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Schools in De Soto

De Soto’s public schools

De Soto Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for De Soto. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
29%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.1K
▲ 10% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
431 students on the public path
In brief

De Soto’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of De Soto’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Stoddard Elementary places highest (better than 69%); De Soto High lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve De Soto, graded from B to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: De Soto 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 De Soto, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
6–8De Soto MiddleDe Soto Area School DistrictB−
9–12De Soto HighDe Soto Area School DistrictD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the De Soto Area School District.

The district

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

De Soto Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 440 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$18,075WI $16,459 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 38.1% · 235 students tested
Math23%
State average 38.7% · 235 students tested

De Soto vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
De Soto—De Soto Area
Wheatland—De Soto Area
Freeman—De Soto Area

All 2 neighbors share De Soto Area with De Soto, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in De Soto

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 De Sotoby address
De Soto Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
101 students13:1Rate it →
De Soto High
High · Grades 9–12
D
133 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving De Sotoin other towns
Stoddard Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stoddard
B+
105 students12:1Rate it →
Prairie View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
92 students10:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (De Soto Virtual School).

Questions about De Soto’s schools

Are De Soto’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for De Soto. De Soto Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for De Soto. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 De Soto in?

De Soto Area School District.

Where do De Soto kids go to high school?

De Soto High.

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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.