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Schools in Jefferson · Juda School District, Monroe School District

Jefferson’s public schools score below 59% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Jefferson, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 1 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▼ 1 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▼ 0–4 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 6% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Monroe
Students per teacher
12.7
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
258 students on the public path
In brief

Jefferson’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1179 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Jefferson’s, its schools beat 50%, higher than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin (the state reports Jefferson’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Juda spends $15,889 per student and Monroe $15,475, 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 Jefferson’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 41% of Wisconsin school districts. Graduation is above the Wisconsin average; test scores are below it.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1179)Better than 50%
Towns in Green County (16)Better than 38%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,246 test results and a graduating class of 190 could put Jefferson anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Jefferson’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,251 in math, 1,242 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Juda ElementaryJuda School DistrictC−
9–12Juda HighJuda School DistrictC−

Jefferson runs its own schools through grade 12 (Juda School District). From grade PK, students attend the Monroe School District, shared with Browntown, Cadiz, Clarno, Jordan, Monroe, Monroe and Sylvester. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Jefferson

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

Juda School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 258 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,889WI $16,459 · FY2024
D
Monroe School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,140 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,475WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Juda School District32%
State average 38.1% · 132 students tested
Math · PK–12, Juda School District22%
State average 38.7% · 132 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Monroe School District38%
State average 38.1% · 1110 students tested
Math · PK–12, Monroe School District40%
State average 38.7% · 1119 students tested

Jefferson vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
JeffersonC+Juda PK–12 · Monroe PK–12
SylvesterC+Monroe PK–12 · Juda PK–12 · Albany PK–12
Spring Grove—Brodhead PK–12 · Juda PK–12
ClarnoB−Monroe

2 of the 3 neighbors share Monroe with Jefferson for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Oneco, IL and Rock Grove, IL border Jefferson but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Jefferson

2 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 Jeffersonby address
Juda Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Juda
C−
178 students11:1Rate it →
Juda High
High · Grades 9–12 · Juda
C−
80 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Jefferson’s schools

Are Jefferson’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Jefferson children attend score below 59% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Jefferson in?

Two districts: Juda School District runs grades PK–12, and Monroe School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Browntown, Cadiz, Clarno, Jordan, Monroe, Monroe and Sylvester.

Where do Jefferson kids go to high school?

Juda High in Juda, with 80 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Jefferson’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Monroe School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Jefferson spend per student?

$15,889 in Juda School District and $15,475 in Monroe 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.