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Schools in Arlington

Arlington’s public schools

Poynette School District and Lodi School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arlington. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 6% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Lodi
Students per teacher
12.7
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,136 students on the public path
In brief

Arlington’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Arlington’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Lodi High places highest (better than 78%); Lodi Middle lowest (32%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Arlington, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Lodi High and Poynette High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Arlington, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Poynette School District.

Two districts serve Arlington

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Poynette School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 983 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,618WI $16,459 · FY2024
A−
Lodi School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,461 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,545WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Poynette School District47%
State average 38.1% · 481 students tested
Math · PK–12, Poynette School District55%
State average 38.7% · 481 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lodi School District38%
State average 38.1% · 739 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lodi School District41%
State average 38.7% · 744 students tested

Arlington vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Arlington’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Arlington—Poynette PK–12 · Lodi PK–12
Arlington (village)—Poynette
Leeds—DeForest Area PK–12 · Poynette PK–12
PoynetteA−Poynette
Lodi—Lodi
ViennaA−DeForest Area PK–12 · Waunakee PK–12
DekorraA−Poynette

4 of the 6 neighbors share Poynette with Arlington for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Arlington

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Arlingtonin other towns
Poynette Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Poynette
B+
416 students13:1Rate it →
Lodi Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Lodi
385 students18:1Rate it →
Poynette Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Poynette
B+
271 students10:1Rate it →
Lodi Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lodi
C
324 students12:1Rate it →
Lodi High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lodi
A−
444 students12:1Rate it →
Poynette High
High · Grades 9–12 · Poynette
B
296 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Arlington’s schools

Are Arlington’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Arlington. Poynette School District and Lodi School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arlington. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Arlington in?

Poynette School District and Lodi School District.

Where do Arlington kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lodi High and Poynette High.

Parents talk

What Arlington families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.