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Schools in Clinton · Cashton School District, Westby Area School District

Clinton’s public schools outscore 58% of Wisconsin districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Clinton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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
40%
▲ 2 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
▲ 2 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 4–10 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▲ 1% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Westby Area
Students per teacher
11.7
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,279 students on the public path
In brief

Clinton’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1223 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Clinton’s, its schools beat 71%, higher than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 40% and math 41% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Cashton spends $15,866 per student and Westby Area $16,649, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Clinton’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 58% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1223)Better than 71%
Towns in Vernon County (21)Better than 62%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 804 test results and a graduating class of 86 could put Clinton anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Clinton’s students in the tested grades sat them (804 in math, 803 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
5–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Clinton runs its own schools through grade 12 (Cashton School District). From grade PK, students attend the Westby Area School District, shared with Chaseburg, Christiana, Coon, Coon Valley, Hamburg, Harmony, Viroqua, Washington and Westby. Its elementary school is in Cashton. Parts of Clinton (5% and 2% of its land) are served by La Farge and Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Clinton

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

Cashton School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 605 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,866WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Westby Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 993 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,649WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Cashton School District36%
State average 38.1% · 306 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cashton School District36%
State average 38.7% · 306 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Westby Area School District43%
State average 38.1% · 497 students tested
Math · PK–12, Westby Area School District44%
State average 38.7% · 498 students tested

Clinton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ClintonBCashton PK–12 · Westby Area PK–12
Whitestown—Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton PK–12 · La Farge PK–12
Webster—La Farge
Jefferson—Cashton
Christiana—Westby Area

Every school in Clinton

5 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 Clintonin other towns
Cashton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cashton
B+
292 students11:1Rate it →
Westby Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Westby
B
277 students12:1Rate it →
Coon Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Coon Valley
B
125 students10:1Rate it →
Westby Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Westby
B+
272 students13:1Rate it →
Cashton Middle/High
High · Grades 6–12 · Cashton
B−
313 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Clinton’s schools

Are Clinton’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Wisconsin: the public schools Clinton children attend outscore 58% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Clinton in?

Two districts: Cashton School District runs grades PK–12, and Westby Area School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Chaseburg, Christiana, Coon, Coon Valley, Hamburg, Harmony, Viroqua, Washington and Westby.

What is Clinton’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Westby Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Clinton spend per student?

$15,866 in Cashton School District and $16,649 in Westby Area 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.