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Schools in Fayette

Fayette’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 12% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
899 students on the public path
In brief

Fayette’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Fayette’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Darlington Elementary/Middle places highest (better than 73%); Darlington 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 Fayette, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Darlington Elementary/Middlein DarlingtonB+
9–12Darlington Highin DarlingtonB−

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

Darlington Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 899 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,449WI $16,459 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 38.1% · 441 students tested
Math49%
State average 38.7% · 445 students tested

Fayette vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fayette—Darlington
Waldwick—Mineral Point PK–12 · Pecatonica Area PK–12
Lamont—Darlington PK–12 · Argyle PK–12
Argyle—Argyle
Blanchard—Pecatonica Area
Willow Springs—Darlington PK–12 · Mineral Point PK–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Darlington with Fayette, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Fayette

2 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 Fayettein other towns
Darlington Elementary/Middle
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Darlington
B+
636 students14:1Rate it →
Darlington High
High · Grades 9–12 · Darlington
B−
263 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Fayette’s schools

Are Fayette’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fayette. Darlington Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fayette. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fayette in?

Darlington Community School District.

Where do Fayette kids go to high school?

Darlington 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.