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Schools in Johnson

Johnson’s public schools

Athens School District and Abbotsford School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Johnson. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 30% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Abbotsford
Students per teacher
12.6
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,003 students on the public path
In brief

Johnson’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Johnson’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Athens Elementary places highest (better than 69%); Abbotsford Middle/Senior High lowest (21%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Johnson, graded from C to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Abbotsford Middle/Senior High and Athens Middle. 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 Johnson, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Athens School District.

Two districts serve Johnson

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

Athens School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 417 students · 11.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,678WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Abbotsford School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 788 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$11,518WI $16,459 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Athens School District32%
State average 38.1% · 194 students tested
Math · PK–12, Athens School District37%
State average 38.7% · 195 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Abbotsford School District21%
State average 38.1% · 381 students tested
Math · PK–12, Abbotsford School District20%
State average 38.7% · 393 students tested

Johnson vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Johnson—Athens PK–12 · Abbotsford PK–12
Frankfort—Colby PK–12 · Stratford PK–12 · Edgar PK–12
Holton—Colby PK–12 · Abbotsford PK–12
Bern—Athens
AthensCAthens
Rietbrock—Athens PK–12 · Edgar PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Athens with Johnson for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Johnson

4 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 Johnsonin other towns
Abbotsford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abbotsford
C
374 students12:1Rate it →
Athens Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Athens
B+
136 students11:1Rate it →
Abbotsford Middle/Senior High
High · Grades 6–12 · Abbotsford
C−
414 students15:1Rate it →
Athens Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Athens
C
79 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Johnson’s schools

Are Johnson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Johnson. Athens School District and Abbotsford School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Johnson. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Johnson in?

Athens School District and Abbotsford School District.

Where do Johnson kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Abbotsford Middle/Senior High and Athens Middle.

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What Johnson 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). Stars are from neighbors.