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Schools in Beetown

Beetown’s public schools

Lancaster Community School District and River Ridge School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Beetown. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
2%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 5% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Lancaster
Students per teacher
12.3
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,472 students on the public path
In brief

Beetown’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Beetown’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Winskill Elementary places highest (better than 86%); River Ridge High lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Beetown, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Lancaster High and River Ridge 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 Beetown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

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

Two districts serve Beetown

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

Lancaster Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 991 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,642WI $16,459 · FY2024
D−
River Ridge School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 481 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$20,802WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lancaster Community School District38%
State average 38.1% · 479 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lancaster Community School District47%
State average 38.7% · 479 students tested
Reading · PK–12, River Ridge School District38%
State average 38.1% · 266 students tested
Math · PK–12, River Ridge School District43%
State average 38.7% · 266 students tested

Beetown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Beetown—Lancaster PK–12 · River Ridge PK–12
South Lancaster—Lancaster
Waterloo—Cassville
Glen Haven—Cassville PK–12 · River Ridge PK–12
Cassville—Cassville
Little Grant—River Ridge PK–12 · Lancaster PK–12
Bloomington—River Ridge

3 of the 6 neighbors share River Ridge with Beetown for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Beetown

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 Beetownin other towns
Winskill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
A
435 students12:1Rate it →
River Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Patch Grove
B
190 students12:1Rate it →
River Ridge Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Patch Grove
B
124 students10:1Rate it →
Lancaster Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lancaster
B−
231 students16:1Rate it →
Lancaster High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lancaster
C+
325 students12:1Rate it →
River Ridge High
High · Grades 9–12 · Patch Grove
C−
167 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Beetown’s schools

Are Beetown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Beetown. Lancaster Community School District and River Ridge School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Beetown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Beetown in?

Lancaster Community School District and River Ridge School District.

Where do Beetown kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lancaster High and River Ridge High.

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What Beetown 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.