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Schools in Barron County, WI

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Schools

7,547

Students

Districts

Top rankedPrairie Farm High66^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools

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Biggest riser

Hilltop Elementary up 248 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Prairie Farm Elementary 9.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)			Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vance Creek Amish School	Private, Amish	2-8	557 1/2 Ave	Prairie Farm	54762	Barron County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)		17	1	17.0		17 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Sunny Meadow Amish School	Private, Amish	1-6	2015 4th Ave	Chetek	54728	Barron County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)		6	1	6.0		6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran School	Private, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	PK, KG-4	520 E Orchard Beach Ln	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(715) 234-2412	12	1	8.0		8 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pleasant View Amish School	Private, Amish	1-8	1877 7th Ave	Chetek	54728	Barron County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)		9	1	9.0		9 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pleasant View Amish School	Private, Amish	1-8	413 County Highway Ss	New Auburn	54757	Barron County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)																				(n/a)
St Joseph School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-8	128 W Humbird St	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(715) 736-3100	215	14	13.2		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Hillcrest Mennonite School	Private, Mennonite	K-8	926 10 1/2 Ave	Barron	54812	Barron County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(715) 357-6133	43	8	5.4		42 (97.7%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Gospel Mennonite School	Private, Mennonite	K-8	1677 6 1/2 St	Almena	54805	Barron County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(715) 357-3030	22	3	6.4		21 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Barron Christian School	Private, Church of God in Christ	K-8	1446 15th St	Barron	54812	Barron County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(715) 637-6629	21	3	7.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ascension Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-8	825 8th Ave	Cumberland	54829	Barron County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(715) 671-0022	33	5	5.7		26 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)								(n/a)
Turtle Lake Middle	Public	6-8	205 Oak St N	Turtle Lake	54889	Barron County	Turtle Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 986-4470	96	7	13.7	39.6%	78 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	1 (1.0%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.3%)	58.7	273^rd of 628 public middle schools	56.5%		60.9	260^th of 641 public middle schools	59.4%	13							59.3	66.7	61.5				55.6	61.5	19.2		61.5			53.9	$14,772	$1,089	$13,683
Laker Online	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	205 Oak St N	Turtle Lake	54889	Barron County	Turtle Lake School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 986-4470	15	1	28.3	66.7%	14 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)								(n/a)																					$10,514	$2,469	$8,045
Turtle Lake High	Public	9-12	205 Oak St N	Turtle Lake	54889	Barron County	Turtle Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 986-4470	119	12	9.7	37.8%	110 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	62.4	149^th of 431 public high schools	65.4%		58.1	174^th of 431 public high schools	59.6%	25	41.4	55.2	55.2															55.2			$18,922	$858	$18,064
Turtle Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Oak St N	Turtle Lake	54889	Barron County	Turtle Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 986-4470	215	21	10.1	47.4%	180 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	58.5	485^th of 1044 public elementary schools	53.5%		62	456^th of 1061 public elementary schools	57.0%	29				37.0	55.9	58.3				44.4	50.0	66.7				76.5			58.8		$16,384	$1,336	$15,048
Hilltop Day Care and Preschool	Public	PK	104 Cameron Rd	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 234-6671	21	1	38.1	14.3%	14 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)																					$7,443	$189	$7,253
Rice Lake High	Public	9-12	30 S Wisconsin Ave	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 234-2181	674	47	14.4	33.2%	572 (84.9%)	4 (0.6%)	43 (6.4%)	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.5%)	57.3	184^th of 431 public high schools	57.3%		56	180^th of 431 public high schools	58.2%	4	46.5	47.8	48.4															55.3			$16,304	$284	$16,020
Rice Lake Middle	Public	5-8	204 Cameron Rd	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 234-8156	622	53	11.7	43.2%	539 (86.7%)	4 (0.6%)	36 (5.8%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	60	263^rd of 628 public middle schools	58.1%		57.3	285^th of 641 public middle schools	55.5%	22						45.4	65.0	47.5	59.5			49.7	70.7	53.1	54.6		59.1			53.8	$15,006	$285	$14,721
Hilltop Elementary	Public	K-4	202 Cameron Rd	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 234-4998	251	24	10.5	41.4%	192 (76.5%)	2 (0.8%)	36 (14.3%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	64.5	392^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	62.5%		48.2	640^th of 1061 public elementary schools	39.7%	248				58.0	55.8					60.8	63.5					69.2			59.6		$16,100	$1,307	$14,794
