Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0Lodi’s public schools score below 53% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Lodi, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.
From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Lodi’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 650 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lodi’s, its schools beat 31%, lower than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 38% and math 41% in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,545 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Lodi Elementary, then Lodi Middle, then Lodi High. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Ouisconsing School of Collaboration is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Lodi’s grade
B−: better than 47% of Wisconsin school districts, #237 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lodi, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Lodi
Lodi Primary
Grades PK–2 · 385 students · 18:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Lodi
Lodi Middle
Grades 6–8 · 324 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Lodi
Lodi Middle
Grades 6–8 · 324 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Lodi
Lodi Middle
Grades 6–8 · 324 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Lodi
Lodi High
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Lodi
Lodi High
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 12:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Lodi
Lodi High
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 12:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Lodi
Lodi High
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Lodi’s public schools are run by Lodi School District, which also serves Arlington, Dane, Dane and Lodi and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Lodi vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Lodi’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lodi | B− | Lodi |
Every school in Lodi
5 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).
Questions about Lodi’s schools
Are Lodi’s schools good?
On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lodi children attend score below 53% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #237 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lodi in?
Lodi School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,461 students in 5 schools (2024–25).
Where do Lodi kids go to high school?
Lodi High, with 444 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Lodi’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Lodi School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Lodi spend per student?
$15,545 in Lodi School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lodi 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.