Wales’s public schools outscore 89% of Wisconsin districts
On the state reading tests, 59% of Wales’s students scored proficient, above the Wisconsin average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Wales, 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 100% 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.
Wales’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 876 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wales’s, its schools beat 94%, higher than their 89% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 59% and math 59% in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,101 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Kettle Moraine Middle, then Kettle Moraine High. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
School for Arts and Performance, KM Global Sch, Kettle Moraine Explore and High School of Health Sciences are in town. KM Connect, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. 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 Wales’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; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wales, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Wales
Wales Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 16:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Wales
Wales Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 16:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Wales
Wales Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 16:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Wales
Wales Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 16:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Wales
Wales Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 16:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Wales
Wales Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 333 students · 16:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Wales
Kettle Moraine Middle
Grades 6–8 · 726 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Dousman
7th grade in Wales
Kettle Moraine Middle
Grades 6–8 · 726 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Dousman
8th grade in Wales
Kettle Moraine Middle
Grades 6–8 · 726 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Dousman
10th grade in Wales
Kettle Moraine High
Grades 9–12 · 869 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Wales
Kettle Moraine High
Grades 9–12 · 869 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Wales
Kettle Moraine High
Grades 9–12 · 869 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Wales’s public schools are run by Kettle Moraine School District, which also serves Delafield, Delafield, Dousman and Genesee and others. Parts of Wales (3% of its land) are served by Waukesha instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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
Wales vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Wales’s borders.
Every school in Wales
8 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 Wales’s schools
Are Wales’s schools good?
By Wisconsin’s own tests, yes: the public schools Wales 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 94%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Wales in?
Kettle Moraine School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,361 students in 12 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Wales are served by Waukesha.
Where do Wales kids go to high school?
Kettle Moraine High, with 869 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Wales’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Kettle Moraine School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Wales spend per student?
$15,101 in Kettle Moraine School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Wales families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Wales → 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.