Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Germantown

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C+
Schools in Germantown · Necedah Area School District, Mauston School District

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

Reading proficiency in Germantown’s districts is 29%, below the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Germantown, 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 97% 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
29%
▼ 9 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
▼ 6 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 4–10 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 7% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Mauston
Students per teacher
13.0
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,421 students on the public path
In brief

Germantown’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1247 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Germantown’s, its schools beat 44%, higher than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 33% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin (the state reports Germantown’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Necedah Area spends $15,518 per student and Mauston $15,306, 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 Germantown’s grade

C Test scoresB 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 (1247)Better than 44%
Towns in Juneau County (19)Better than 58%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 973 test results and a graduating class of 119 could put Germantown anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Germantown’s students in the tested grades sat them (973 in math, 972 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to D

Germantown runs its own schools through grade 12 (Necedah Area School District). From grade PK, students attend the Mauston School District, shared with Kildare, Lemonweir, Lindina, Lisbon, Lyndon Station, Lyndon, Marion, Mauston, Seven Mile Creek and Summit. Its elementary school is in Mauston. Parts of Germantown (12% of its land) are served by New Lisbon instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Germantown

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

Necedah Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 662 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,518WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Mauston School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 1,378 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,306WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Necedah Area School District28%
State average 38.1% · 337 students tested
Math · PK–12, Necedah Area School District21%
State average 38.7% · 338 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Mauston School District30%
State average 38.1% · 635 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mauston School District39%
State average 38.7% · 635 students tested

Germantown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GermantownC+Necedah Area PK–12 · Mauston PK–12
QuincyC−Adams-Friendship Area
Marion—Mauston
Clearfield—New Lisbon PK–12 · Necedah Area PK–12
Strongs PrairieC−Adams-Friendship Area
NecedahCNecedah Area
LemonweirB−Mauston
Lisbon—New Lisbon PK–12 · Mauston PK–12

3 of the 7 neighbors share Mauston with Germantown for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Germantown

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).

Also serving Germantownin other towns
West Side Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Mauston
256 students14:1Rate it →
Necedah Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Necedah
B−
244 students9:1Rate it →
Olson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mauston
B−
240 students14:1Rate it →
Necedah Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Necedah
C−
117 students9:1Rate it →
Mauston High
High · Grades 9–12 · Mauston
D
365 students12:1Rate it →
Necedah High
High · Grades 9–12 · Necedah
D−
199 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Germantown’s schools

Are Germantown’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Germantown 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 44%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Germantown in?

Two districts: Necedah Area School District runs grades PK–12, and Mauston School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Kildare, Lemonweir, Lindina, Lisbon, Lyndon Station, Lyndon, Marion, Mauston, Seven Mile Creek and Summit.

Where do Germantown kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Mauston High and Necedah High.

What is Germantown’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Mauston School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Germantown spend per student?

$15,518 in Necedah Area School District and $15,306 in Mauston School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Germantown families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Germantown → They have their own page.

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.