Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0Berry’s public schools outscore 90% of Wisconsin districts
In Berry, 59% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Berry, 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.
From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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.
Berry’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1310 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Berry’s, its schools beat 98%, higher than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 59% and math 59% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 98% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Wisconsin Heights spends $22,195 per student and Middleton-Cross Plains $15,643, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Berry’s grade
A: better than 90% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Berry, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Berry · depends on your address
Kromrey Middle
Grades 5–8 · 1,230 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Middleton
Glacier Creek Middle
Grades 5–8 · 924 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Cross Plains
Wisconsin Heights Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 391 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Mazomanie
6th grade in Berry · depends on your address
Kromrey Middle
Grades 5–8 · 1,230 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Middleton
Glacier Creek Middle
Grades 5–8 · 924 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Cross Plains
Wisconsin Heights Middle
Grades 6–8 · 153 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Mazomanie
7th grade in Berry · depends on your address
Kromrey Middle
Grades 5–8 · 1,230 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Middleton
Glacier Creek Middle
Grades 5–8 · 924 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Cross Plains
Wisconsin Heights Middle
Grades 6–8 · 153 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Mazomanie
8th grade in Berry · depends on your address
Kromrey Middle
Grades 5–8 · 1,230 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Middleton
Glacier Creek Middle
Grades 5–8 · 924 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Cross Plains
Wisconsin Heights Middle
Grades 6–8 · 153 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Mazomanie
9th grade in Berry · depends on your address
Middleton High
Grades 9–12 · 2,303 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Middleton
Wisconsin Heights High
Grades 9–12 · 238 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mazomanie
10th grade in Berry · depends on your address
Middleton High
Grades 9–12 · 2,303 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Middleton
Wisconsin Heights High
Grades 9–12 · 238 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mazomanie
11th grade in Berry · depends on your address
Middleton High
Grades 9–12 · 2,303 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Middleton
Wisconsin Heights High
Grades 9–12 · 238 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mazomanie
12th grade in Berry · depends on your address
Middleton High
Grades 9–12 · 2,303 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Middleton
Wisconsin Heights High
Grades 9–12 · 238 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mazomanie
Berry runs its own schools through grade 12 (Wisconsin Heights School District). From grade PK, students attend the Middleton-Cross Plains School District, shared with Cross Plains, Cross Plains, Middleton, Middleton and Springfield. Its elementary school is in Middleton. Parts of Berry (2% of its land) are served by Sauk Prairie instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Berry
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Berry vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Berry’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Berry | A | Wisconsin Heights PK–12 · Middleton-Cross Plains PK–12 |
| Cross Plains | A | Middleton-Cross Plains |
| Springfield | A | Middleton-Cross Plains PK–12 · Waunakee PK–12 |
| Roxbury | B− | Sauk Prairie |
| Cross Plains (town) | A | Mount Horeb Area PK–12 · Middleton-Cross Plains PK–12 · Wisconsin Heights PK–12 |
| Black Earth | — | Wisconsin Heights |
| Dane | — | Lodi |
| Mazomanie | A | Wisconsin Heights |
3 of the 7 neighbors share Middleton-Cross Plains with Berry for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Berry
13 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).
Questions about Berry’s schools
Are Berry’s schools good?
By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Berry children attend outscore 90% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 98%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Berry in?
Two districts: Wisconsin Heights School District runs grades PK–12, and Middleton-Cross Plains School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Cross Plains, Cross Plains, Middleton, Middleton and Springfield.
Where do Berry kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Middleton High and Wisconsin Heights High.
What is Berry’s graduation rate?
98% of the class of 2023 in Middleton-Cross Plains School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Berry spend per student?
$22,195 in Wisconsin Heights School District and $15,643 in Middleton-Cross Plains School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Berry 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.