Enrollment
313
High
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASHTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550234000263
Cashton Middle/High
540 Coe St, Cashton, WI 54619 · (608) 654-5131 · Monroe County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Wisconsin public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
111 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 50 | 16% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cashton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
61.1%
WI avg 54.8% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.3% | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 53.5% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cashton Middle/High
Cashton Middle/High's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cashton Middle/High this school | 313 | 35.5% | 55.1% |
| Brodhead High Brodhead | 313 | 34.2% | 28.9% |
| Kewaunee High Kewaunee | 284 | 33.1% | 34.0% |
| Markesan High Markesan | 244 | 34.4% | 56.6% |
| Weyauwega High Weyauwega | 274 | 32.5% | 60.5% |
| Sturgeon Bay High Sturgeon Bay | 348 | 35.3% | 63.9% |
Matched among Wisconsin high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cashton Middle/High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #99 of 402 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #11 of 64 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #15 of 64 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #246 of 532 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #6 of 325 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.2% | #220 of 325 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.5% | #195 of 418 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #192 of 203 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
313
-31 (-9%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 239
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 313 | 29.1 | 10.7:1 | 35% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 28.7 | 11.4:1 | 37% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 28.4 | 11.6:1 | 33% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 37% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 25.2 | 12.5:1 | 31% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 296 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 34% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 40% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | 22 | 13.6:1 | 34% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 239 | 15 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cashton Middle/High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (315 to 313); teachers up 15% (25.2 to 29.1).
About Cashton Middle/High
Cashton Middle/High is a high school in Cashton, Wisconsin, and it is part of Cashton School District. Enrolled students number 313 students, in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment is 34% lower than the average for high schools in Wisconsin, which is about 475.
Cashton Middle/High belongs to Cashton School District, a district of 2 schools and 605 students.
The student body at Cashton Middle/High is 88% White. Enrollment also includes 11% Hispanic. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. Cashton Middle/High's diversity index is 22%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Cashton Middle/High was 10.7:1. This ratio sits 3.9 below the 14.6:1 average for high schools in Wisconsin. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 35%. Compared with the 46% average for public schools in Monroe County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Cashton Middle/High a B+. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Cashton Middle/High is -0.8 points: 55.1% actual, 55.9% predicted.
Monroe County census figures show that the median household income is $69,467, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Monroe County is home to 23 public schools and about 6,845 public school students.
Cashton Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. Cashton Middle/High comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 31 fewer students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.8:1 to 10.7:1.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,208
Census ACS
Median income
$69,467
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cashton School District
- Cashton ElementaryElementary · 292 students
Nearby schools
- Cashton Elementary0.2 mi · 292
- Westby High7.5 mi · 319
- Westby Middle7.5 mi · 272
- Westby Elementary7.7 mi · 277
- Brookwood High10.1 mi · 264
- Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary10.1 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Cashton Middle/HighHow large is Cashton Middle/High?
Cashton Middle/High enrolls approximately 313 students in grades 06-12.
Is Cashton Middle/High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cashton Middle/High is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Cashton Middle/High have?
Cashton Middle/High employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Cashton Middle/High?
Student demographics at Cashton Middle/High are roughly 88% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Cashton Middle/High public or private?
Cashton Middle/High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cashton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.