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Schools in Ithaca

Ithaca’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.4K
▲ 36% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.0
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
319 students on the public path
In brief

Ithaca’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Ithaca’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Ithaca Elementary places highest (better than 40%); Ithaca Middle lowest (33%). 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 Ithaca, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Ithaca ElementaryIthaca School DistrictC+
6–8Ithaca MiddleIthaca School DistrictC
9–12Ithaca HighIthaca School DistrictC

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

Ithaca School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 319 students, down 20% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$22,429WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 38.1% · 186 students tested
Math32%
State average 38.7% · 185 students tested

Ithaca vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ithaca—Ithaca
Bear Creek—River Valley
Willow—Ithaca
RichlandC−Richland PK–12 · Ithaca PK–12
Buena VistaCRiver Valley PK–12 · Richland PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Ithaca with Ithaca, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Ithaca

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).

District schools in Ithacaby address
Ithaca Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richland Center
C+
145 students13:1Rate it →
Ithaca Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Richland Center
C
69 students10:1Rate it →
Ithaca High
High · Grades 9–12 · Richland Center
C
105 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Ithaca’s schools

Are Ithaca’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ithaca. Ithaca School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ithaca. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ithaca in?

Ithaca School District.

Where do Ithaca kids go to high school?

Ithaca High.

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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.