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Schools in Lima

Lima’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 10% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
WI 13.6
Schools in town
1
994 students on the public path
In brief

Lima’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Lima’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Caddie Woodlawn Elementary places highest (better than 74%); Durand Middle/High lowest (39%). 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 Lima, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Caddie Woodlawn Elementaryin DurandB+
6–12Durand Middle/Highin DurandC+

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

Durand School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 994 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,742WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 38.1% · 467 students tested
Math39%
State average 38.7% · 467 students tested

Lima vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lima—Durand
Durand—Durand
Peru—Durand
Albany—Mondovi PK–12 · Durand PK–12
Canton—Mondovi PK–12 · Durand PK–12

All 4 neighbors share Durand with Lima, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lima

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 Limain other towns
Caddie Woodlawn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Durand
B+
457 students13:1Rate it →
Durand Middle/High
High · Grades 6–12 · Durand
C+
537 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Duscham Amish School
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Durand
Private · Religious
18 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Lima’s schools

Are Lima’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lima. Durand School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lima. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lima in?

Durand School District.

Where do Lima kids go to high school?

Durand Middle/High.

Are there private schools in Lima?

Yes: Duscham Amish School (grades 1–8, 18 students).

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What Lima 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.