Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Goodman

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
B−

Goodman-Armstrong School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Goodman and Armstrong Creek.

Goodman’s Schools page →

Students
73
Schools
2
Spent per student
$32,338
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
5:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
The gist

What stands out about Goodman-Armstrong School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 51% of Wisconsin districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 16 pts below the state
  • Spends 96% more per student than the WI average
  • 5 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 25.5% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 51% of the 441 Wisconsin school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Goodman 616Armstrong Creek 435

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Goodman. Grade by grade →

PK–6Goodman-Armstrong ElementaryThis district
7–12Goodman HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30–39%
State average 38.7% · 43 students tested
Reading / language arts40–49%
State average 38.1% · 43 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)50–100%
State average 90.5% · 7 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$32,338 per student · 96% above WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 39%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 26%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
98’20
86’21
78’22
71’23
73’24

Down 25.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools.

Goodman-Armstrong Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Goodman
A−
36 students6:1
Goodman High
High · Grades 7–12 · Goodman
C+
37 students5:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Florence School DistrictFence, Homestead
$21,651per student
Laona School DistrictCaswell, Laona
$16,944per student
Wabeno Area School DistrictBlackwell
$20,997per student
Wausaukee School DistrictAthelstane, Silver Cliff
$17,349per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Wisconsin.