Summary:
ZIP code 53955 is home to a single public high school — Poynette High, part of the Poynette School District — which serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 296 students at 108 N Cleveland St in the small community of Poynette, Wisconsin. Because it is the only high school in this area, it defines the entire local high school experience, and there are no other schools in the ZIP code to compare it against. The school spends $17,157 per student, has a student-teacher ratio of 12.6, and reports a free/reduced-price lunch rate of 19.93%, a relatively lower share of economically disadvantaged students by that measure.
Outcomes are the school's strongest feature. Poynette High posted a 100.0% graduation rate in 2024–2025, well above the statewide 92.0%, and a 0.0% dropout rate against the state's 1.1%. Chronic absenteeism was 13.7%, better than the state's 17.3%, though slightly higher than the district's 11.9%. In 2025–2026 the school also outperformed the state on ACT-based measures, exceeding it by 12.24 points in English Language Arts, 10.64 points in mathematics, and 5.01 points in science.
There are, however, signs of recent slippage. The school fell from 52nd of 431 schools (88th percentile, 4 stars) in 2024–2025 to 177th of 533 (67th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026 — still within the top third of Wisconsin high schools. Social studies proficiency dropped sharply, from 64.91% to 43.48%, falling below the state average of 48.25%. Math and science each declined by more than 8 percentage points, while English Language Arts held essentially flat at 60.71%. School results closely mirror district results, differing by less than 1 point in every subject. The key question is whether the social studies decline is a one-year anomaly or the beginning of a broader trend.
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