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Schools in Fairwater

Fairwater’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 6% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
721 students on the public path
In brief

Fairwater’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Fairwater’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Markesan Middle places highest (better than 63%); Markesan High lowest (45%). 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 Fairwater, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Markesan Primaryin MarkesanNo scores
3–5Markesan Intermediatein MarkesanB
6–8Markesan Middlein MarkesanB
9–12Markesan Highin MarkesanB−

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

Markesan School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 721 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,460WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 38.1% · 409 students tested
Math38%
State average 38.7% · 411 students tested

Fairwater vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fairwater—Markesan

Every school in Fairwater

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).

Also serving Fairwaterin other towns
Markesan Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Markesan
163 students12:1Rate it →
Markesan Intermediate
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Markesan
B
153 students12:1Rate it →
Markesan Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Markesan
B
161 students11:1Rate it →
Markesan High
High · Grades 9–12 · Markesan
B−
244 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Fairwater’s schools

Are Fairwater’s schools good?

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

Markesan School District.

Where do Fairwater kids go to high school?

Markesan 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.