Hamburg’s public schools score below 70% of Wisconsin districts
The public schools Hamburg’s kids attend trail 70% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
What Hamburg’s schools are like
Hamburg’s schools are very small
All of Hamburg’s public school students add up to 94 children, with about 12 per teacher. That means real individual attention, but also that a single class can swing the scores from year to year. Every school ↓
Hamburg shares its schools with neighboring towns
Every school on Hamburg’s path is shared: Athens Elementary, Athens Middle and Athens High. Halsey sends its kids to all the same schools. The elementary school earns the best grade on the path (B+); the middle school earns the lowest (C). See the path ↓
Less money per student than most
Hamburg spends 17% less per student than the state average, and each teacher has about 12 students, compared with 14 statewide. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Hamburg compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Wisconsin’s state tests against the state average. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Wisconsin only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hamburg.
Athens Middle
Grades 6–8 · 79 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Athens
Athens Middle
Grades 6–8 · 79 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Athens
Athens Middle
Grades 6–8 · 79 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Athens
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Hamburg vs. its neighbors
Hamburg’s schools rank 4th of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Wisconsin districts.
Every school in Hamburg
1 school. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Hamburg families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Hamburg
There’s no college in Hamburg, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Northcentral Technical College in Wausau, 14 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Hamburg. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.