Potosi School District

Potosi School District in Wisconsin serves 339 students across three schools: Potosi Elementary (PK–5, 166 students), Potosi Middle (6–8, 66 students), and Potosi High (9–12, 107 students). All three share one campus in Potosi, WI. The district ranks 129 of 432 Wisconsin districts, at the 70th percentile with 4 stars — a strong overall rating, but the three schools perform very differently from one another.

Potosi Elementary is the academic standout. Its 3rd-grade math proficiency was 95.24% and 5th-grade math 95.45%, versus state values of 54.75% and 51.81%; ELA and 4th-grade science and social studies were also above state. It ranks 181 of 1,039 elementary schools (83rd percentile, 4 stars), with chronic absenteeism of only 5.1% against the district's 8.6% and the state's 17.3% — and it does this with the lowest per-student spending ($16,286) and highest student-teacher ratio (11.5) in the district. Potosi High pairs a 100.0% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate with ACT proficiency of 75% in both ELA and math, ranking 103 of 533 high schools (81st percentile, 4 stars). Its weak spot is 10th-grade social studies, below state in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, and it has the district's highest chronic absenteeism at 17.0%.

Potosi Middle is the district's main area for improvement: the only 2-star school, ranked 376 of 643 (42nd percentile) and below state in many tested subjects, including 8th-grade ELA and science at 33.33%. Yet its chronic absenteeism is just 3.0%, the best in the district. With only 66 students, results swing widely year to year — 7th-grade math went from 26.32% to 66.67%. Parents should note the strong elementary and high school results alongside the middle school's need for targeted support in ELA and science.