Summary:
Athens High is the only high school in the Athens School District, a small district in Athens, Wisconsin (601 W Village Limits Rd), serving grades 9–12 with 108 students. Because it is the district's sole high school, there are no in-district peers to compare it against; the useful comparisons are against district and state averages. The school is well resourced, with a 10.6:1 student-teacher ratio and $25,732 in per-student spending in 2024–25, and 30.56% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The district overall ranks 255 of 432 in Wisconsin — 41st percentile with 2 stars — while the high school itself has earned 3 stars in each year listed.
Athens High posts strong completion and academic results. Its 2024–25 graduation rate was 96.1%, above the state's 92.0% and essentially level with the district's 96.3%, and its dropout rate was 0.0% versus 1.1% statewide. Science is its clearest strength: 55.17% proficiency in ACT Science in both 2024–25 and 2025–26, roughly 12 points above the state (43.42% and 43.20%). ELA proficiency was also 55.17% in both years, about 6.5 to 6.7 points above the state. The school's rank percentile has climbed from 54 in 2022–23 to 61 in 2024–25 to 66 in 2025–26, placing it above the median among ranked Wisconsin schools.
Math is the main weak spot: 37.93% proficient in 2024–25 (state 42.73%) and 41.38% in 2025–26 (state 42.93%), though the gap narrowed as math improved 3.45 points. Social studies fell from 53.57% in 2024–25, 5.90 points above the state, to 48.00% in 2025–26, slightly below it. Chronic absenteeism is 13.8% — better than the state's 17.3% but more than double the district's 6.0%. With only 108 students, small changes in the tested group can swing percentages by several points, so year-to-year moves should be read with caution.
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