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Schools in Portland

Portland’s public schools

Cashton School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Portland. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 4% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
605 students on the public path
In brief

Portland’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Portland’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Cashton Elementary places highest (better than 69%); Cashton Middle/High lowest (45%). 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 Portland, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Cashton Elementaryin CashtonB+
6–12Cashton Middle/Highin CashtonB−

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

The district

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

Cashton School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 605 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,866WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 38.1% · 306 students tested
Math36%
State average 38.7% · 306 students tested

Portland vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Portland—Cashton
CashtonC+Cashton
Jefferson—Cashton
Washington—Cashton PK–12 · Westby Area PK–12 · West Salem PK–12
LeonCSparta Area
Christiana—Westby Area

3 of the 5 neighbors share Cashton with Portland, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Portland

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).

Also serving Portlandin other towns
Cashton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cashton
B+
292 students11:1Rate it →
Cashton Middle/High
High · Grades 6–12 · Cashton
B−
313 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Portland’s schools

Are Portland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Portland. Cashton School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Portland. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Portland in?

Cashton School District.

Where do Portland kids go to high school?

Cashton Middle/High.

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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.