Summary:
Stanley, Wisconsin is home to three public schools, all part of the Stanley-Boyd Area School District: Stanley Elementary (K–5, 437 students), Stanley-Boyd Middle (6–8, 223 students), and Stanley-Boyd High (9–12, 341 students), serving 1,001 students in total. No alternative school is listed. The district ranks 155th of 432 Wisconsin districts — the 64th percentile — with 3 stars.
Stanley Elementary is the standout, ranking 305th of 1,039 elementary schools (71st percentile, 4 stars) with 2025–26 ELA, math, social studies, and science scores all above state averages — even though it has the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 48.28%. Stanley-Boyd Middle has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 0.9% and a 0.0% dropout rate, with 7th-grade math at 76.12 versus the state's 55.67; its weak spot is 6th-grade ELA at 42.25 versus 54.95, the lowest reported figure among the three schools. Stanley-Boyd High shows strong ACT math (60.61 vs 42.93) but ACT ELA below state (45.45 vs 48.47), and its rank has swung from the 80th to 41st to 62nd percentile.
Attendance is a district-wide bright spot: 3.8% chronic absenteeism at the district level versus 17.3% statewide, with the middle and high schools exceptionally low and the elementary school at 6.1% — higher than its peers but still less than half the state rate. Math is the most consistent academic strength across all three schools, while social studies is mixed. Spending does not simply track outcomes: the high school spends the most per student ($14,823), the middle school the least ($10,826) yet still produces solid results and excellent attendance, and the elementary school spends near the high school level while posting the strongest overall proficiency.
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