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Schools in Butler

Butler’s public schools

Thorp School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Butler. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 10% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
502 students on the public path
In brief

Butler’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Butler’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Thorp Elementary places highest (better than 68%); Thorp High lowest (11%). 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 Butler, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Thorp Elementaryin ThorpB+
9–12Thorp Highin ThorpD

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

The district

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

Thorp School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 502 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,835WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 38.1% · 283 students tested
Math43%
State average 38.7% · 284 students tested

Butler vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Butler—Thorp
Worden—Stanley-Boyd Area PK–12 · Thorp PK–12
Mead—Greenwood PK–12 · Thorp PK–12
Foster—Osseo-Fairchild
Wilson—Augusta PK–12 · Stanley-Boyd Area PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Thorp with Butler, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Butler

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 Butlerin other towns
Thorp Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Thorp
B+
321 students12:1Rate it →
Thorp High
High · Grades 9–12 · Thorp
D
181 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Butler’s schools

Are Butler’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Butler. Thorp School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Butler. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Butler in?

Thorp School District.

Where do Butler kids go to high school?

Thorp High.

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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.