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Schools in Brighton · Westosha Central High School District, Brighton No. 1 School District

Brighton’s public schools outscore 86% of Wisconsin districts

On the state reading tests, 51% of Brighton’s students scored proficient, above the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Brighton, 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
51%
▲ 13 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
▲ 11 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
▲ 6 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 18% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Westosha Central High
Students per teacher
17.9
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,505 students on the public path
In brief

Brighton’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1242 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brighton’s, its schools beat 94%, higher than their 86% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Brighton runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Brighton Elementary (PK–8) is Brighton’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Westosha Central High School District with Bristol, Kenosha, Paddock Lake, Paris, Pleasant Prairie, Salem Lakes, Somers and Wheatland: Central High in Salem. The high school’s own results earn a B. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 51% and math 50% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Westosha Central High spends $13,534 per student and Brighton No. 1 $24,062, 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 Brighton’s grade

A− Test scoresB− Graduation

A: better than 86% 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 86%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1242)Better than 94%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 368 test results and a graduating class of 269 could put Brighton anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Brighton’s students in the tested grades sat them (368 in math, 368 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Brighton ElementaryBrighton No. 1 School DistrictA+
9–12Central Highin SalemB

Brighton runs its own schools through grade 8 (Brighton No. 1 School District). From grade 9, students attend the Westosha Central High School District, shared with Bristol, Kenosha, Paddock Lake, Paris, Pleasant Prairie, Salem Lakes, Somers and Wheatland. Its high school is in Salem. Parts of Brighton (6% and 5% of its land) are served by Wheatland Joint No. 1 and Union Grove Union High instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the 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.

Westosha Central High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,309 students, up 16% since 2020–21 · 18.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,534WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Brighton No. 1 School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 196 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$24,062WI $16,459 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Westosha Central High School District43%
State average 38.1% · 251 students tested
Math · 9–12, Westosha Central High School District40%
State average 38.7% · 251 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Brighton No. 1 School District67%
State average 38.1% · 117 students tested
Math · PK–8, Brighton No. 1 School District72%
State average 38.7% · 117 students tested

Brighton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BrightonABrighton No. 1 PK–8 · Westosha Central High 9–12
Paddock LakeBSalem PK–8 · Westosha Central High 9–12
DoverBBurlington Area PK–12 · Dover No. 1 PK–8 · Union Grove Union High 9–12
ParisA−Paris Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Westosha Central High 9–12
Salem LakesB+Salem PK–8 · Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated PK–8 · Wilmot Union High 9–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Westosha Central High with Brighton for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Brighton

2 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 Brightonby address
Brighton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Kansasville
A+
196 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Brightonin other towns
Central High
High · Grades 9–12 · Salem
B
1,309 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Brighton’s schools

Are Brighton’s schools good?

By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Brighton children attend outscore 86% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brighton in?

Two districts: Brighton No. 1 School District runs grades PK–8, and Westosha Central High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Bristol, Kenosha, Paddock Lake, Paris, Pleasant Prairie, Salem Lakes, Somers and Wheatland.

Where do Brighton kids go to high school?

Central High in Salem, with 1,309 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Brighton’s graduation rate?

96% of the class of 2023 in Westosha Central High School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Brighton spend per student?

$13,534 in Westosha Central High School District and $24,062 in Brighton No. 1 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.