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Schools in Lafayette

Lafayette’s public schools

Sparta Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lafayette. 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 97% 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
30%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 10% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,442 students on the public path
In brief

Lafayette’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Lafayette’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Sparta Meadowview Middle places highest (better than 28%); Sparta High lowest (14%). 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 Lafayette, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KSouthside Early Learning Centerin SpartaNo scores
1–4Herrman Elementaryin SpartaC−
5–8Sparta Meadowview Middlein SpartaC
9–12Sparta Highin SpartaD

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

Sparta Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,749 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,811WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 38.1% · 1446 students tested
Math25%
State average 38.7% · 1453 students tested

Lafayette vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lafayette—Sparta Area
AngeloCSparta Area
Greenfield—Tomah Area
New Lyme—Sparta Area

2 of the 3 neighbors share Sparta Area with Lafayette, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lafayette

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 Lafayettein other towns
Southside Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Sparta
268 students13:1Rate it →
Herrman Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Sparta
C−
616 students11:1Rate it →
Sparta Meadowview Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Sparta
C
687 students11:1Rate it →
Sparta High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sparta
D
871 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Lafayette’s schools

Are Lafayette’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lafayette. Sparta Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lafayette. 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 Lafayette in?

Sparta Area School District.

Where do Lafayette kids go to high school?

Sparta High.

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What Lafayette 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.