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Schools in Spring Prairie · Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District, Burlington Area School District

Spring Prairie’s public schools outscore 60% of Wisconsin districts

The grade covers the three public school districts serving Spring Prairie, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Spring Prairie, 43% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Wisconsin average (39%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.

Reading proficiency
42%
▲ 4 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
▲ 5 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 4 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 12% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Burlington Area
Students per teacher
14.5
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
5,065 students on the public path
In brief

Spring Prairie’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 904 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Spring Prairie’s, its schools beat 55%, lower than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 43% across its districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High spends $17,940 per student and Burlington Area $14,544, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Five elementary schools, then two middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Spring Prairie’s grade

B+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 60% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (904)Better than 55%
Towns in Walworth County (16)Better than 56%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,508 test results and a graduating class of 327 could put Spring Prairie anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Spring Prairie’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,509 in math, 2,507 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Spring Prairie, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–45 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Parts of Spring Prairie (10% of its land) are served by Elkhorn Area instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Spring Prairie

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

Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 2 schools · 1,271 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$17,940WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Burlington Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,876 students, up 4% since 2023–24 · 15.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,544WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
East Troy Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,353 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,542WI $16,459 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District30%
State average 38.1% · 306 students tested
Math · 9–12, Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District27%
State average 38.7% · 308 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Burlington Area School District44%
State average 38.1% · 1432 students tested
Math · PK–12, Burlington Area School District44%
State average 38.7% · 1432 students tested
Reading · PK–12, East Troy Community School District42%
State average 38.1% · 769 students tested
Math · PK–12, East Troy Community School District49%
State average 38.7% · 769 students tested

Spring Prairie vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Spring PrairieBBurlington Area PK–12 · East Troy PK–12 · Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High 9–12
BurlingtonBBurlington Area PK–12 · Waterford Union High 9–12
RochesterB+Waterford Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Burlington Area PK–12 · Waterford Union High 9–12
LafayetteBElkhorn Area PK–12 · East Troy PK–12 · Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High 9–12
East TroyB+East Troy
LyonsB+Lake Geneva Joint No. 1 PK–8 · Burlington Area PK–12 · Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High 9–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Burlington Area with Spring Prairie for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Spring Prairie

10 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 Spring Prairiein other towns
Dyer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Burlington
A
395 students15:1Rate it →
Little Prairie Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · East Troy
328 students14:1Rate it →
Cooper Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Burlington
B+
225 students18:1Rate it →
Waller Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Burlington
B−
247 students14:1Rate it →
Winkler Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Burlington
A+
207 students12:1Rate it →
Karcher Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Burlington
B
779 students16:1Rate it →
East Troy Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · East Troy
B−
316 students11:1Rate it →
Badger High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Geneva
C+
1,240 students16:1Rate it →
Burlington High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Burlington
B−
880 students16:1Rate it →
East Troy High
High · Grades 9–12 · East Troy
B−
448 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Spring Prairie’s schools

Are Spring Prairie’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Wisconsin: the public schools Spring Prairie children attend outscore 60% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 55%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Spring Prairie in?

Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,271 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Spring Prairie are served by Elkhorn Area.

Where do Spring Prairie kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Badger High, Burlington High School and East Troy High.

What is Spring Prairie’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Spring Prairie spend per student?

$17,940 in Lake Geneva-Genoa City Union High School District, $14,544 in Burlington Area School District and $15,542 in East Troy Community School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.