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Schools in Brighton

Brighton’s public schools

Spencer School District and Colby School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Brighton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 10% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Colby
Students per teacher
13.2
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,177 students on the public path
In brief

Brighton’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Brighton’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Spencer Elementary places highest (better than 74%); Colby Middle lowest (14%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Brighton, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Spencer Junior High/High and Colby Middle. 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 Brighton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+

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

Two districts serve Brighton

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

Spencer School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 619 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,237WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Colby School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 901 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,761WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Spencer School District39%
State average 38.1% · 320 students tested
Math · PK–12, Spencer School District41%
State average 38.7% · 320 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Colby School District24%
State average 38.1% · 452 students tested
Math · PK–12, Colby School District27%
State average 38.7% · 461 students tested

Brighton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Brighton—Spencer PK–12 · Colby PK–12
Unity—Colby PK–12 · Spencer PK–12
Hull—Colby
Eau Pleine—Stratford
Spencer—Spencer
Unity (village)—Colby

3 of the 5 neighbors share Colby with Brighton for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Brighton

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 Brightonin other towns
Spencer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spencer
B+
290 students11:1Rate it →
Colby Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Colby
C+
354 students12:1Rate it →
Spencer Junior High/High
High · Grades 6–12 · Spencer
C+
329 students15:1Rate it →
Colby Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Colby
D
204 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Brighton’s schools

Are Brighton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Brighton. Spencer School District and Colby School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Brighton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Brighton in?

Spencer School District and Colby School District.

Where do Brighton kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Spencer Junior High/High and Colby Middle.

Parents talk

What Brighton 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.