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Schools in Clearfield

Clearfield’s public schools

New Lisbon School District and Necedah Area School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clearfield. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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
21%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 6% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Necedah Area
Students per teacher
10.9
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
909 students on the public path
In brief

Clearfield’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Clearfield’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Necedah Elementary places highest (better than 52%); New Lisbon Junior High/High lowest (9%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Clearfield, graded from D to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: New Lisbon Junior High/High and Necedah Middle. 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 Clearfield, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−

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

Two districts serve Clearfield

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

New Lisbon School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 548 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,563WI $16,459 · FY2024
D
Necedah Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 662 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,518WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, New Lisbon School District21%
State average 38.1% · 290 students tested
Math · PK–12, New Lisbon School District20%
State average 38.7% · 290 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Necedah Area School District28%
State average 38.1% · 337 students tested
Math · PK–12, Necedah Area School District21%
State average 38.7% · 338 students tested

Clearfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clearfield—New Lisbon PK–12 · Necedah Area PK–12
Orange—New Lisbon PK–12 · Tomah Area PK–12
NecedahCNecedah Area
Lisbon—New Lisbon PK–12 · Mauston PK–12
GermantownC+Necedah Area PK–12 · Mauston PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share New Lisbon with Clearfield for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Clearfield

4 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 Clearfieldin other towns
New Lisbon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · New Lisbon
D
298 students11:1Rate it →
Necedah Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Necedah
B−
244 students9:1Rate it →
Necedah Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Necedah
C−
117 students9:1Rate it →
New Lisbon Junior High/High
High · Grades 7–12 · New Lisbon
D
250 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Clearfield’s schools

Are Clearfield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clearfield. New Lisbon School District and Necedah Area School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clearfield. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Clearfield in?

New Lisbon School District and Necedah Area School District.

Where do Clearfield kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: New Lisbon Junior High/High and Necedah Middle.

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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.