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Schools in Athens · Athens School District

Athens’s public schools score below 67% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Athens’s districts is 32%, below the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Athens, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
32%
▼ 6 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 2 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 17% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.3
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
5
323 students on the public path
In brief

Athens’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 524 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Athens’s, its schools beat 49%, higher than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,678 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Athens Middle, then Athens High. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Trinity Lutheran School (private) and St. Anthony de Pauda Catholic School (private) are in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Athens’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 33% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores are below the Wisconsin average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (524)Better than 49%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 194 test results could put Athens anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Athens’s students in the tested grades sat them (195 in math, 194 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Athens, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Athens ElementaryAthens School DistrictB+
6–8Athens MiddleAthens School DistrictC
9–12Athens HighAthens School DistrictB

Athens’s public schools are run by Athens School District, which also serves Bern, Halsey, Hamburg and Johnson and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Athens School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 417 students · 11.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,678WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 38.1% · 194 students tested
Math37%
State average 38.7% · 195 students tested

Athens vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AthensCAthens
Rietbrock—Athens PK–12 · Edgar PK–12
Bern—Athens
Johnson—Athens PK–12 · Abbotsford PK–12
Halsey—Athens

All 4 neighbors share Athens with Athens, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Athens

5 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).

District schools in Athensby address
Athens Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
136 students11:1Rate it →
Athens Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
79 students13:1Rate it →
Athens High
High · Grades 9–12
B
108 students11:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Trinity Lutheran School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
75 students12:1Rate it →
St. Anthony de Pauda Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
58 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Athens’s schools

Are Athens’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Athens children attend score below 67% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Athens in?

Athens School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 417 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Athens kids go to high school?

Athens High, with 108 students; its own test results earn a B.

How much does Athens spend per student?

$13,678 in Athens School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Athens?

Yes: Trinity Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 75 students) and St. Anthony de Pauda Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 58 students).

Parents talk

What Athens families are saying about school.

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Looking for colleges? Colleges near Athens → They have their own page.

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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.