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Tomah Area School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 18 towns

Serves Tomah, La Grange, Tomah, Byron, Lincoln, Oakdale, Adrian, Clifton, Greenfield, Camp Douglas, Orange, Warrens, Grant, Oakdale, Bear Bluff, Wyeville, Scott and Kingston, and parts of Wilton, Ridgeville, Knapp and Cutler.

Tomah’s School Grade C better than 25% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
2,970
Schools
12
Spent per student
$14,085
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
The gist

What stands out about Tomah Area School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of Wisconsin districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 14% less per student than the WI average
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% of the 441 Wisconsin school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CTomah 9,600CLa Grange 1,964CTomah 1,464CByron 1,245Lincoln 806Oakdale 763Adrian 753Clifton 749Greenfield 687Camp Douglas 627Orange 541Warrens 534Grant 485Oakdale 307Bear Bluff 151Wyeville 117Scott 93Kingston 59

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tomah. Grade by grade →

PK–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Tomah MiddleThis district
9–12Tomah HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency31%
State average 38.7% · 1,470 students tested
Reading / language arts32%
State average 38.1% · 1,470 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 90.5% · 212 in the class

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,085 per student · 14% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 29%State 60%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,982’20
3,022’21
3,014’22
3,030’23
2,970’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 82%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Black 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

12 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools.

La Grange Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tomah
B
400 students13:1
Lemonweir Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tomah
C−
249 students11:1
Warrens Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Warrens
C−
133 students13:1
Oakdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Tomah
90 students15:1
Tomah Area Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Tomah
A+
72 students21:1
Robert Kupper Learning Center
Other · Grades PK–12 · Tomah
41 students10:1
Timber PUPS Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Tomah
32 students32:1
Miller Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tomah
C
245 students12:1
Wyeville Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wyeville
C−
98 students10:1
Camp Douglas Elementary
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Camp Douglas
D
65 students12:1
Tomah Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tomah
C
663 students14:1
Tomah High
High · Grades 9–12 · Tomah
D
882 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Necedah Area School DistrictClearfield, Finley, Necedah
$15,518per student
Pittsville School DistrictCity Point, Remington
$16,203per student
Sparta Area School DistrictAngelo, Lafayette, New Lyme
$14,811per student
New Lisbon School DistrictClearfield, Fountain
$15,563per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Wisconsin.