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Schools in Combined Locks · Kimberly Area School District, Kaukauna Area School District

Combined Locks’s public schools outscore 86% of Wisconsin districts

60% of students in Combined Locks’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Combined Locks, 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.

#48of 362 Wisconsin townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
52%
▲ 14 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
60%
▲ 21 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
▲ 8 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 23% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Kimberly Area
Students per teacher
14.7
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
5,098 students on the public path
In brief

Combined Locks’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1220 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Combined Locks’s, its schools beat 94%, higher than their 86% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 60% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 98% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Kimberly Area spends $12,695 per student and Kaukauna Area $12,506, 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 Combined Locks’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 86% of Wisconsin school districts, #48 of 362 Wisconsin towns. 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 86%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1220)Better than 94%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,554 test results and a graduating class of 410 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Combined Locks’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,552 in math, 4,556 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–4Janssen ElementaryKimberly Area School DistrictA−
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Combined Locks runs its own schools through grade 12 (Kimberly Area School District). From grade PK, students attend the Kaukauna Area School District, shared with Buchanan, Harrison, Kaukauna, Kaukauna, Little Chute, Sherwood, Vandenbroek and Woodville. Its middle school is in Kaukauna. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Combined Locks

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

Kimberly Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 5,070 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$12,695WI $16,459 · FY2024
A
Kaukauna Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 4,044 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$12,506WI $16,459 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Kimberly Area School District56%
State average 38.1% · 2628 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kimberly Area School District67%
State average 38.7% · 2629 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Kaukauna Area School District46%
State average 38.1% · 1928 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kaukauna Area School District50%
State average 38.7% · 1923 students tested

Combined Locks vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Combined LocksAKimberly Area PK–12 · Kaukauna Area PK–12
BuchananA−Kaukauna Area
KimberlyAKimberly Area
KaukaunaA−Kaukauna Area
Little ChuteA−Little Chute Area PK–12 · Kaukauna Area PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Kaukauna Area with Combined Locks for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Combined Locks

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).

District schools in Combined Locksby address
Janssen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4
A−
339 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Combined Locksin other towns
River View School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Kaukauna
B+
1,160 students15:1Rate it →
Gerritts Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Kimberly
A
802 students16:1Rate it →
Kimberly High
High · Grades 9–12 · Kimberly
B
1,587 students15:1Rate it →
Kaukauna High
High · Grades 9–12 · Kaukauna
C
1,210 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Combined Locks’s schools

Are Combined Locks’s schools good?

By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Combined Locks children attend outscore 86% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #48 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Combined Locks in?

Two districts: Kimberly Area School District runs grades PK–12, and Kaukauna Area School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Buchanan, Harrison, Kaukauna, Kaukauna, Little Chute, Sherwood, Vandenbroek and Woodville.

Where do Combined Locks kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Kimberly High and Kaukauna High.

What is Combined Locks’s graduation rate?

98% of the class of 2023 in Kimberly Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Combined Locks spend per student?

$12,695 in Kimberly Area School District and $12,506 in Kaukauna 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.