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Schools in Farmington · Johnson Creek School District, Jefferson School District

Farmington’s public schools score below 62% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Farmington, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
36%
▼ 2 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 2 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▼ 0–4 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 3% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Jefferson
Students per teacher
12.0
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,643 students on the public path
In brief

Farmington’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1304 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Farmington’s, its schools beat 33%, lower than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin (the state reports Farmington’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Johnson Creek spends $16,831 per student and Jefferson $15,940, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Farmington’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 38% of Wisconsin school districts. Graduation is above the Wisconsin average; test scores are below it.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1304)Better than 33%
Towns in Jefferson County (16)Better than 25%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,181 test results and a graduating class of 152 could put Farmington anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Farmington’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,180 in math, 1,181 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Farmington, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Farmington runs its own schools through grade 12 (Johnson Creek School District). From grade PK, students attend the Jefferson School District, shared with Aztalan, Hebron, Jefferson, Jefferson, Sullivan and Sullivan. Its elementary school is in Johnson Creek. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Farmington

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

Johnson Creek School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 634 students, up 84% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,831WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Jefferson School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,612 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,940WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Johnson Creek School District29%
State average 38.1% · 289 students tested
Math · PK–12, Johnson Creek School District37%
State average 38.7% · 290 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Jefferson School District38%
State average 38.1% · 892 students tested
Math · PK–12, Jefferson School District37%
State average 38.7% · 890 students tested

Farmington vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
FarmingtonC+Johnson Creek PK–12 · Jefferson PK–12
Johnson CreekCJohnson Creek
MilfordB+Lake Mills Area
WatertownC+Watertown
AztalanBJefferson PK–12 · Lake Mills Area PK–12
JeffersonC+Jefferson
ConcordA−Watertown PK–12 · Oconomowoc Area PK–12

2 of the 6 neighbors share Jefferson with Farmington for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Farmington

5 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 Farmingtonin other towns
Johnson Creek Public School
Grades PK–12 · Johnson Creek
C+
634 students11:1Rate it →
East Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jefferson
B
283 students13:1Rate it →
Sullivan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sullivan
A−
144 students13:1Rate it →
West Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jefferson
B−
233 students10:1Rate it →
Jefferson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jefferson
B−
349 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Farmington’s schools

Are Farmington’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Farmington children attend score below 62% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Farmington in?

Two districts: Johnson Creek School District runs grades PK–12, and Jefferson School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Aztalan, Hebron, Jefferson, Jefferson, Sullivan and Sullivan.

What is Farmington’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Jefferson School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Farmington spend per student?

$16,831 in Johnson Creek School District and $15,940 in Jefferson School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.