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Schools in Sumner

Sumner’s public schools

Fort Atkinson School District and Edgerton School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sumner. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/10schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.9K
▲ 3% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Fort Atkinson
Students per teacher
13.0
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
4,098 students on the public path
In brief

Sumner’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Sumner’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Barrie Elementary places highest (better than 74%); Edgerton High lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Sumner, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Fort Atkinson High and Edgerton High. 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 Sumner, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fort Atkinson School District.

Two districts serve Sumner

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

Fort Atkinson School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,263 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,926WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Edgerton School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,935 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,463WI $16,459 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Fort Atkinson School District42%
State average 38.1% · 1207 students tested
Math · PK–12, Fort Atkinson School District40%
State average 38.7% · 1218 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Edgerton School District41%
State average 38.1% · 898 students tested
Math · PK–12, Edgerton School District41%
State average 38.7% · 897 students tested

Sumner vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sumner—Fort Atkinson PK–12 · Edgerton PK–12
KoshkonongB−Fort Atkinson
OaklandBCambridge PK–12 · Fort Atkinson PK–12
AlbionB−Edgerton

2 of the 3 neighbors share Fort Atkinson with Sumner for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sumner

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 Sumnerin other towns
Edgerton Community Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Edgerton
B−
809 students14:1Rate it →
Purdy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Atkinson
C+
233 students10:1Rate it →
Luther Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fort Atkinson
B
238 students11:1Rate it →
Barrie Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fort Atkinson
B+
212 students11:1Rate it →
Rockwell Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fort Atkinson
B+
197 students10:1Rate it →
Yahara Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Edgerton
B+
120 students17:1Rate it →
Fort Atkinson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fort Atkinson
B
467 students11:1Rate it →
Edgerton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Edgerton
B
413 students14:1Rate it →
Fort Atkinson High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fort Atkinson
C+
816 students14:1Rate it →
Edgerton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Edgerton
C−
593 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Sumner’s schools

Are Sumner’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sumner. Fort Atkinson School District and Edgerton School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sumner. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sumner in?

Fort Atkinson School District and Edgerton School District.

Where do Sumner kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Fort Atkinson High and Edgerton High.

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What Sumner 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). Stars are from neighbors.