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Schools in Johnson Creek · Johnson Creek School District

Johnson Creek’s public schools score below 73% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 29% of Johnson Creek’s students scored proficient, below the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Johnson Creek, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

#309of 362 Wisconsin townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
29%
▼ 9 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 2 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$16.8K
▲ 2% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
634 students on the public path
In brief

Johnson Creek’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1060 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Johnson Creek’s, its schools beat 16%, lower than their 27% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,831 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count 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 Johnson Creek’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 27% of Wisconsin school districts, #309 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Test scores are below the Wisconsin average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 27%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1060)Better than 16%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 290 test results could put Johnson Creek anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Johnson Creek’s students in the tested grades sat them (290 in math, 289 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Johnson Creek Public SchoolJohnson Creek School DistrictC+

Johnson Creek’s public schools are run by Johnson Creek School District, which also serves Farmington. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Johnson Creek School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 634 students, up 84% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,831WI $16,459 · FY2024
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Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 38.1% · 289 students tested
Math37%
State average 38.7% · 290 students tested

Johnson Creek vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Johnson CreekCJohnson Creek
FarmingtonC+Johnson Creek PK–12 · Jefferson PK–12
AztalanBJefferson PK–12 · Lake Mills Area PK–12

Every school in Johnson Creek

1 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 Johnson Creekby address
Johnson Creek Public School
Grades PK–12
C+
634 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Johnson Creek’s schools

Are Johnson Creek’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Johnson Creek children attend score below 73% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #309 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Johnson Creek in?

Johnson Creek School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 634 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Johnson Creek spend per student?

$16,831 in Johnson Creek 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.