Somers’s public schools score below 79% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation
In Somers, 28% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Somers, 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 96% 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.
Somers’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Westosha Central High spends $13,534 per student and Kenosha $15,060, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Shoreland Lutheran High School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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 Somers’s grade
C−: better than 21% of Wisconsin school districts, #326 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Both inputs trail the Wisconsin average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Somers, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Somers
Somers Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 560 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Kenosha
Kindergarten in Somers
Somers Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 560 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Kenosha
1st grade in Somers
Somers Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 560 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Kenosha
2nd grade in Somers
Somers Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 560 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Kenosha
3rd grade in Somers
Somers Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 560 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Kenosha
4th grade in Somers
Somers Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 560 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Kenosha
5th grade in Somers
Somers Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 560 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Kenosha
Somers runs its own schools through grade 12 (Kenosha School District). From grade 9, students attend the Westosha Central High School District, shared with Brighton, Bristol, Kenosha, Paddock Lake, Paris, Pleasant Prairie, Salem Lakes and Wheatland. Its middle school is in Kenosha. Parts of Somers (2% of its land) are served by Paris Joint No. 1 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Somers
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Somers vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Somers’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Somers | C− | Kenosha PK–12 · Westosha Central High 9–12 |
| Kenosha | C− | Kenosha PK–12 · Westosha Central High 9–12 |
| Somers (town) | — | Kenosha |
| Paris | A− | Paris Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Westosha Central High 9–12 |
| Mount Pleasant | D | Racine |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Kenosha with Somers for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Somers
12 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 Somers’s schools
Are Somers’s schools good?
On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Somers children attend score below 79% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #326 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Somers in?
Two districts: Kenosha School District runs grades PK–12, and Westosha Central High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Brighton, Bristol, Kenosha, Paddock Lake, Paris, Pleasant Prairie, Salem Lakes and Wheatland.
Where do Somers kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Indian Trail High School and Academy, Bradford High, Tremper High and Central High.
What is Somers’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Kenosha School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Somers spend per student?
$13,534 in Westosha Central High School District and $15,060 in Kenosha School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Somers?
Yes: Shoreland Lutheran High School (religious, grades 9–12, 423 students).
Parents talk
What Somers families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Somers → They have their own page.
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.