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Schools in Herman · Hartford Union High School District, Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District

Herman’s public schools outscore 65% of Wisconsin districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Herman, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state reading tests, 43% of Herman’s students scored proficient, above the Wisconsin average (38%). 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 94% 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
43%
▲ 5 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▲ 1 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
▲ 8 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 10% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Hartford Union High
Students per teacher
15.9
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,638 students on the public path
In brief

Herman’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 729 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Herman’s, its schools beat 56%, lower than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Herman runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Honor Elementary (PK–4) and Honor Intermediate (5–8) are Herman’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Hartford Union High School District with Addison, Ashippun, Erin, Hartford, Hartford, Hubbard, Hustisford, Iron Ridge, Lebanon, Neosho, Richfield, Rubicon, Slinger and Theresa: Hartford High in Hartford. The high school’s own results earn a C+. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 43% and math 39% across both 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 Herman-Neosho-Rubicon $14,089, 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 Herman’s grade

B Test scoresA Graduation

B+: better than 65% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (729)Better than 56%
Towns in Dodge County (23)Better than 74%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 484 test results and a graduating class of 310 could put Herman anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Herman’s students in the tested grades sat them (484 in math, 484 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Honor Elementaryin NeoshoB−
5–8Honor Intermediatein RubiconB+
9–12Hartford Highin HartfordC+

Herman runs its own schools through grade 8 (Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District). From grade 9, students attend the Hartford Union High School District, shared with Addison, Ashippun, Erin, Hartford, Hartford, Hubbard, Hustisford, Iron Ridge, Lebanon, Neosho, Richfield, Rubicon, Slinger and Theresa. Its elementary school is in Neosho. Parts of Herman (5% of its land) are served by Mayville instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Herman

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

Hartford Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,324 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 16.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,809WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 314 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,089WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Hartford Union High School District44%
State average 38.1% · 289 students tested
Math · 9–12, Hartford Union High School District34%
State average 38.7% · 289 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District42%
State average 38.1% · 195 students tested
Math · PK–8, Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District47%
State average 38.7% · 195 students tested

Herman vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HermanB+Herman-Neosho-Rubicon PK–8 · Hartford Union High 9–12
TheresaBLomira PK–12 · Mayville PK–12 · Hartford Union High 9–12
AddisonASlinger PK–12 · Hartford Union High 9–12
HubbardB+Horicon PK–12 · Mayville PK–12 · Hartford Union High 9–12
Iron Ridge—Herman-Neosho-Rubicon PK–8 · Horicon PK–12 · Hartford Union High 9–12

All 4 neighbors share Hartford Union High with Herman for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Herman

3 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 Hermanin other towns
Honor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Neosho
B−
186 students13:1Rate it →
Honor Intermediate
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Rubicon
B+
128 students15:1Rate it →
Hartford High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hartford
C+
1,324 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Herman’s schools

Are Herman’s schools good?

By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Herman children attend outscore 65% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 56%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Herman in?

Two districts: Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District runs grades PK–8, and Hartford Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Addison, Ashippun, Erin, Hartford, Hartford, Hubbard, Hustisford, Iron Ridge, Lebanon, Neosho, Richfield, Rubicon, Slinger and Theresa.

Where do Herman kids go to high school?

Hartford High in Hartford, with 1,324 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Herman’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 Herman spend per student?

$14,809 in Hartford Union High School District and $14,089 in Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.