Summary:
Clinton Community School District is a small Wisconsin district serving about 985 students across three schools — one elementary, one junior high, and one high school — covering grades PK through 12, and it holds a district rank of 344th of 432 in the state, placing it in the 20th percentile with 1 star.
Clinton Elementary is the largest school with 541 students (about 55% of the district) and has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 4.6%, well under the district's 8.1% and the state's 17.3%. Its bright spot is grade 4 Social Studies, above state in both years, but grade 3 ELA has been far below state both years (35.59% vs. 52.08% in 2025–26). Clinton Junior High has the strongest current rank — 342 of 643, 47th percentile, 2 stars — and its science and social studies results are the most consistent positives in the district (grade 8 science was 58.62% vs. 51.86% state in 2025–26). Clinton Senior High tells a split story: a 98.8% graduation rate and 0.3% dropout rate are excellent, and it spends the most per student ($18,222) with the lowest student-teacher ratio (12.6), yet it ranks 380 of 533 (29th percentile, 1 star) and its 2025–26 test scores are below state in every reported subject.
One pattern matters most for families: 2024–25 was a peak year, when all three schools sat near the 50th percentile with 3 stars, and 2025–26 brought a broad decline. Attendance is a district-wide strength but worsens by grade level, from 4.6% at the elementary to 13.3% at the high school — still well below the state. Persistent weak spots are elementary early ELA and grade 5 math, and junior high math.
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