Summary:
Stoughton Area School District has exactly one high school, Stoughton High, which serves grades 9–12 in Stoughton, WI. The school enrolls 834 students. The district ranks 133 of 432 Wisconsin districts (69th percentile, 3 stars). Stoughton High’s own rank moved from 3 stars in 2023–2024 to 2 stars in 2024–2025, then back to 3 stars in 2025–2026, placing it 221 of 533 ranked high schools (59th percentile).
Stoughton High’s strongest outcomes are its graduation and dropout rates. The 2024–2025 graduation rate is 98.6%, which is 6.6 percentage points above the state’s 92.0%. The dropout rate is 0.1%, far below the state’s 1.1%. In science, the school’s 2025–2026 proficiency is 52.53%, which is 9.33 points above the state’s 43.2%. English language arts also improved, rising from 42.86% in 2024–2025 (5.76 points below state) to 50% in 2025–2026 (1.53 points above state). The student-teacher ratio is favorable at 9.7 students per teacher. Chronic absenteeism is 15.2%, which is better than the state’s 17.3% but above the district’s 13.5%.
Areas to watch include mathematics and social studies. Math proficiency fell from 44.25% in 2024–2025 (above state) to 41.92% in 2025–2026 (1.01 points below state). Social studies remained below state: 47.55% in 2024–2025 (0.12 points below) and 45.4% in 2025–2026 (2.85 points below state). Note that proficiency scores come from different exams—Forward Exam for social studies and ACT for ELA, math, and science—so they are subject-level indicators. The school spends $17,465 per student, but the data set offers no state or national comparisons for spending or staffing.
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