Summary:
ZIP code 53924 covers Cazenovia, Wisconsin, a small rural community served by exactly one public high school: Weston Senior High School, which enrolls 68 students in grades 9–12 and belongs to the Weston School District. Because it is the only high school in the area, there is no local comparison to make — the meaningful benchmarks are the district and the state of Wisconsin.
Academically, the school's clearest strength is mathematics, where 54.55% of students tested proficient — about 11.6 points above the state rate of 42.93% and also above its own district (50.00%). That makes math the only subject where the school beats the state. English language arts (36.36% vs. 48.47% statewide), science (36.36% vs. 43.20%), and social studies (31.25% vs. 48.25%) all trail the state, with social studies the weakest subject after a 14-point drop from 45.45% the prior year. Outcomes look better than test scores: the graduation rate is 94.1%, above the state's 92.0%, and the dropout rate is 0.0% versus 1.1% statewide. The most concerning figure is chronic absenteeism at 32.8% — nearly double the state's 17.3% and well above the district's 19.6% — meaning roughly one in three students misses enough school to be flagged, even as almost everyone graduates.
Parents should weigh all of this against the school's very small size. With about 17 students per grade, a single student can shift a reported percentage by 6 to 9 points, so year-to-year swings are often just a student or two. The school spends $25,789 per student and runs a 7.6:1 student–teacher ratio, the typical economics of a tiny rural campus with fixed costs spread across few students. The district ranks 326 of 432 statewide (1 star), while the school's own rating has edged up to the 36th percentile and 2 stars — though its raw rank has barely moved in six years. Given limited multi-year data, tracking trends over time is more useful than any single snapshot.
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