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Schools in Brooklyn · Green Lake School District

Brooklyn’s public schools outscore 52% of Wisconsin districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Brooklyn, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 98% 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
42%
▲ 4 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 2 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$18.1K
▲ 10% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.0
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
276 students on the public path
In brief

Brooklyn’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 898 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brooklyn’s, its schools beat 42%, lower than their 52% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 37% in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,070 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Green Lake High. Enrollment is down 12% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Brooklyn’s grade

B− Test scores

B−: better than 52% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores are above the Wisconsin average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 52%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (898)Better than 42%
Towns in Green Lake County (10)Better than 20%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 154 test results could put Brooklyn anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Brooklyn’s students in the tested grades sat them (154 in math, 154 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Green Lake Elementaryin Green LakeA−
7–12Green Lake Highin Green LakeB−

Brooklyn’s public schools are run by Green Lake School District, which also serves Green Lake. Parts of Brooklyn (19%, 12% and 3% of its land) are served by Ripon Area, Berlin Area and Markesan instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Green Lake School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 276 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$18,070WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 38.1% · 154 students tested
Math37%
State average 38.7% · 154 students tested

Brooklyn vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BrooklynB−Green Lake
Green Lake—Markesan
Green Lake (city)B−Green Lake
PrincetonCPrinceton
BerlinBBerlin Area
RiponA−Ripon Area
St. Marie—Princeton

Every school in Brooklyn

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).

Also serving Brooklynin other towns
Green Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Green Lake
A−
137 students11:1Rate it →
Green Lake High
High · Grades 7–12 · Green Lake
B−
139 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Brooklyn’s schools

Are Brooklyn’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Wisconsin: the public schools Brooklyn children attend outscore 52% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 42%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brooklyn in?

Green Lake School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 276 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Brooklyn are served by Ripon Area, Berlin Area and Markesan.

How much does Brooklyn spend per student?

$18,070 in Green Lake 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.