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Schools in Nashotah · Arrowhead Union High School District, Lake Country School District

Nashotah’s public schools outscore 97% of Wisconsin districts

68% of students in Nashotah’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Nashotah, 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.

Reading proficiency
61%
▲ 23 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
68%
▲ 29 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
99–100%
▲ 8–10 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 13% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Arrowhead Union High
Students per teacher
17.1
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
2,397 students on the public path
In brief

Nashotah’s schools, in brief

Nashotah runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Lake Country School (PK–8) is Nashotah’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Arrowhead Union High School District with Chenequa, Delafield, Delafield, Hartland, Lisbon, Merton, Merton, Oconomowoc, Pewaukee and Sussex: Arrowhead High in Hartland. The high school’s own results earn an A. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 61% and math 68% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 99–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Arrowhead Union High spends $14,371 per student and Lake Country $13,175, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Lake Country Montessori (private) 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Nashotah’s grade

A+ Test scoresA+ Graduation

A+: better than 97% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 97%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (155)Better than 97%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 797 test results and a graduating class of 493 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Nashotah’s students in the tested grades sat them (798 in math, 797 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Lake Country Schoolin HartlandA+
9–12Arrowhead Highin HartlandA

Nashotah runs its own schools through grade 8 (Lake Country School District). From grade 9, students attend the Arrowhead Union High School District, shared with Chenequa, Delafield, Delafield, Hartland, Lisbon, Merton, Merton, Oconomowoc, Pewaukee and Sussex. Its school is in Hartland. Parts of Nashotah (2% of its land) are served by Kettle Moraine instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Nashotah

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

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Arrowhead Union High School District53%
State average 38.1% · 477 students tested
Math · 9–12, Arrowhead Union High School District60%
State average 38.7% · 477 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Lake Country School District72%
State average 38.1% · 320 students tested
Math · PK–8, Lake Country School District80%
State average 38.7% · 321 students tested

Nashotah vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
NashotahA+Lake Country PK–8 · Arrowhead Union High 9–12
DelafieldAKettle Moraine PK–12 · Lake Country PK–8 · Arrowhead Union High 9–12
Chenequa—Lake Country PK–8 · Stone Bank PK–8 · Swallow PK–8

All 2 neighbors share Lake Country with Nashotah for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Nashotah

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 Nashotahin other towns
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade

Questions about Nashotah’s schools

Are Nashotah’s schools good?

By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Nashotah children attend outscore 97% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Nashotah in?

Two districts: Lake Country School District runs grades PK–8, and Arrowhead Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Chenequa, Delafield, Delafield, Hartland, Lisbon, Merton, Merton, Oconomowoc, Pewaukee and Sussex.

Where do Nashotah kids go to high school?

Arrowhead High in Hartland, with 1,950 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Nashotah’s graduation rate?

99–100% of the class of 2023 in Arrowhead Union High School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Nashotah spend per student?

$14,371 in Arrowhead Union High School District and $13,175 in Lake Country School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Nashotah?

Yes: Lake Country Montessori (nonsectarian, grades , 32 students).

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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.