Best Public Schools in Prentice, WI

Prentice, Wisconsin is served by the Prentice School District, which has three public schools—Prentice Elementary (PK–4), Prentice Middle (5–8), and Prentice High (9–12)—with 328 students combined.

The district overall is ranked 296th of 432 Wisconsin districts for 2025–2026, at the 31st percentile with 2 stars, but school-level results vary widely. Prentice High is the strongest by rank—245/533, 54th percentile, 3 stars—with a 96.4% graduation rate, 0.0% dropout rate, and 2025–2026 ACT ELA/math/science above state averages; its weak spot is 10th grade social studies at 19.05% proficient versus 48.25% statewide. Prentice Middle has the best attendance in the city (11.5% chronic absenteeism, below the district’s 19.6% and state’s 17.3%) and bright spots in 5th math and 6th ELA, but 7th ELA and 8th social studies are below state. Prentice Elementary has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (61.65%) and high chronic absenteeism (23.2%), plus strong 3rd grade ELA/math but mixed 4th grade results.

For parents, the main takeaway is that the district rank masks real differences among schools: Prentice High is above the state median in its ranking, while Prentice Middle and Prentice Elementary are below. Attendance is a clear gap—Prentice Middle is well below state chronic absenteeism, but Prentice High (26.0%) and Prentice Elementary (23.2%) are above it. Poverty and spending also do not line up by level: Prentice Elementary has the highest free/reduced lunch rate but the lowest per-student spending ($13,626), while Prentice High has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate and the highest per-student spending ($15,904). Because many grade-level groups are small, year-to-year swings should be read as signals, not perfectly stable measurements.