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Schools in Buffalo City · Cochrane-Fountain City School District

Buffalo City’s public schools score below 58% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Buffalo City’s districts is 33%, below the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Buffalo City, 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
33%
▼ 6 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 19% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
515 students on the public path
In brief

Buffalo City’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 859 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Buffalo City’s, its schools beat 58%, higher than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 33% in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,362 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 Cochrane-Fountain City High. Enrollment is down 8% 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 Buffalo City’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 42% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores are below the Wisconsin average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (859)Better than 58%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 273 test results could put Buffalo City anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Buffalo City’s students in the tested grades sat them (273 in math, 273 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Cochrane-Fountain City Elementaryin Fountain CityB
7–12Cochrane-Fountain City Highin Fountain CityC−

Buffalo City’s public schools are run by Cochrane-Fountain City School District, which also serves Belvidere, Buffalo, Cochrane and Cross and others. 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.

Cochrane-Fountain City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 515 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,362WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 38.1% · 273 students tested
Math33%
State average 38.7% · 273 students tested

Buffalo City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Buffalo CityC+Cochrane-Fountain City
Belvidere—Cochrane-Fountain City PK–12 · Alma PK–12

Minneiska, MN borders Buffalo City but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Buffalo City

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 Buffalo Cityin other towns
Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fountain City
B
271 students12:1Rate it →
Cochrane-Fountain City High
High · Grades 7–12 · Fountain City
C−
244 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Buffalo City’s schools

Are Buffalo City’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Buffalo City children attend score below 58% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 58%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Buffalo City in?

Cochrane-Fountain City School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 515 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Buffalo City spend per student?

$13,362 in Cochrane-Fountain City 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.