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Schools in Dorchester

Dorchester’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
24%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 10% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
864 students on the public path
In brief

Dorchester’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Dorchester’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Colby Elementary places highest (better than 39%); Colby Middle lowest (14%). 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 Dorchester, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Colby Elementaryin ColbyC+
6–8Colby Middlein ColbyD
9–12Colby Highin ColbyD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Colby 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.

Colby School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 901 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,761WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading24%
State average 38.1% · 452 students tested
Math27%
State average 38.7% · 461 students tested

Dorchester vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dorchester—Colby
Mayville—Colby PK–12 · Abbotsford PK–12
Holton—Colby PK–12 · Abbotsford PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Colby with Dorchester, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Dorchester

3 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 Dorchesterin other towns
Colby Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Colby
C+
354 students12:1Rate it →
Colby Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Colby
D
204 students14:1Rate it →
Colby High
High · Grades 9–12 · Colby
D
306 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Dorchester’s schools

Are Dorchester’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dorchester. Colby School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dorchester. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dorchester in?

Colby School District.

Where do Dorchester kids go to high school?

Colby 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.