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Schools in Cross Plains · Middleton-Cross Plains School District

Cross Plains’s public schools outscore 90% of Wisconsin districts

In Cross Plains, 60% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cross Plains, 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.

#23of 362 Wisconsin townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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
59%
▲ 21 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
$15.6K
▼ 5% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
3,472 students on the public path
In brief

Cross Plains’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 972 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cross Plains’s, its schools beat 96%, higher than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 59% and math 60% 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

The district spends $15,643 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Glacier Creek Middle, then Middleton High. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

St. Francis Xavier (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Cross Plains’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 90% of Wisconsin school districts, #23 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 90%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (972)Better than 96%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,624 test results and a graduating class of 619 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Cross Plains’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,630 in math, 3,619 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Park ElementaryMiddleton-Cross Plains School DistrictB+
5–8Glacier Creek MiddleMiddleton-Cross Plains School DistrictA
9–12Middleton Highin MiddletonA

Cross Plains’s public schools are run by Middleton-Cross Plains School District, which also serves Berry, Cross Plains, Middleton and Middleton and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Middleton-Cross Plains School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 7,167 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,643WI $16,459 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 38.1% · 3619 students tested
Math60%
State average 38.7% · 3630 students tested

Cross Plains vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cross PlainsAMiddleton-Cross Plains
Cross Plains (town)AMount Horeb Area PK–12 · Middleton-Cross Plains PK–12 · Wisconsin Heights PK–12
BerryAWisconsin Heights PK–12 · Middleton-Cross Plains PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Middleton-Cross Plains with Cross Plains, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Cross Plains

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).

District schools in Cross Plainsby address
Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B+
245 students12:1Rate it →
Glacier Creek Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8
A
924 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Cross Plainsin other towns
Middleton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Middleton
A
2,303 students15:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Francis Xavier
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
212 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Cross Plains’s schools

Are Cross Plains’s schools good?

By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Cross Plains children attend outscore 90% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #23 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cross Plains in?

Middleton-Cross Plains School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,167 students in 12 schools (2024–25).

Where do Cross Plains kids go to high school?

Middleton High in Middleton, with 2,303 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Cross Plains’s graduation rate?

98% of the class of 2023 in Middleton-Cross Plains School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Cross Plains spend per student?

$15,643 in Middleton-Cross Plains School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Cross Plains?

Yes: St. Francis Xavier (Catholic, grades PK–8, 212 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.