Horicon School District

Horicon School District is a small Wisconsin district serving roughly 772 students across three schools — Horicon Elementary School (PK–5, 372 students), Horicon Middle School (6–8, 152 students) and Horicon High School (9–12, 248 students). There is no alternative school here, and as a whole the district ranks 107th of 432 Wisconsin districts — the 75th percentile — with 4 stars.

Horicon Elementary School is the academic standout, with every reported test score above the state average, including 5th-grade math at 83.33% versus 51.81% statewide and 4th-grade social studies at 82.22% versus 65.51%. It ranks 155th of 1,039 schools (85th percentile, 4 stars), a slight step down from 99th of 1,061 and 5 stars in 2023–2024. It achieves this while having the district's highest free/reduced lunch rate at 46.51%. Horicon High School is the biggest improvement story, rebounding from 2 stars and the 37th percentile in 2024–2025 to 3 stars and the 68th percentile in 2025–2026. ACT math climbed from 33.90% to 50.00%, and ACT science from 35.59% to 42.22%, still just under the state mark.

Horicon Middle School is the main watch point, slipping from 4 stars and the 76th percentile to 3 stars and the 64th percentile, with 7th-grade ELA and math both at 49.09%, below state averages. Attendance is a district-wide strength: all three schools beat the state chronic absenteeism rate of 17.3%, with the middle school lowest at 8.8%, the high school at 9.3% and the elementary at 12.0%. Notably, resources and results don't line up — the middle school has the highest per-student spending ($14,443) and smallest classes (10.9 ratio) yet declined most, while the high school has the lowest spending ($13,833) and largest classes (14.7 ratio) yet improved most. Social studies is a consistent strength at every level.