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Schools in Douglas

Douglas’s public schools

Wisconsin Dells School District and Portage Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Douglas. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/8schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 5% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Portage
Students per teacher
13.1
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,132 students on the public path
In brief

Douglas’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Douglas’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Endeavor Elementary places highest (better than 98%); Wisconsin Dells High lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Douglas, graded from B+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Portage High and Wisconsin Dells 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 Douglas, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wisconsin Dells School District.

Two districts serve Douglas

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

Wisconsin Dells School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,768 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,650WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Portage Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 1,956 students · 12.9 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,698WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Wisconsin Dells School District37%
State average 38.1% · 873 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wisconsin Dells School District44%
State average 38.7% · 872 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Portage Community School District35%
State average 38.1% · 997 students tested
Math · PK–12, Portage Community School District36%
State average 38.7% · 999 students tested

Douglas vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Douglas—Wisconsin Dells PK–12 · Portage PK–12
Moundville—Portage
New Haven—Wisconsin Dells
LewistonC+Portage
JacksonC+Adams-Friendship Area PK–12 · Wisconsin Dells PK–12 · Westfield PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Portage with Douglas for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Douglas

9 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 Douglasin other towns
Spring Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wisconsin Dells
B+
628 students12:1Rate it →
Lake Delton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Delton
A
203 students13:1Rate it →
Woodridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Portage
201 students12:1Rate it →
Lewiston Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Portage
A
84 students13:1Rate it →
Endeavor Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Endeavor
A+
57 students12:1Rate it →
Wayne Bartels Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Portage
C+
422 students13:1Rate it →
Wisconsin Dells Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wisconsin Dells
B+
374 students15:1Rate it →
Portage High
High · Grades 9–12 · Portage
C
600 students14:1Rate it →
Wisconsin Dells High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wisconsin Dells
C−
563 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Douglas’s schools

Are Douglas’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Douglas. Wisconsin Dells School District and Portage Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Douglas. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Douglas in?

Wisconsin Dells School District and Portage Community School District.

Where do Douglas kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Portage High and Wisconsin Dells High.

Parents talk

What Douglas families are saying about school.

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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.