Stockton’s public schools score below 51% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Stockton, 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 95% 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.
Stockton’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 39% and math 39% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Stevens Point Area spends $14,371 per student and Tomorrow River $13,024, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Central Sands Community High School 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 Stockton’s grade
B−: better than 49% of Wisconsin school districts, #225 of 362 Wisconsin towns. 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 Stockton, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Stockton · depends on your address
Benjamin Franklin Junior High
Grades 7–9 · 757 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Stevens Point
P J Jacobs Junior High
Grades 7–9 · 709 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Stevens Point
Amherst Middle
Grades 5–8 · 257 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Amherst
8th grade in Stockton · depends on your address
Benjamin Franklin Junior High
Grades 7–9 · 757 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Stevens Point
P J Jacobs Junior High
Grades 7–9 · 709 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Stevens Point
Amherst Middle
Grades 5–8 · 257 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Amherst
9th grade in Stockton · depends on your address
Benjamin Franklin Junior High
Grades 7–9 · 757 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Stevens Point
P J Jacobs Junior High
Grades 7–9 · 709 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Stevens Point
Amherst High
Grades 9–12 · 349 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Amherst
10th grade in Stockton · depends on your address
Stevens Point Area Senior High
Grades 10–12 · 1,478 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Stevens Point
Amherst High
Grades 9–12 · 349 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Amherst
11th grade in Stockton · depends on your address
Stevens Point Area Senior High
Grades 10–12 · 1,478 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Stevens Point
Amherst High
Grades 9–12 · 349 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Amherst
12th grade in Stockton · depends on your address
Stevens Point Area Senior High
Grades 10–12 · 1,478 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Stevens Point
Amherst High
Grades 9–12 · 349 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Amherst
Stockton runs its own schools through grade 12 (Stevens Point Area School District). From grade PK, students attend the Tomorrow River School District, shared with Amherst Junction, Amherst, Amherst, Lanark, Nelsonville and New Hope. Its school is in Plover. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Stockton
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Stockton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Stockton’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Stockton | B− | Stevens Point Area PK–12 · Tomorrow River PK–12 |
| Amherst | B+ | Tomorrow River |
| Sharon | C+ | Rosholt PK–12 · Stevens Point Area PK–12 |
| Buena Vista | B− | Almond-Bancroft PK–12 · Stevens Point Area PK–12 |
| Plover | B− | Stevens Point Area |
| Stevens Point | B− | Stevens Point Area |
| New Hope | — | Rosholt PK–12 · Tomorrow River PK–12 |
4 of the 6 neighbors share Stevens Point Area with Stockton for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Stockton
16 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 Stockton’s schools
Are Stockton’s schools good?
On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Stockton children attend score below 51% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #225 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Stockton in?
Two districts: Stevens Point Area School District runs grades PK–12, and Tomorrow River School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Amherst Junction, Amherst, Amherst, Lanark, Nelsonville and New Hope.
Where do Stockton kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Stevens Point Area Senior High and Amherst High.
What is Stockton’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Stevens Point Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Stockton spend per student?
$14,371 in Stevens Point Area School District and $13,024 in Tomorrow River School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Stockton 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.