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Schools in Preston · Adams-Friendship Area School District

Preston’s public schools score below 76% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 22% of Preston’s students scored proficient, below the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Preston, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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
22%
▼ 16 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
▼ 13 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 4–10 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.2K
▲ 23% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.8
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,270 students on the public path
In brief

Preston’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 385 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Preston’s, its schools beat 38%, higher than their 24% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin (the state reports Preston’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,186 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Adams-Friendship Middle, then Adams-Friendship 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Preston’s grade

D Test scoresB Graduation

C−: better than 24% of Wisconsin school districts. Graduation is above the Wisconsin average; test scores are below it.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 24%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (385)Better than 38%
Towns in Adams County (17)Better than 12%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 675 test results and a graduating class of 122 could put Preston anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Preston’s students in the tested grades sat them (676 in math, 674 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Adams-Friendship Elementaryin AdamsC−
5–8Adams-Friendship Middlein AdamsC−
9–12Adams-Friendship Highin AdamsD

Preston’s public schools are run by Adams-Friendship Area School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Adams-Friendship Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,270 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$20,186WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 38.1% · 674 students tested
Math26%
State average 38.7% · 676 students tested

Preston vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PrestonC−Adams-Friendship Area
AdamsC−Adams-Friendship Area
Richfield—Adams-Friendship Area
Strongs PrairieC−Adams-Friendship Area
Big Flats—Adams-Friendship Area

All 4 neighbors share Adams-Friendship Area 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).

Also serving Prestonin other towns
Adams-Friendship Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Adams
C−
486 students11:1Rate it →
Adams-Friendship Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Adams
C−
338 students8:1Rate it →
Adams-Friendship High
High · Grades 9–12 · Adams
D
446 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Preston’s schools

Are Preston’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Preston children attend score below 76% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Preston in?

Adams-Friendship Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,270 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Preston kids go to high school?

Adams-Friendship High in Adams, with 446 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Preston’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Adams-Friendship Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Preston spend per student?

$20,186 in Adams-Friendship 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.