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Schools in Preston

Preston’s public schools

Blair-Taylor School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Preston. 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
22%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.9K
▲ 9% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
601 students on the public path
In brief

Preston’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Preston’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Blair-Taylor Elementary places highest (better than 52%); Blair-Taylor Middle/High lowest (33%). 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 Preston, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Blair-Taylor ElementaryBlair-Taylor School DistrictB−
6–12Blair-Taylor Middle/HighBlair-Taylor School DistrictC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Blair-Taylor 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.

Blair-Taylor School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 601 students · 12.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$17,881WI $16,459 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 38.1% · 313 students tested
Math33%
State average 38.7% · 313 students tested

Preston vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Preston—Blair-Taylor
BlairDBlair-Taylor
EttrickB−Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau PK–12 · Blair-Taylor PK–12
ArcadiaCArcadia
Springfield—Blair-Taylor
Lincoln—Whitehall PK–12 · Independence PK–12
PigeonCWhitehall
Curran—Blair-Taylor PK–12 · Black River Falls PK–12

4 of the 7 neighbors share Blair-Taylor with Preston, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Preston

3 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 Prestonby address
Blair-Taylor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blair
B−
306 students13:1Rate it →
Blair-Taylor Middle/High
High · Grades 6–12 · Blair
C
295 students11:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Larkin Valley Amish School
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Blair
Private · Religious
20 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Preston’s schools

Are Preston’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Preston. Blair-Taylor School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Preston. 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 Preston in?

Blair-Taylor School District.

Where do Preston kids go to high school?

Blair-Taylor Middle/High.

Are there private schools in Preston?

Yes: Larkin Valley Amish School (grades 1–8, 20 students).

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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.