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Schools in Lake Ripley

Lake Ripley’s public schools

Cambridge School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Ripley. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.0K
▲ 3% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
879 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Ripley’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lake Ripley’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Cambridge Elementary places highest (better than 83%); Cambridge High lowest (33%). 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 Lake Ripley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Cambridge Elementaryin CambridgeA−
6–8Nikolay Middlein CambridgeB
9–12Cambridge Highin CambridgeC

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

Cambridge School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 907 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,978WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 38.1% · 469 students tested
Math41%
State average 38.7% · 468 students tested

Lake Ripley vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake Ripley—Cambridge
OaklandBCambridge PK–12 · Fort Atkinson PK–12
CambridgeB+Cambridge

All 2 neighbors share Cambridge with Lake Ripley, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lake Ripley

3 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 Lake Ripleyin other towns
Cambridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cambridge
A−
399 students13:1Rate it →
Nikolay Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cambridge
B
203 students14:1Rate it →
Cambridge High
High · Grades 9–12 · Cambridge
C
277 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Ripley’s schools

Are Lake Ripley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Ripley. Cambridge School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Ripley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Lake Ripley in?

Cambridge School District.

Where do Lake Ripley kids go to high school?

Cambridge High.

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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.