Summary:
Amery, Wisconsin is a small city whose public school system consists of 4 schools — 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school — all part of the Amery School District, serving about 1,252 students in total. The district ranks 57th of 432 in Wisconsin, placing it in the 87th percentile with 4 stars, well above the state average. Enrollment is spread across Amery High (418 students, grades 9–12), Lien Elementary (299, PK–2), Amery Middle (275, 6–8), and Amery Intermediate (260, 3–5).
The standout is Amery Middle, ranked 45th of 643 middle schools in 2025–26 at the 93rd percentile with 5 stars, and above the state in every reported subject and grade, including 8th-grade math at 86.52% proficient vs. 53.67% state. Amery High had the biggest turnaround, moving from 44th percentile and 2 stars in 2024–25 to 80th percentile and 4 stars in 2025–26, with a 99.1% graduation rate and ACT math and science now above state. Amery Intermediate has improved three years running, reaching the 77th percentile, with 3rd-grade ELA at 84.21% vs. 52.08% state. Lien Elementary posts very high reported early-grade results and the lowest chronic absenteeism at 5.9%.
Chronic absenteeism is below the state’s 17.3% everywhere, but rises with grade level: 5.9% at Lien, 7.2% at Intermediate, 7.3% at Middle, and 15.1% at the high school — the clear pressure point. Per-student spending ranges from $15,597 at the high school to $20,993 at the middle school, showing results are not explained by spending alone. Free or reduced lunch is highest in the elementary grades (41.15% at Intermediate, 40.8% at Lien) versus 32.06% at the high school, yet early-grade proficiency remains well above state. One relative soft spot: Intermediate’s 5th-grade ELA at 52.87%, just below the state’s 53.63%.
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