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Schools in Johnstown

Johnstown’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 11% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Unity
Students per teacher
11.9
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,345 students on the public path
In brief

Johnstown’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Johnstown’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Turtle Lake Elementary places highest (better than 74%); Unity High lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Johnstown, graded from C to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Unity High and Turtle Lake High. 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 Johnstown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

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

Two districts serve Johnstown

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

Turtle Lake School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 445 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,626WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Unity School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 915 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,703WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Turtle Lake School District38%
State average 38.1% · 237 students tested
Math · PK–12, Turtle Lake School District41%
State average 38.7% · 237 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Unity School District33%
State average 38.1% · 470 students tested
Math · PK–12, Unity School District30%
State average 38.7% · 470 students tested

Johnstown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Johnstown—Turtle Lake PK–12 · Unity PK–12
Crystal Lake—Cumberland
McKinley—Luck PK–12 · Cumberland PK–12
Beaver—Turtle Lake
GeorgetownC+Unity

Every school in Johnstown

6 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 Johnstownin other towns
Unity Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Balsam Lake
C
385 students13:1Rate it →
Turtle Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Turtle Lake
B+
215 students10:1Rate it →
Unity Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Balsam Lake
C+
238 students12:1Rate it →
Turtle Lake Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Turtle Lake
B−
96 students14:1Rate it →
Unity High
High · Grades 9–12 · Balsam Lake
C−
292 students13:1Rate it →
Turtle Lake High
High · Grades 9–12 · Turtle Lake
C+
119 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Johnstown’s schools

Are Johnstown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Johnstown. Turtle Lake School District and Unity School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Johnstown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Johnstown in?

Turtle Lake School District and Unity School District.

Where do Johnstown kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Unity High and Turtle Lake High.

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What Johnstown 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.