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Schools in Wyocena · Pardeeville Area School District, Rio Community School District

Wyocena’s public schools score below 65% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Wyocena, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.

Reading proficiency
34%
▼ 4 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
▼ 3 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▼ 0–4 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▼ 16% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Pardeeville Area
Students per teacher
12.9
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
931 students on the public path
In brief

Wyocena’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1126 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wyocena’s, its schools beat 24%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin (the state reports Wyocena’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Pardeeville Area spends $13,751 per student and Rio $23,723, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Wyocena’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Wisconsin school districts. Graduation is above the Wisconsin average; test scores are below it.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1126)Better than 24%
Towns in Columbia County (21)Better than 24%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 610 test results and a graduating class of 63 could put Wyocena anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Wyocena’s students in the tested grades sat them (609 in math, 610 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wyocena, with each school’s own grade.

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

Wyocena runs its own schools through grade 12 (Pardeeville Area School District). From grade PK, students attend the Rio Community School District, shared with Doylestown, Lowville, Otsego, Rio and Springvale. Its elementary school is in Pardeeville. Parts of Wyocena (3% of its land) are served by Portage instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Wyocena

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

Pardeeville Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 863 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$13,751WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Rio Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 352 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$23,723WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Pardeeville Area School District35%
State average 38.1% · 432 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pardeeville Area School District37%
State average 38.7% · 431 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Rio Community School District32%
State average 38.1% · 178 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rio Community School District32%
State average 38.7% · 178 students tested

Wyocena vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WyocenaC+Pardeeville Area PK–12 · Rio PK–12
Springvale—Cambria-Friesland PK–12 · Rio PK–12
LowvilleB+Poynette PK–12 · Rio PK–12
MarcellonC+Pardeeville Area
RioC−Rio
Scott—Cambria-Friesland PK–12 · Pardeeville Area PK–12
PacificC+Portage PK–12 · Pardeeville Area PK–12

3 of the 6 neighbors share Rio with Wyocena for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Wyocena

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 Wyocenain other towns
Pardeeville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Pardeeville
C+
331 students13:1Rate it →
Rio Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rio
B+
169 students12:1Rate it →
Pardeeville Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Pardeeville
C
248 students17:1Rate it →
Rio Middle/High
High · Grades 6–12 · Rio
C
183 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Wyocena’s schools

Are Wyocena’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Wyocena children attend score below 65% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 24%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wyocena in?

Two districts: Pardeeville Area School District runs grades PK–12, and Rio Community School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Doylestown, Lowville, Otsego, Rio and Springvale.

What is Wyocena’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Pardeeville Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Wyocena spend per student?

$13,751 in Pardeeville Area School District and $23,723 in Rio Community School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.