The district is sandwiched between Stoughton, Oregon and Madison. A new elementary school will open in the fall of '99, and money is also being spent to remodel the high school. Learning experiences for kindergarten through 2nd-grade students are extended beyond the walls of the classroom. Students correspond with their journal pals at Indian Mound Middle School and McFarland High School. At least one performing arts program or activity is planned each month during the school year in the elementary level.
Administrators believe it improves the school climate and focus of learning.
Classes once completed in one semester are now done in nine weeks. McFarland's record mirrors many districts in the area. More than 90 percent of the 3rd-grade students who take the Wisconsin Third Grade Reading Test perform above the state average. The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District serves more than 4,800 students in grades kindergarten through 12. The district encompasses eight municipalities covering 70 square miles, from the western shore of Lake Mendota to the Village of Cross Plains.