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Schools in Black Earth

Black Earth’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.2K
▲ 35% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
782 students on the public path
In brief

Black Earth’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Black Earth’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Wisconsin Heights High places highest (better than 57%); Wisconsin Heights Middle lowest (45%). 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 Black Earth, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Wisconsin Heights ElementaryWisconsin Heights School DistrictNo scores
6–8Wisconsin Heights MiddleWisconsin Heights School DistrictB−
9–12Wisconsin Heights HighWisconsin Heights School DistrictB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wisconsin Heights 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.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 38.1% · 374 students tested
Math52%
State average 38.7% · 374 students tested

Black Earth vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Black Earth—Wisconsin Heights
Vermont—Wisconsin Heights PK–12 · Mount Horeb Area PK–12
BerryAWisconsin Heights PK–12 · Middleton-Cross Plains PK–12
MazomanieAWisconsin Heights

All 3 neighbors share Wisconsin Heights with Black Earth, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Black Earth

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 Black Earthby address

Questions about Black Earth’s schools

Are Black Earth’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Black Earth. Wisconsin Heights School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Black Earth. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Black Earth in?

Wisconsin Heights School District.

Where do Black Earth kids go to high school?

Wisconsin Heights High.

Parents talk

What Black Earth 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.