Best High Schools in Adams, WI

The city of Adams, Wisconsin is home to a single high school, Adams-Friendship High School, which serves students in grades 9-12 within the Adams-Friendship Area School District. The school has faced academic challenges, with a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 357 and 381 out of 415-431 Wisconsin high schools over the past three school years and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Adams-Friendship High School's 4-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 91.0%, slightly lower than the state average, while its dropout rate of 1.3% was lower than the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% for the 2023-2024 school year was higher than the state average. Academically, the school has struggled, with the percentage of 10th-grade students proficient or better in subjects like social studies, English language arts, mathematics, and science falling below the state averages.

The school serves a relatively high percentage of students (55.99%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. Despite these challenges, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.9 and higher per-student spending of $15,812 for the 2020-2021 school year, both of which are better than the state averages. These factors suggest that the school may need to explore more effective strategies to support student learning and improve academic outcomes.