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Schools in Bridgeport · Prairie du Chien Area School District, Wauzeka-Steuben School District

Bridgeport’s public schools outscore 69% of Wisconsin districts

In Bridgeport, 47% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bridgeport, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
39%
▲ 1 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
▲ 8 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 4–10 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 5% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Prairie du Chien Area
Students per teacher
11.1
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
952 students on the public path
In brief

Bridgeport’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 39% and math 47% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Prairie du Chien Area spends $15,636 per student and Wauzeka-Steuben $37,967, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bridgeport’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 69% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 69%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1146)Better than 72%
Towns in Crawford County (11)Better than 82%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 605 test results and a graduating class of 88 could put Bridgeport anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Bridgeport’s students in the tested grades sat them (605 in math, 605 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bridgeport, with each school’s own grade.

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

Bridgeport runs its own schools through grade 12 (Prairie du Chien Area School District). From grade PK, students attend the Wauzeka-Steuben School District, shared with Eastman, Marietta, Steuben, Wauzeka and Wauzeka. Its elementary school is in Prairie du Chien. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Bridgeport

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

Prairie du Chien Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 917 students · 11.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,636WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Wauzeka-Steuben School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 248 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$37,967WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Prairie du Chien Area School District40%
State average 38.1% · 491 students tested
Math · PK–12, Prairie du Chien Area School District47%
State average 38.7% · 491 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Wauzeka-Steuben School District37%
State average 38.1% · 114 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wauzeka-Steuben School District47%
State average 38.7% · 114 students tested

Bridgeport vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BridgeportB+Prairie du Chien Area PK–12 · Wauzeka-Steuben PK–12
Prairie du ChienB+Prairie du Chien Area
Wyalusing—River Ridge
Millville—River Ridge
Prairie du Chien (town)—Prairie du Chien Area
Wauzeka—Wauzeka-Steuben

2 of the 5 neighbors share Prairie du Chien Area with Bridgeport for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Marquette, IA borders Bridgeport but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Bridgeport

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 Bridgeportin other towns
BA Kennedy School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Prairie du Chien
217 students12:1Rate it →
Wauzeka Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wauzeka
B
112 students10:1Rate it →
Bluff View Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Prairie du Chien
B−
200 students14:1Rate it →
Wauzeka Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wauzeka
B−
53 students10:1Rate it →
Prairie du Chien High
High · Grades 9–12 · Prairie du Chien
B−
287 students11:1Rate it →
Wauzeka High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wauzeka
C−
83 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Bridgeport’s schools

Are Bridgeport’s schools good?

By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bridgeport children attend outscore 69% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bridgeport in?

Two districts: Prairie du Chien Area School District runs grades PK–12, and Wauzeka-Steuben School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Eastman, Marietta, Steuben, Wauzeka and Wauzeka.

Where do Bridgeport kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Prairie du Chien High and Wauzeka High.

What is Bridgeport’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Prairie du Chien Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Bridgeport spend per student?

$15,636 in Prairie du Chien Area School District and $37,967 in Wauzeka-Steuben School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.