Hebron Town Hall · Photo: Sa magnuson33 · CC BY-SA 3.0Hebron’s public schools score below 53% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Hebron, 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.
Hebron’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1194 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hebron’s, its schools beat 42%, lower than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 40% and math 39% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Fort Atkinson spends $16,926 per student and Jefferson $15,940, 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.
What’s behind Hebron’s grade
B−: better than 47% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hebron, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Hebron · depends on your address
Fort Atkinson Middle
Grades 6–8 · 467 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Fort Atkinson
Jefferson Middle
Grades 6–8 · 349 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Jefferson
7th grade in Hebron · depends on your address
Fort Atkinson Middle
Grades 6–8 · 467 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Fort Atkinson
Jefferson Middle
Grades 6–8 · 349 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Jefferson
8th grade in Hebron · depends on your address
Fort Atkinson Middle
Grades 6–8 · 467 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Fort Atkinson
Jefferson Middle
Grades 6–8 · 349 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Jefferson
9th grade in Hebron · depends on your address
Fort Atkinson High
Grades 9–12 · 816 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Fort Atkinson
Jefferson High
Grades 9–12 · 603 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Jefferson
10th grade in Hebron · depends on your address
Fort Atkinson High
Grades 9–12 · 816 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Fort Atkinson
Jefferson High
Grades 9–12 · 603 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Jefferson
11th grade in Hebron · depends on your address
Fort Atkinson High
Grades 9–12 · 816 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Fort Atkinson
Jefferson High
Grades 9–12 · 603 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Jefferson
12th grade in Hebron · depends on your address
Fort Atkinson High
Grades 9–12 · 816 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Fort Atkinson
Jefferson High
Grades 9–12 · 603 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Jefferson
Hebron runs its own schools through grade 12 (Fort Atkinson School District). From grade PK, students attend the Jefferson School District, shared with Aztalan, Farmington, Jefferson, Jefferson, Sullivan and Sullivan. Its elementary school is in Jefferson. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Hebron
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Hebron vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Hebron’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hebron | B− | Fort Atkinson PK–12 · Jefferson PK–12 |
| Cold Spring | — | Whitewater |
| Jefferson | C+ | Jefferson |
| Palmyra | C− | Palmyra-Eagle Area |
| Koshkonong | B− | Fort Atkinson |
| Sullivan | C+ | Jefferson PK–12 · Palmyra-Eagle Area PK–12 |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Jefferson with Hebron for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Hebron
11 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 Hebron’s schools
Are Hebron’s schools good?
On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hebron children attend score below 53% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 42%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hebron in?
Two districts: Fort Atkinson School District runs grades PK–12, and Jefferson School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Aztalan, Farmington, Jefferson, Jefferson, Sullivan and Sullivan.
Where do Hebron kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Fort Atkinson High and Jefferson High.
What is Hebron’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Fort Atkinson School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Hebron spend per student?
$16,926 in Fort Atkinson School District and $15,940 in Jefferson School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Hebron 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.