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Schools in North Lancaster

North Lancaster’s public schools

Lancaster Community School District and Fennimore Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for North Lancaster. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
2%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 5% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Lancaster
Students per teacher
12.9
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,812 students on the public path
In brief

North Lancaster’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of North Lancaster’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Winskill Elementary places highest (better than 86%); Lancaster High lowest (40%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve North Lancaster, graded from B to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Lancaster High and Fennimore 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in North Lancaster, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lancaster Community School District.

Two districts serve North Lancaster

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

Lancaster Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 991 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,642WI $16,459 · FY2024
D−
Fennimore Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 821 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,372WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lancaster Community School District38%
State average 38.1% · 479 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lancaster Community School District47%
State average 38.7% · 479 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Fennimore Community School District43%
State average 38.1% · 415 students tested
Math · PK–12, Fennimore Community School District47%
State average 38.7% · 416 students tested

North Lancaster vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
North Lancaster—Lancaster PK–12 · Fennimore PK–12
LancasterD−Lancaster
Little Grant—River Ridge PK–12 · Lancaster PK–12
Mount Ida—Fennimore
Liberty—Fennimore PK–12 · Lancaster PK–12
South Lancaster—Lancaster

4 of the 5 neighbors share Lancaster with North Lancaster for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in North Lancaster

6 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 North Lancasterin other towns
Winskill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
A
435 students12:1Rate it →
Fennimore Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fennimore
B
380 students12:1Rate it →
Lancaster Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lancaster
B−
231 students16:1Rate it →
Fennimore Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fennimore
B+
186 students14:1Rate it →
Lancaster High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lancaster
C+
325 students12:1Rate it →
Fennimore High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fennimore
B
255 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about North Lancaster’s schools

Are North Lancaster’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for North Lancaster. Lancaster Community School District and Fennimore Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for North Lancaster. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is North Lancaster in?

Lancaster Community School District and Fennimore Community School District.

Where do North Lancaster kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lancaster High and Fennimore High.

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What North Lancaster 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.