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Schools in Belvidere

Belvidere’s public schools

Cochrane-Fountain City School District and Alma School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Belvidere. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 19% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Cochrane-Fountain City
Students per teacher
12.5
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
779 students on the public path
In brief

Belvidere’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Belvidere’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary places highest (better than 63%); Cochrane-Fountain City High lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Belvidere, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Cochrane-Fountain City High and Alma 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 Belvidere, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cochrane-Fountain City School District.

Two districts serve Belvidere

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

Cochrane-Fountain City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 515 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,362WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Alma School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 264 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$18,812WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Cochrane-Fountain City School District42%
State average 38.1% · 273 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cochrane-Fountain City School District33%
State average 38.7% · 273 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Alma School District47%
State average 38.1% · 123 students tested
Math · PK–12, Alma School District37%
State average 38.7% · 123 students tested

Belvidere vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Belvidere—Cochrane-Fountain City PK–12 · Alma PK–12
Buffalo CityC+Cochrane-Fountain City
Cochrane—Cochrane-Fountain City
Alma—Alma
Waumandee—Cochrane-Fountain City PK–12 · Arcadia PK–12
Lincoln—Alma
Milton—Cochrane-Fountain City

4 of the 6 neighbors share Cochrane-Fountain City with Belvidere for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Greenfield, MN and Minneiska, MN border Belvidere but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Belvidere

4 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 Belviderein other towns
Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fountain City
B
271 students12:1Rate it →
Alma Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Alma
B
184 students13:1Rate it →
Cochrane-Fountain City High
High · Grades 7–12 · Fountain City
C−
244 students13:1Rate it →
Alma High
High · Grades 9–12 · Alma
B
80 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Belvidere’s schools

Are Belvidere’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Belvidere. Cochrane-Fountain City School District and Alma School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Belvidere. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Belvidere in?

Cochrane-Fountain City School District and Alma School District.

Where do Belvidere kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Cochrane-Fountain City High and Alma High.

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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.