Photo: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0West Point’s public schools score below 54% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the two public school districts serving West Point, 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 97% 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.
West Point’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 246 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of West Point’s, its schools beat 18%, lower than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 37% and math 40% across both districts in spring 2022, against 38% and 39% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Sauk Prairie spends $13,945 per student and Lodi $15,545, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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 West Point’s grade
B−: better than 46% of Wisconsin school districts. 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 West Point, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in West Point · depends on your address
Sauk Prairie Middle
Grades 6–8 · 595 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sauk City
Lodi Middle
Grades 6–8 · 324 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lodi
7th grade in West Point · depends on your address
Sauk Prairie Middle
Grades 6–8 · 595 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sauk City
Lodi Middle
Grades 6–8 · 324 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lodi
8th grade in West Point · depends on your address
Sauk Prairie Middle
Grades 6–8 · 595 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sauk City
Lodi Middle
Grades 6–8 · 324 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lodi
9th grade in West Point · depends on your address
Sauk Prairie High
Grades 9–12 · 862 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Prairie du Sac
Lodi High
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lodi
10th grade in West Point · depends on your address
Sauk Prairie High
Grades 9–12 · 862 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Prairie du Sac
Lodi High
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lodi
11th grade in West Point · depends on your address
Sauk Prairie High
Grades 9–12 · 862 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Prairie du Sac
Lodi High
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lodi
12th grade in West Point · depends on your address
Sauk Prairie High
Grades 9–12 · 862 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Prairie du Sac
Lodi High
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lodi
West Point runs its own schools through grade 12 (Sauk Prairie School District). From grade PK, students attend the Lodi School District, shared with Arlington, Dane, Dane, Lodi and Lodi. Its elementary school is in Prairie du Sac. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve West Point
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
West Point vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share West Point’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| West Point | B− | Sauk Prairie PK–12 · Lodi PK–12 |
| Merrimac | C+ | Sauk Prairie PK–12 · Baraboo PK–12 |
| Prairie du Sac | B− | Sauk Prairie |
| Merrimac (village) | — | Sauk Prairie |
| Lodi | — | Lodi |
| Roxbury | B− | Sauk Prairie |
| Caledonia | C+ | Portage |
| Dekorra | A− | Poynette |
| Dane | — | Lodi |
4 of the 8 neighbors share Sauk Prairie with West Point for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in West Point
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 West Point’s schools
Are West Point’s schools good?
On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools West Point children attend score below 54% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is West Point in?
Two districts: Sauk Prairie School District runs grades PK–12, and Lodi School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Arlington, Dane, Dane, Lodi and Lodi.
Where do West Point kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Sauk Prairie High and Lodi High.
What is West Point’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Sauk Prairie School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does West Point spend per student?
$13,945 in Sauk Prairie School District and $15,545 in Lodi School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What West Point families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near West Point → 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.