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Schools in Leeds

Leeds’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/8schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 12% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · DeForest Area
Students per teacher
13.5
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
3,966 students on the public path
In brief

Leeds’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Leeds’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Poynette Elementary places highest (better than 69%); De Forest High lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Leeds, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: De Forest High and Poynette 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 Leeds, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–34 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

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

Two districts serve Leeds

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

DeForest Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 4,246 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,469WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Poynette School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 983 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,618WI $16,459 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, DeForest Area School District44%
State average 38.1% · 1921 students tested
Math · PK–12, DeForest Area School District47%
State average 38.7% · 1924 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Poynette School District47%
State average 38.1% · 481 students tested
Math · PK–12, Poynette School District55%
State average 38.7% · 481 students tested

Leeds vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Leeds—DeForest Area PK–12 · Poynette PK–12
Arlington—Poynette PK–12 · Lodi PK–12
Hampden—Columbus
LowvilleB+Poynette PK–12 · Rio PK–12
WindsorB+DeForest Area

2 of the 4 neighbors share Poynette with Leeds for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Leeds

8 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 Leedsin other towns
Poynette Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Poynette
B+
416 students13:1Rate it →
Windsor Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Windsor
B
526 students14:1Rate it →
Eagle Point Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · DeForest
B−
389 students12:1Rate it →
Yahara Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–3 · DeForest
B−
329 students12:1Rate it →
Poynette Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Poynette
B+
271 students10:1Rate it →
De Forest Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · De Forest
B
602 students12:1Rate it →
De Forest High
High · Grades 9–12 · DeForest
B−
1,137 students14:1Rate it →
Poynette High
High · Grades 9–12 · Poynette
B
296 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Leeds’s schools

Are Leeds’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Leeds. DeForest Area School District and Poynette School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leeds. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Leeds in?

DeForest Area School District and Poynette School District.

Where do Leeds kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: De Forest High and Poynette High.

Parents talk

What Leeds 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.