Rutland United Brethren in Christ Meeting House and Cemetery · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC0Rutland’s public schools outscore 72% of Wisconsin districts
On the state math tests, 46% of Rutland’s students scored proficient, above the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Rutland, 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.
From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% 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.
Rutland’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 43% and math 46% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Stoughton Area spends $14,191 per student and Oregon $15,952, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Rutland’s grade
B+: better than 72% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rutland, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Rutland · depends on your address
River Bluff Middle
Grades 6–8 · 569 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Stoughton
Rome Corners Intermediate
Grades 5–6 · 463 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Oregon
Forest Edge Elementary School
Grades PK–6 · 446 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Fitchburg
7th grade in Rutland · depends on your address
Oregon Middle
Grades 7–8 · 613 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Oregon
River Bluff Middle
Grades 6–8 · 569 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Stoughton
8th grade in Rutland · depends on your address
Oregon Middle
Grades 7–8 · 613 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Oregon
River Bluff Middle
Grades 6–8 · 569 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Stoughton
9th grade in Rutland · depends on your address
Oregon High
Grades 9–12 · 1,339 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oregon
Stoughton High
Grades 9–12 · 834 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Stoughton
10th grade in Rutland · depends on your address
Oregon High
Grades 9–12 · 1,339 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oregon
Stoughton High
Grades 9–12 · 834 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Stoughton
11th grade in Rutland · depends on your address
Oregon High
Grades 9–12 · 1,339 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oregon
Stoughton High
Grades 9–12 · 834 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Stoughton
12th grade in Rutland · depends on your address
Oregon High
Grades 9–12 · 1,339 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Oregon
Stoughton High
Grades 9–12 · 834 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Stoughton
Rutland runs its own schools through grade 12 (Stoughton Area School District). From grade PK, students attend the Oregon School District, shared with Blooming Grove, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Dunn, Fitchburg, Oregon and Oregon. Its elementary school is in Fitchburg. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Rutland
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Rutland vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Rutland’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Rutland | B+ | Stoughton Area PK–12 · Oregon PK–12 |
| Stoughton | B | Stoughton Area |
| Brooklyn | A− | Oregon |
| Dunn | C+ | Oregon PK–12 · McFarland PK–12 · Stoughton Area PK–12 |
| Oregon | A− | Oregon |
| Union | B+ | Evansville |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Oregon with Rutland for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Rutland
11 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).
Questions about Rutland’s schools
Are Rutland’s schools good?
By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Rutland children attend outscore 72% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Rutland in?
Two districts: Stoughton Area School District runs grades PK–12, and Oregon School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Blooming Grove, Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Dunn, Fitchburg, Oregon and Oregon.
Where do Rutland kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Oregon High and Stoughton High.
What is Rutland’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Oregon School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Rutland spend per student?
$14,191 in Stoughton Area School District and $15,952 in Oregon School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Rutland 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.