Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0Hartford’s public schools outscore 85% of Wisconsin districts
Math proficiency in Hartford’s districts is 56%, above the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Hartford, 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.
From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.
Hartford’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 51% and math 56% across its districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 98% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Hartford Union High spends $14,809 per student and Hartford Joint No. 1 $13,698, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Hartford’s grade
A: better than 85% of Wisconsin school districts, #62 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hartford, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Hartford · depends on your address
Slinger Middle
Grades 6–8 · 740 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Slinger
Central Middle
Grades 6–8 · 419 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Hartford · depends on your address
Slinger Middle
Grades 6–8 · 740 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Slinger
Central Middle
Grades 6–8 · 419 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Hartford · depends on your address
Slinger Middle
Grades 6–8 · 740 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Slinger
Central Middle
Grades 6–8 · 419 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Hartford · depends on your address
Hartford High
Grades 9–12 · 1,324 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Slinger High
Grades 9–12 · 1,065 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Slinger
10th grade in Hartford · depends on your address
Hartford High
Grades 9–12 · 1,324 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Slinger High
Grades 9–12 · 1,065 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Slinger
11th grade in Hartford · depends on your address
Hartford High
Grades 9–12 · 1,324 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Slinger High
Grades 9–12 · 1,065 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Slinger
12th grade in Hartford · depends on your address
Hartford High
Grades 9–12 · 1,324 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Slinger High
Grades 9–12 · 1,065 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Slinger
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Hartford
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Hartford vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Hartford’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hartford | A | Hartford Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Slinger PK–12 · Hartford Union High 9–12 |
| Hartford (city) | B | Hartford Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Hartford Union High 9–12 |
| Slinger | A | Slinger PK–12 · Hartford Union High 9–12 |
| Erin | B+ | Erin PK–8 · Hartford Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Hartford Union High 9–12 |
| Addison | A | Slinger PK–12 · Hartford Union High 9–12 |
| Rubicon | B+ | Herman-Neosho-Rubicon PK–8 · Hartford Union High 9–12 |
| Polk | A | Slinger |
5 of the 6 neighbors share Hartford Union High with Hartford for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Hartford
9 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).
Questions about Hartford’s schools
Are Hartford’s schools good?
By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Hartford children attend outscore 85% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #62 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hartford in?
Hartford Union High School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,324 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
Where do Hartford kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Hartford High and Slinger High.
What is Hartford’s graduation rate?
98% of the class of 2023 in Hartford Union High School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Hartford spend per student?
$14,809 in Hartford Union High School District, $13,698 in Hartford Joint No. 1 School District and $14,002 in Slinger School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Hartford 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.