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Schools in Bern

Bern’s public schools

Athens School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bern. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 17% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.3
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
323 students on the public path
In brief

Bern’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Bern’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Athens Elementary places highest (better than 69%); Athens Middle lowest (28%). 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 Bern, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Athens Elementaryin AthensB+
6–8Athens Middlein AthensC
9–12Athens Highin AthensB

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

Bern vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bern—Athens
AthensCAthens
Johnson—Athens PK–12 · Abbotsford PK–12
Deer Creek—Medford Area
Halsey—Athens

3 of the 4 neighbors share Athens with Bern, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Bern

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).

Also serving Bernin other towns
Athens Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Athens
B+
136 students11:1Rate it →
Athens Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Athens
C
79 students13:1Rate it →
Athens High
High · Grades 9–12 · Athens
B
108 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Bern’s schools

Are Bern’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bern. Athens School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bern. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bern in?

Athens School District.

Where do Bern kids go to high school?

Athens 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.