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Schools in Russell

Russell’s public schools

Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District and New Holstein School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Russell. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.4K
▼ 25% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · New Holstein
Students per teacher
13.6
WI 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,260 students on the public path
In brief

Russell’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Russell’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Elkhart Lake High places highest (better than 92%); New Holstein High lowest (33%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Russell, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: New Holstein High and Elkhart Lake 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 Russell, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District.

Two districts serve Russell

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

Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 514 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,153WI $16,459 · FY2024
A
New Holstein School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 981 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$12,423WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District50%
State average 38.1% · 242 students tested
Math · PK–12, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District53%
State average 38.7% · 243 students tested
Reading · PK–12, New Holstein School District38%
State average 38.1% · 512 students tested
Math · PK–12, New Holstein School District42%
State average 38.7% · 517 students tested

Russell vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Russell—Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah PK–12 · New Holstein PK–12
GreenbushB+Plymouth PK–12 · Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah PK–12
New HolsteinBNew Holstein
MarshfieldBNew Holstein
RhineA−Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah PK–12 · Kiel Area PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah with Russell for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Russell

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 Russellin other towns
New Holstein Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Holstein
C+
437 students14:1Rate it →
Elkhart Lake Elementary/Middle
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Elkhart Lake
A
359 students14:1Rate it →
New Holstein High
High · Grades 9–12 · New Holstein
C
309 students14:1Rate it →
Elkhart Lake High
High · Grades 9–12 · Elkhart Lake
A
155 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Russell’s schools

Are Russell’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Russell. Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District and New Holstein School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Russell. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Russell in?

Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District and New Holstein School District.

Where do Russell kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: New Holstein High and Elkhart Lake 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.