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Schools in Castle Rock

Castle Rock’s public schools

Highland School District, Riverdale School District and Iowa-Grant School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Castle Rock. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 82% 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
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.0K
▲ 3% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Iowa-Grant
Students per teacher
11.9
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,395 students on the public path
In brief

Castle Rock’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Castle Rock’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Highland Community High places highest (better than 78%); Iowa-Grant High lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Castle Rock, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three high schools: Iowa-Grant High, Riverdale High and Highland Community High. 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 Castle Rock, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−

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

Three districts serve Castle Rock

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

Highland School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 276 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$17,287WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Riverdale School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 631 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$22,335WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Iowa-Grant School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 648 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,951WI $16,459 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Highland School District27%
State average 38.1% · 146 students tested
Math · PK–12, Highland School District32%
State average 38.7% · 126 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Riverdale School District37%
State average 38.1% · 316 students tested
Math · PK–12, Riverdale School District44%
State average 38.7% · 316 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Iowa-Grant School District42%
State average 38.1% · 366 students tested
Math · PK–12, Iowa-Grant School District52%
State average 38.7% · 366 students tested

Castle Rock vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Castle Rock—Highland PK–12 · Riverdale PK–12 · Iowa-Grant PK–12
Wingville—Iowa-Grant PK–12 · Fennimore PK–12
Highland—Highland
Muscoda—Riverdale
Hickory Grove—Boscobel Area PK–12 · Fennimore PK–12

Every school in Castle Rock

6 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 Castle Rockin other towns
Iowa-Grant Elementary/Middle
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Livingston
B+
423 students12:1Rate it →
Riverdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Muscoda
B
337 students12:1Rate it →
Highland Community Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Highland
C−
124 students11:1Rate it →
Iowa-Grant High
High · Grades 9–12 · Livingston
D
225 students11:1Rate it →
Riverdale High
High · Grades 9–12 · Muscoda
C−
192 students14:1Rate it →
Highland Community High
High · Grades 9–12 · Highland
A−
94 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Castle Rock’s schools

Are Castle Rock’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Castle Rock. Highland School District, Riverdale School District and Iowa-Grant School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Castle Rock. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Castle Rock in?

Highland School District, Riverdale School District and Iowa-Grant School District.

Where do Castle Rock kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Iowa-Grant High, Riverdale High and Highland Community High.

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What Castle Rock 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.