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Schools in Clifton

Clifton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/8schools 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
26%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 14% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Tomah Area
Students per teacher
12.9
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
2,234 students on the public path
In brief

Clifton’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Clifton’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Royall Elementary places highest (better than 78%); Royall High lowest (12%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve Clifton, graded from C− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Tomah Middle and Royall 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 Clifton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C

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

Two districts serve Clifton

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

Royall School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 455 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$21,044WI $16,459 · FY2024
D
Tomah Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 2,970 students · 13.2 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,085WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Royall School District26%
State average 38.1% · 229 students tested
Math · PK–12, Royall School District20%
State average 38.7% · 229 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Tomah Area School District32%
State average 38.1% · 1470 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tomah Area School District31%
State average 38.7% · 1470 students tested

Clifton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clifton—Royall PK–12 · Tomah Area PK–12
Fountain—New Lisbon
Glendale—Royall
Wilton—Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton
Oakdale—Tomah Area

Every school in Clifton

11 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 Cliftonin other towns
La Grange Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tomah
B
400 students13:1Rate it →
Lemonweir Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tomah
C−
249 students11:1Rate it →
Royall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Elroy
A−
155 students11:1Rate it →
Warrens Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Warrens
C−
133 students13:1Rate it →
Oakdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Tomah
90 students15:1Rate it →
Miller Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tomah
C
245 students12:1Rate it →
Wyeville Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wyeville
C−
98 students10:1Rate it →
Tomah Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tomah
C
663 students14:1Rate it →
Royall High
High · Grades 7–12 · Elroy
D
201 students10:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Echo Valley School
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Wilton
Private · Religious
21 students21:1Rate it →
Sunnyvalley Parochial School
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Tomah
Private · Religious
19 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Clifton’s schools

Are Clifton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clifton. Royall School District and Tomah Area School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clifton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Clifton in?

Royall School District and Tomah Area School District.

Where do Clifton kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Tomah Middle and Royall High.

Are there private schools in Clifton?

Yes: Echo Valley School (grades 1–8, 21 students) and Sunnyvalley Parochial School (grades 1–8, 19 students).

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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.