Best Public Schools in Almond, WI

Almond, Wisconsin is served by three public schools in the Almond-Bancroft School District — Almond-Bancroft Elementary (PK–5), Almond-Bancroft Middle (6–8), and Almond-Bancroft High (9–12) — all on one campus and together enrolling 351 students. The district is ranked 406th of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 6th percentile with 0 stars, so the overall profile is below the state median even though individual schools show strengths. The elementary is largest (171 students), followed by the high school (103) and middle school (77), and these small enrollments can make yearly test results swing.

Attendance is the clearest shared strength: chronic absenteeism is 8.5% at the elementary, 8.1% at the middle, and 9.5% at the high school, all far below Wisconsin’s 17.3%. The Almond-Bancroft High also stands out for completion, with a 96.6% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate, both better than state averages. Academic results are mixed. Social studies is the relative bright spot: the high school’s 10th grade social studies proficiency is 53.33% vs. 48.25% statewide, and the middle school’s 8th grade social studies is 65.38% vs. 64.63%. Math is the weakest area, especially at the middle school, where 6th grade math is 9.52% proficient vs. 53.60% statewide, and at the high school, where ACT math is 14.29% vs. 42.93% and ACT science is 21.43% vs. 43.20%.

Resource levels do not line up neatly with outcomes: the high school spends the most per student ($18,836) and has the lowest student-teacher ratio (8.3), while the middle school spends the least ($14,078) and has the highest ratio (12.9). The elementary school had a strong 2024–2025 in 3rd grade math (70.37% vs. 55.00%) and ELA (55.56% vs. 52.14%), but most 2025–2026 elementary scores fell below state averages. Rank history also fluctuates rather than showing a steady trend: the elementary reached the 33rd percentile in 2024–2025 before dropping to the 26th, the high school improved from the 10th to the 23rd, and the middle school stayed between the 14th and 25th. Parents should see strong attendance and high school completion alongside significant math and ELA gaps, while small enrollment makes single-year scores directional.