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Schools in Pella

Pella’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools 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
24%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 13% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Clintonville
Students per teacher
12.4
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,211 students on the public path
In brief

Pella’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Pella’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Clintonville Elementary School places highest (better than 45%); Clintonville Middle lowest (21%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Pella, graded from C to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Marion High and Clintonville Middle. 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 Pella, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

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

Two districts serve Pella

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

Marion School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 482 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,314WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Clintonville School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,121 students · 12.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,393WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Marion School District24%
State average 38.1% · 234 students tested
Math · PK–12, Marion School District36%
State average 38.7% · 233 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Clintonville School District31%
State average 38.1% · 567 students tested
Math · PK–12, Clintonville School District29%
State average 38.7% · 567 students tested

Pella vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pella—Marion PK–12 · Clintonville PK–12
Belle PlaineCShawano
Grant—Marion PK–12 · Tigerton PK–12
LarrabeeC+Clintonville
Herman—Gresham PK–12 · Shawano PK–12

Every school in Pella

4 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 Pellain other towns
Clintonville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clintonville
B−
505 students13:1Rate it →
Marion Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Marion
C
255 students13:1Rate it →
Clintonville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clintonville
C−
224 students11:1Rate it →
Marion High
High · Grades 7–12 · Marion
C
227 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Pella’s schools

Are Pella’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pella. Marion School District and Clintonville School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pella. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pella in?

Marion School District and Clintonville School District.

Where do Pella kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Marion High and Clintonville Middle.

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What Pella 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.