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Schools in Augusta · Augusta School District

Augusta’s public schools score below 57% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

28% of students in Augusta’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Augusta, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 92% 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
28%
▼ 10 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 2 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 4–10 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.1K
▲ 22% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.5
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
468 students on the public path
In brief

Augusta’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 578 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Augusta’s, its schools beat 65%, higher than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 28% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin (the state reports Augusta’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,137 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 Augusta Middle, then Augusta High. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Augusta’s grade

C Test scoresB Graduation

C+: better than 43% of Wisconsin school districts. Graduation is above the Wisconsin average; test scores are below it.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (578)Better than 65%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 289 test results and a graduating class of 64 could put Augusta anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Augusta’s students in the tested grades sat them (289 in math, 289 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Augusta ElementaryAugusta School DistrictB
6–8Augusta MiddleAugusta School DistrictC−
9–12Augusta HighAugusta School DistrictC+

Augusta’s public schools are run by Augusta School District, which also serves Bridge Creek, Lincoln, Ludington and Otter Creek 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.

Augusta School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 540 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 9.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$20,137WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 38.1% · 289 students tested
Math37%
State average 38.7% · 289 students tested

Augusta vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AugustaC+Augusta

Every school in Augusta

3 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 Augustaby address
Augusta Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
215 students10:1Rate it →
Augusta Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
109 students9:1Rate it →
Augusta High
High · Grades 9–12
C+
144 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Augusta’s schools

Are Augusta’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Augusta children attend score below 57% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Augusta in?

Augusta School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 540 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Augusta kids go to high school?

Augusta High, with 144 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Augusta’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Augusta School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Augusta spend per student?

$20,137 in Augusta School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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