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Schools in Sylvan

Sylvan’s public schools

Richland School District and Kickapoo Area School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sylvan. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 91% 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
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.0K
▲ 16% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Richland
Students per teacher
10.9
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,277 students on the public path
In brief

Sylvan’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sylvan’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Richland Center High places highest (better than 74%); Richland Center Primary School lowest (12%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Sylvan, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Richland Center High and Kickapoo 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 Sylvan, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

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

Two districts serve Sylvan

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

Richland School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,121 students, down 1% since 2023–24 · 10.5 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$19,011WI $16,459 · FY2024
D
Kickapoo Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 464 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,446WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Richland School District27%
State average 38.1% · 536 students tested
Math · PK–12, Richland School District26%
State average 38.7% · 538 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Kickapoo Area School District35%
State average 38.1% · 229 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kickapoo Area School District34%
State average 38.7% · 229 students tested

Sylvan vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sylvan—Richland PK–12 · Kickapoo Area PK–12
Marshall—Richland
Forest—Kickapoo Area
Kickapoo—Kickapoo Area
Akan—Richland
ClaytonDNorth Crawford

2 of the 5 neighbors share Richland with Sylvan for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sylvan

4 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 Sylvanin other towns
Richland Center Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Richland Center
D
301 students10:1Rate it →
Kickapoo Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Viola
B+
204 students11:1Rate it →
Kickapoo High
High · Grades 6–12 · Viola
C
260 students13:1Rate it →
Richland Center High
High · Grades 7–12 · Richland Center
B+
512 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Sylvan’s schools

Are Sylvan’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sylvan. Richland School District and Kickapoo Area School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sylvan. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sylvan in?

Richland School District and Kickapoo Area School District.

Where do Sylvan kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Richland Center High and Kickapoo High.

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What Sylvan 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.