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Schools in Hamburg

Hamburg’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▲ 1% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
993 students on the public path
In brief

Hamburg’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Hamburg’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Westby Middle places highest (better than 67%); Westby High lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Hamburg, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Westby 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 Hamburg, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB
5–8Westby Middlein WestbyB+
9–12Westby Highin WestbyC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Westby Area 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.

Westby Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 993 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,649WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 38.1% · 497 students tested
Math44%
State average 38.7% · 498 students tested

Hamburg vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hamburg—Westby Area
Coon—Westby Area
Harmony—Viroqua Area PK–12 · Westby Area PK–12
BergenCDe Soto Area PK–12 · La Crosse PK–12
GreenfieldC+La Crosse PK–12 · West Salem PK–12
ShelbyCLa Crosse

2 of the 5 neighbors share Westby Area with Hamburg, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Hamburg

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 Hamburgin other towns
Westby Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Westby
B
277 students12:1Rate it →
Coon Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Coon Valley
B
125 students10:1Rate it →
Westby Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Westby
B+
272 students13:1Rate it →
Westby High
High · Grades 9–12 · Westby
C−
319 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Hamburg’s schools

Are Hamburg’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hamburg. Westby Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hamburg. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Hamburg in?

Westby Area School District.

Where do Hamburg kids go to high school?

Westby High.

Parents talk

What Hamburg 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.