Top Rankings
De Forest Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wisconsin for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 602 students in De Forest Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Wisconsin.
Public Middle School in De Forest Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 43% (versus the Wisconsin public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% 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
7 Schools
727 Schools
# Students
4,246 Students
250,640 Students
# Teachers
306 Teachers
18,335 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
De Forest Area School District, which is ranked within the top 30% 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 97% has increased from 94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#106 out of 447 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
51%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
38%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
44%
Graduation Rate
97%
90%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)16.1%
24%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.60
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
3%
5%
% Hispanic
8%
16%
% Black
3%
12%
% White
79%
60%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,529 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,205. The school district revenue/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $31,274 is higher than the state median of $17,177. The school district spending/student has grown by 93% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$66 MM
$13,869 MM
Spending
$133 MM
$13,846 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,529
$17,205
Spending / Student
$31,274
$17,177
Best De Forest Area School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
De Forest Middle School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
404 Yorktown Rd
Deforest, WI 53532
(608) 842-6000
Deforest, WI 53532
(608) 842-6000
Gr: 7-8 | 602 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 20%
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