle, grades 6–8, 79 students), and one high school (Athens High, grades 9–12, 108 students), with no alternative schools. The district overall is rated 255th of 432 Wisconsin districts, in the 41st percentile with 2 stars, but that single district rating masks substantial differences among the schools.
Athens High is the strongest performer: 183rd of 533, 66th percentile, 3 stars, with a 96.1% graduation rate, 0.0% dropout rate, and ACT ELA and Science results above state (55.17% vs 48.47% and 55.17% vs 43.20%). Athens Middle is also 3 stars at the 52nd percentile, with standout 8th grade social studies at 76.92% vs 64.63% state. Both elementary schools are 2 stars near the 40th percentile, and both fell sharply from 2023–2024 (Athens Elementary 70th percentile, 4 stars; Maple Grove 69th percentile, 3 stars) to 2024–2025, recovering only slightly in 2025–2026.
Math is the clearest district-wide weakness, most dramatically Maple Grove 4th grade math at 20.83% vs 52.87% state. Attendance is a strength everywhere: all four schools are below the state's 17.3% chronic absenteeism, with Maple Grove lowest at 1.7% and Athens Elementary at 3.5%, while Athens High is highest at 13.8%. Spending varies widely — $25,732 per student at Athens High versus $8,789 at Maple Grove — and with enrollments between 79 and 136, grade-level percentages can shift on just a few students, so single-year changes deserve caution.
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