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Schools in Richford

Richford’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/9schools 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
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 18% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Wautoma Area
Students per teacher
12.9
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,364 students on the public path
In brief

Richford’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Richford’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Coloma Elementary places highest (better than 94%); Wautoma High lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Richford, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Wautoma High and Westfield Area 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Richford, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B

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

Two districts serve Richford

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

Wautoma Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,300 students · 13.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,568WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Westfield School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,064 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$18,536WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Wautoma Area School District36%
State average 38.1% · 662 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wautoma Area School District35%
State average 38.7% · 662 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Westfield School District39%
State average 38.1% · 520 students tested
Math · PK–12, Westfield School District40%
State average 38.7% · 520 students tested

Richford vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Richford—Wautoma Area PK–12 · Westfield PK–12
Newton—Westfield
Deerfield—Tri-County Area PK–12 · Wautoma Area PK–12
Coloma—Westfield
DakotaB−Wautoma Area

2 of the 4 neighbors share Westfield with Richford for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Richford

9 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 Richfordin other towns
Riverview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Wautoma
B
302 students12:1Rate it →
Westfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westfield
B−
275 students11:1Rate it →
Redgranite Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Redgranite
B
130 students15:1Rate it →
Oxford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oxford
B+
128 students12:1Rate it →
Coloma Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Coloma
A
100 students11:1Rate it →
Parkside School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Wautoma
C+
480 students14:1Rate it →
Westfield Area Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westfield
C
232 students13:1Rate it →
Wautoma High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wautoma
C−
388 students13:1Rate it →
Westfield Area High
High · Grades 9–12 · Westfield
B
329 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Richford’s schools

Are Richford’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Richford. Wautoma Area School District and Westfield School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Richford. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Richford in?

Wautoma Area School District and Westfield School District.

Where do Richford kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Wautoma High and Westfield Area High.

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What Richford 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.