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Schools in Pacific · Portage Community School District, Pardeeville Area School District

Pacific’s public schools score below 62% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Pacific, 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.

#272of 362 Wisconsin townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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
35%
▼ 3 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
▼ 2 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▼ 0–4 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 5% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Portage
Students per teacher
13.3
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
2,227 students on the public path
In brief

Pacific’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1304 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pacific’s, its schools beat 33%, lower than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin (the state reports Pacific’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Portage spends $15,698 per student and Pardeeville Area $13,751, 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 Pacific’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 38% of Wisconsin school districts, #272 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Graduation is above the Wisconsin average; test scores are below it.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1304)Better than 33%
Towns in Columbia County (21)Better than 43%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,430 test results and a graduating class of 194 could put Pacific anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Pacific’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,430 in math, 1,429 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−

Pacific runs its own schools through grade 12 (Portage Community School District). From grade PK, students attend the Pardeeville Area School District, shared with Marcellon, Pardeeville, Scott, Wyocena and Wyocena. Its elementary school is in Pardeeville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Pacific

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

Portage Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 1,956 students · 12.9 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,698WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Pardeeville Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 863 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,751WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Portage Community School District35%
State average 38.1% · 997 students tested
Math · PK–12, Portage Community School District36%
State average 38.7% · 999 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Pardeeville Area School District35%
State average 38.1% · 432 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pardeeville Area School District37%
State average 38.7% · 431 students tested

Pacific vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PacificC+Portage PK–12 · Pardeeville Area PK–12
PortageC+Portage
CaledoniaC+Portage
DekorraA−Poynette
Fort Winnebago—Portage
WyocenaC+Pardeeville Area PK–12 · Rio PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Portage with Pacific for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Pacific

8 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 Pacificin other towns
Pardeeville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Pardeeville
C+
331 students13:1Rate it →
Woodridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Portage
201 students12:1Rate it →
Lewiston Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Portage
A
84 students13:1Rate it →
Endeavor Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Endeavor
A+
57 students12:1Rate it →
Pardeeville Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Pardeeville
C
248 students17:1Rate it →
Wayne Bartels Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Portage
C+
422 students13:1Rate it →
Portage High
High · Grades 9–12 · Portage
C
600 students14:1Rate it →
Pardeeville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Pardeeville
A−
284 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Pacific’s schools

Are Pacific’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Pacific children attend score below 62% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #272 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pacific in?

Two districts: Portage Community School District runs grades PK–12, and Pardeeville Area School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Marcellon, Pardeeville, Scott, Wyocena and Wyocena.

Where do Pacific kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Portage High and Pardeeville High.

What is Pacific’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Portage Community School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Pacific spend per student?

$15,698 in Portage Community School District and $13,751 in Pardeeville Area 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.