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Schools in Merrimac

Merrimac’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▼ 15% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
WI 13.6
Schools in town
1
1,591 students on the public path
In brief

Merrimac’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Merrimac’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Merrimac Community places highest (better than 78%); Sauk Prairie Middle 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 Merrimac, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Merrimac CommunitySauk Prairie School DistrictA−
6–8Sauk Prairie Middlein Sauk CityC+
9–12Sauk Prairie Highin Prairie du SacC+

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

Sauk Prairie School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,658 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,945WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 38.1% · 1311 students tested
Math40%
State average 38.7% · 1317 students tested

Merrimac vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Merrimac—Sauk Prairie
Merrimac (town)C+Sauk Prairie PK–12 · Baraboo PK–12
West PointB−Sauk Prairie PK–12 · Lodi PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Sauk Prairie with Merrimac, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Merrimac

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).

District schools in Merrimacby address
Merrimac Community
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
134 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Merrimacin other towns
Sauk Prairie Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sauk City
C+
595 students13:1Rate it →
Sauk Prairie High
High · Grades 9–12 · Prairie du Sac
C+
862 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Merrimac’s schools

Are Merrimac’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Merrimac. Sauk Prairie School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Merrimac. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Merrimac in?

Sauk Prairie School District.

Where do Merrimac kids go to high school?

Sauk Prairie High.

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What Merrimac 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.