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Schools in Lima

Lima’s public schools

Platteville 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?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
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 14% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,544 students on the public path
In brief

Lima’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lima’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Westview Elementary places highest (better than 83%); Platteville High lowest (40%). 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–KNeal Wilkins Early Learning Centerin PlattevilleNo scores
1–4Westview Elementaryin PlattevilleA−
5–8Platteville Middlein PlattevilleA−
9–12Platteville Highin PlattevilleC+

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

Platteville School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,544 students · 13.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,144WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 38.1% · 763 students tested
Math53%
State average 38.7% · 765 students tested

Lima vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lima—Platteville
Ellenboro—Platteville PK–12 · Lancaster PK–12
PlattevilleB+Platteville
Clifton—Iowa-Grant
Mifflin—Iowa-Grant
Belmont—Belmont

2 of the 5 neighbors share Platteville with Lima, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lima

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 Limain other towns
Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Platteville
205 students12:1Rate it →
Westview Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Platteville
A−
443 students14:1Rate it →
Platteville Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Platteville
A−
417 students12:1Rate it →
Platteville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Platteville
C+
479 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Lima’s schools

Are Lima’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lima. Platteville 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, 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 Lima in?

Platteville School District.

Where do Lima kids go to high school?

Platteville High.

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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.