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Schools in Niagara · Niagara School District

Niagara’s public schools score below 71% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

In Niagara, 32% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Niagara, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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
36%
▼ 2 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 7 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.4K
▼ 6% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
WI 13.6
Schools in town
2
455 students on the public path
In brief

Niagara’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 860 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Niagara’s, its schools beat 38%, higher than their 29% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,423 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Niagara High. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Niagara’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 29% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores are below the Wisconsin average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 29%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (860)Better than 38%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 221 test results could put Niagara anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Niagara’s students in the tested grades sat them (221 in math, 221 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Niagara ElementaryNiagara School DistrictB−
7–12Niagara HighNiagara School DistrictC

Niagara’s public schools are run by Niagara School District, which also serves Niagara. 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.

Niagara School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 455 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,423WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 38.1% · 221 students tested
Math32%
State average 38.7% · 221 students tested

Niagara vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
NiagaraCNiagara
Niagara (town)—Niagara

Breitung, MI borders Niagara but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Niagara

2 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 Niagaraby address
Niagara Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
271 students14:1Rate it →
Niagara High
High · Grades 7–12
C
184 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Niagara’s schools

Are Niagara’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Niagara children attend score below 71% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Niagara in?

Niagara School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 455 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Niagara spend per student?

$15,423 in Niagara 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.