For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 244 students in Cochrane-Fountain City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Wisconsin.
Public Middle School in Cochrane-Fountain City School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Wisconsin public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Wisconsin public middle school average of 40% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
2 Schools
727 Schools
# Students
515 Students
250,640 Students
# Teachers
42 Teachers
18,335 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Cochrane-Fountain City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 442 school districts in Wisconsin (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#260 out of 447 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
38%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
44%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥90%
90%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)17.1%
24%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.60
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
3%
16%
% Black
1%
12%
% White
92%
60%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,513 is higher than the state median of $19,507. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,887 is less than the state median of $18,878. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$15,725 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$15,218 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,513
$19,507
Spending / Student
$16,887
$18,878
Best Cochrane-Fountain City School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Cochrane-fountain City High School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
S2770 State Road 35
Fountain City, WI 54629
(608) 687-4391
Fountain City, WI 54629
(608) 687-4391
Gr: 7-12 | 244 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 6%
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