Photo: Awkwafaba · CC BY-SA 3.0Summit’s public schools outscore 89% of Wisconsin districts
On the state math tests, 60% of Summit’s students scored proficient, above the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Summit, 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 99% 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.
Summit’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 56% and math 60% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 99–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Oconomowoc Area spends $13,421 per student and Kettle Moraine $15,101, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Adeline Montessori School Inc, Genesee Lake School (private) and Nexus Virtual Education (private) are 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 Summit’s grade
A: better than 89% of Wisconsin school districts, #32 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Wisconsin average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Summit, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Summit · depends on your address
Nature Hill Intermediate
Grades 5–8 · 750 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Oconomowoc
Kettle Moraine Middle
Grades 6–8 · 726 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Dousman
Silver Lake Intermediate
Grades 5–8 · 633 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Oconomowoc
7th grade in Summit · depends on your address
Nature Hill Intermediate
Grades 5–8 · 750 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Oconomowoc
Kettle Moraine Middle
Grades 6–8 · 726 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Dousman
Silver Lake Intermediate
Grades 5–8 · 633 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Oconomowoc
8th grade in Summit · depends on your address
Nature Hill Intermediate
Grades 5–8 · 750 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Oconomowoc
Kettle Moraine Middle
Grades 6–8 · 726 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Dousman
Silver Lake Intermediate
Grades 5–8 · 633 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Oconomowoc
9th grade in Summit · depends on your address
Oconomowoc High
Grades 9–12 · 1,591 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Oconomowoc
Kettle Moraine High
Grades 9–12 · 869 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wales
10th grade in Summit · depends on your address
Oconomowoc High
Grades 9–12 · 1,591 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Oconomowoc
Kettle Moraine High
Grades 9–12 · 869 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wales
11th grade in Summit · depends on your address
Oconomowoc High
Grades 9–12 · 1,591 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Oconomowoc
Kettle Moraine High
Grades 9–12 · 869 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wales
12th grade in Summit · depends on your address
Oconomowoc High
Grades 9–12 · 1,591 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Oconomowoc
Kettle Moraine High
Grades 9–12 · 869 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wales
Summit runs its own schools through grade 12 (Oconomowoc Area School District). From grade PK, students attend the Kettle Moraine School District, shared with Delafield, Delafield, Dousman, Genesee, Ottawa and Wales. Its elementary school is in Oconomowoc. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Summit
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
Summit vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Summit’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Summit | A | Oconomowoc Area PK–12 · Kettle Moraine PK–12 |
| Dousman | A | Kettle Moraine |
| Oconomowoc | A | Oconomowoc Area |
| Delafield | A | Kettle Moraine PK–12 · Lake Country PK–8 · Arrowhead Union High 9–12 |
| Oconomowoc Lake | — | Oconomowoc Area |
| Ottawa | A | Kettle Moraine |
| Concord | A− | Watertown PK–12 · Oconomowoc Area PK–12 |
3 of the 6 neighbors share Kettle Moraine with Summit for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Summit
17 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 Summit’s schools
Are Summit’s schools good?
By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Summit children attend outscore 89% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #32 of 362 Wisconsin towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 87%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Summit in?
Two districts: Oconomowoc Area School District runs grades PK–12, and Kettle Moraine School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Delafield, Delafield, Dousman, Genesee, Ottawa and Wales.
Where do Summit kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Oconomowoc High and Kettle Moraine High.
What is Summit’s graduation rate?
99–100% of the class of 2023 in Oconomowoc Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Summit spend per student?
$13,421 in Oconomowoc Area School District and $15,101 in Kettle Moraine School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Summit?
Yes: Genesee Lake School (special education, grades , 110 students) and Nexus Virtual Education (special education, grades 5–6, 2 students). Summit also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Summit families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Summit → 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.