Summary:
Somerville — pardon, Somerset School District in Wisconsin is a top-quartile district (ranked 99 of 432 statewide, 4 stars) serving about 1,445 students across three schools: Somerset Elementary (PK–4), Somerset Middle (5–8), and Somerset High (9–12).
Comparing the three buildings, the Middle school is the academic standout: it ranked in the 81st percentile of Wisconsin schools in 2025-2026 and the 86th the year before, beating the state average by roughly 14 to 17 points across its tested subjects. Its current 8th grade is exceptional, posting 86.67% in Social Studies, 79.05% in Math, 76.19% in Science, and 75.24% in ELA — all far above state levels. The Elementary school is the most consistent, with average margins of about +9.6 to +10.0 points and the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 3.3%. The High school posts the district's thinnest test margins (about +6.4 points) but the strongest completion outcomes: a 98.9% graduation rate versus 92.0% statewide and a 0.2% dropout rate versus 1.1%.
Across the district, every one of the 40 reported test comparisons — all subjects, all grades, both years — is above the Wisconsin average, and chronic absenteeism ranges from 3.3% to 5.6% against a state rate of 17.3%. The advantage narrows as students move up through grades, with middle school margins more than double the high school's. Areas to watch are 6th grade ELA (55.79%) and 7th grade Math (57.78%), the smallest middle-school margins, plus high school ACT Math (46.32%) and Science, which are the district's slimmest results. Interestingly, the academically strongest building, the Middle school, also has the highest absenteeism at 5.6% — though still under a third of the state rate.
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