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Schools in Ellenboro

Ellenboro’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 14% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Platteville
Students per teacher
13.1
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,092 students on the public path
In brief

Ellenboro’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Ellenboro’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Winskill Elementary places highest (better than 86%); Lancaster High lowest (40%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Ellenboro, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Platteville High and Lancaster 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 Ellenboro, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+

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

Two districts serve Ellenboro

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

Platteville School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,544 students · 13.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,144WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Lancaster Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 991 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,642WI $16,459 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Platteville School District42%
State average 38.1% · 763 students tested
Math · PK–12, Platteville School District53%
State average 38.7% · 765 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lancaster Community School District38%
State average 38.1% · 479 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lancaster Community School District47%
State average 38.7% · 479 students tested

Ellenboro vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ellenboro—Platteville PK–12 · Lancaster PK–12
South Lancaster—Lancaster
Lima—Platteville
Liberty—Fennimore PK–12 · Lancaster PK–12
Harrison—Platteville PK–12 · Potosi PK–12

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

Every school in Ellenboro

6 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).

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Winskill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
A
435 students12:1Rate it →
Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Platteville
205 students12:1Rate it →
Platteville Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Platteville
A−
417 students12:1Rate it →
Lancaster Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lancaster
B−
231 students16:1Rate it →
Platteville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Platteville
C+
479 students16:1Rate it →
Lancaster High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lancaster
C+
325 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Ellenboro’s schools

Are Ellenboro’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ellenboro. Platteville School District and Lancaster Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ellenboro. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ellenboro in?

Platteville School District and Lancaster Community School District.

Where do Ellenboro kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Platteville High and Lancaster High.

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What Ellenboro 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.