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Schools in Forest

Forest’s public schools

Hillsboro School District and Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forest. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
34%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 8% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton
Students per teacher
12.3
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,058 students on the public path
In brief

Forest’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Forest’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary places highest (better than 74%); Brookwood High lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Forest, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Brookwood High and Hillsboro 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 Forest, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC

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

Two districts serve Forest

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

Hillsboro School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 472 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$19,568WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 586 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,103WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Hillsboro School District34%
State average 38.1% · 243 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hillsboro School District29%
State average 38.7% · 242 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District37%
State average 38.1% · 286 students tested
Math · PK–12, Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District38%
State average 38.7% · 289 students tested

Forest vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Forest—Hillsboro PK–12 · Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton PK–12
Whitestown—Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton PK–12 · La Farge PK–12
Hillsboro—Hillsboro
Union—Hillsboro PK–12 · Kickapoo Area PK–12
Wellington—Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton

2 of the 4 neighbors share Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton with Forest for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Forest

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 Forestin other towns
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ontario
B+
322 students12:1Rate it →
Hillsboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hillsboro
B−
220 students12:1Rate it →
Hillsboro High
High · Grades 6–12 · Hillsboro
C
252 students13:1Rate it →
Brookwood High
High · Grades 7–12 · Ontario
C
264 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Forest’s schools

Are Forest’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Forest. Hillsboro School District and Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Forest. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Forest in?

Hillsboro School District and Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School District.

Where do Forest kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Brookwood High and Hillsboro High.

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What Forest 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.