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Schools in Mount Morris · Wautoma Area School District, Wild Rose School District

Mount Morris’s public schools score below 54% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Mount Morris, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.

Reading proficiency
38%
▼ 0 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▼ 1 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 4–10 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 18% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Wautoma Area
Students per teacher
12.8
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,475 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Morris’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1234 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mount Morris’s, its schools beat 55%, higher than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin (the state reports Mount Morris’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Wautoma Area spends $13,568 per student and Wild Rose $14,104, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Mount Morris’s grade

B− Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 46% of Wisconsin school districts. Graduation is above the Wisconsin average; test scores are below it.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1234)Better than 55%
Towns in Waushara County (18)Better than 50%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 924 test results and a graduating class of 92 could put Mount Morris anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Mount Morris’s students in the tested grades sat them (924 in math, 924 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mount Morris, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Mount Morris runs its own schools through grade 12 (Wautoma Area School District). From grade PK, students attend the Wild Rose School District, shared with Leon, Rose, Saxeville, Springwater and Wild Rose. Its elementary school is in Wautoma. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Mount Morris

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

Wautoma Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,300 students · 13.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,568WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Wild Rose School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 563 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,104WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Wautoma Area School District36%
State average 38.1% · 662 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wautoma Area School District35%
State average 38.7% · 662 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Wild Rose School District42%
State average 38.1% · 262 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wild Rose School District44%
State average 38.7% · 262 students tested

Mount Morris vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount MorrisB−Wautoma Area PK–12 · Wild Rose PK–12
MarionB−Wautoma Area
WautomaB−Wautoma Area
SpringwaterC+Wild Rose
LeonB−Wild Rose PK–12 · Wautoma Area PK–12 · Berlin Area PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Wautoma Area with Mount Morris for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Mount Morris

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).

Also serving Mount Morrisin other towns
Riverview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Wautoma
B
302 students12:1Rate it →
Wild Rose Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wild Rose
B−
276 students12:1Rate it →
Redgranite Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Redgranite
B
130 students15:1Rate it →
Parkside School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Wautoma
C+
480 students14:1Rate it →
Wild Rose High
High · Grades 6–12 · Wild Rose
B
287 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Mount Morris’s schools

Are Mount Morris’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mount Morris children attend score below 54% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 55%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mount Morris in?

Two districts: Wautoma Area School District runs grades PK–12, and Wild Rose School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Leon, Rose, Saxeville, Springwater and Wild Rose.

What is Mount Morris’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Wautoma Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Mount Morris spend per student?

$13,568 in Wautoma Area School District and $14,104 in Wild Rose School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.