Houlton’s public schools beat 88% of Wisconsin districts
The public schools Houlton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 88% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
The short version on Houlton’s schools
Which school depends on your street
With six elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from A to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to Hudson Middle and Hudson High. St. Joseph sends its kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
The strongest schools in the area
Houlton outscores all four towns that border it. The whole area is strong: even the lowest-scoring neighbor, Somerset, earns A−. Compare ↓
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 Houlton compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Wisconsin’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. 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. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- 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 Houlton.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Houlton vs. its neighbors
Houlton’s schools rank 1st of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Wisconsin districts.
Every school in Houlton
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Houlton families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Houlton
There’s no college in Houlton, but 30 are within 30 miles. The closest is Century College in White Bear Lake, 9.7 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Houlton. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 20 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.