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Schools in Sampson

Sampson’s public schools

New Auburn School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sampson. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.6K
▲ 13% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
280 students on the public path
In brief

Sampson’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Sampson’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. New Auburn Elementary places highest (better than 92%); New Auburn High lowest (17%). 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 Sampson, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5New Auburn Elementaryin New AuburnA
6–8New Auburn Middlein New AuburnC
9–12New Auburn Highin New AuburnC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the New Auburn 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.

New Auburn School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 280 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$18,605WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 38.1% · 149 students tested
Math32%
State average 38.7% · 149 students tested

Sampson vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sampson—New Auburn
Birch Creek—Lake Holcombe
Dovre—Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area PK–12 · New Auburn PK–12
BloomerBBloomer
Big Bend—Bruce PK–12 · Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area PK–12
Rusk—Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area

Every school in Sampson

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 Sampsonin other towns
New Auburn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Auburn
A
132 students12:1Rate it →
New Auburn Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Auburn
C
49 students7:1Rate it →
New Auburn High
High · Grades 9–12 · New Auburn
C−
99 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Sampson’s schools

Are Sampson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sampson. New Auburn School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sampson. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sampson in?

New Auburn School District.

Where do Sampson kids go to high school?

New Auburn 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.