Haugen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	615 5th St W	Haugen	54841	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 234-7341	83	9	9.6	45.8%	79 (95.2%)	1 (1.2%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59.6	468^th of 1044 public elementary schools	55.2%		64	422^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	60.2%	46				66.7	46.2					53.3	46.2					76.9			61.5		$17,645	$273	$17,371
Tainter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2201 Carrie Ave	Rice Lake	54868	Barron County	Rice Lake Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 234-8065	445	41	10.8	56.4%	384 (86.3%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	43.6	672^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	35.6%		46.5	662^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	37.6%	10				53.0	48.1					45.5	45.5					62.3			42.9		$18,116	$1,247	$16,869
Prairie Farm High	Public	9-12	630 River Ave S	Prairie Farm	54762	Barron County	Prairie Farm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 455-1861	125	11	11.5	32.0%	122 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78.3	66^th of 431 public high schools	84.7%		51.2	212^th of 431 public high schools	50.8%	146	56.0	60.0	64.0															58.3			$18,515	$483	$18,033
Prairie Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 River Ave S	Prairie Farm	54762	Barron County	Prairie Farm Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 455-1861	125	13	9.3	41.6%	124 (99.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.8	643^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	38.4%		43.7	694^th of 1061 public elementary schools	34.6%	51				46.2	66.7	46.4				46.2	38.1	28.6				66.7			57.1		$18,773	$1,257	$17,516
Prairie Farm Middle	Public	6-8	630 River Ave S	Prairie Farm	54762	Barron County	Prairie Farm Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 455-1861	73	9	8.4	35.6%	71 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	70	179^th of 628 public middle schools	71.5%		57.2	286^th of 641 public middle schools	55.4%	107							48.0	84.0	66.7				36.0	60.0	76.2		81.0			81.0	$15,507	$483	$15,024
New Auburn Middle	Public	6-8	704 N East St	New Auburn	54757	Barron County	New Auburn School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 237-2202	49	7	6.9	6.1%	42 (85.7%)	1 (2.0%)	2 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	53.6	323^rd of 628 public middle schools	48.6%		45.2	397^th of 641 public middle schools	38.1%	74							52.9	70.0	50.0				23.5	60.0	60.0		55.0			65.0	$19,180	$419	$18,761
New Auburn High	Public	9-12	704 N East St	New Auburn	54757	Barron County	New Auburn School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 237-2505	99	7	14.9	3.0%	95 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	45.1	251^st of 431 public high schools	41.8%		70.5	96^th of 431 public high schools	77.7%	155	52.0		44.0															37.9			$18,516	$419	$18,097
New Auburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	704 N East St	New Auburn	54757	Barron County	New Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 237-2505	132	11	11.9	2.3%	115 (87.1%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	54.5	536^th of 1044 public elementary schools	48.7%		45.4	677^th of 1061 public elementary schools	36.2%	141				25.0	42.9	33.3				41.7	90.5	38.9				85.7			71.4		$17,410	$1,597	$15,814
Island City Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1010 8th Ave	Cumberland	54829	Barron County	Cumberland School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 822-5124	49	1	79.0	59.2%	38 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)																					$5,756	$261	$5,494
Cumberland High	Public	9-12	1000 8th Ave	Cumberland	54829	Barron County	Cumberland School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 822-5121	285	24	12.0	37.2%	230 (80.7%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (9.5%)	4 (1.4%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	51.7	211^th of 431 public high schools	51.0%		47	242^nd of 431 public high schools	43.9%	31	47.6	46.0	50.8															43.4			$17,639	$465	$17,174
Cumberland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1530 2nd Ave	Cumberland	54829	Barron County	Cumberland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 822-5123	334	31	10.7	49.4%	262 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.2%)	4 (1.2%)	24 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	47.3	625^th of 1044 public elementary schools	40.1%		54.2	576^th of 1061 public elementary schools	45.7%	49				52.8	50.0					50.9	51.6					59.7			45.2		$18,069	$673	$17,396
Cumberland Middle	Public	5-8	980 8th Ave	Cumberland	54829	Barron County	Cumberland School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 822-5122	256	20	12.6	42.2%	213 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.8%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	44.6	396^th of 628 public middle schools	36.9%		54.2	315^th of 641 public middle schools	50.9%	81						52.4	48.4	43.6	47.5			52.4	54.8	38.2	57.4		55.0			47.5	$15,945	$399	$15,547
Cameron Academy of Virtual Education	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	750 S 1st St	Cameron	54822	Barron County	Cameron School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 458-5611	134	6	21.6	35.8%	126 (94.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)					75.0				75.0		50.0				25.0	100.0	75.0	50.0	75.0	50.0	$11,103	$164	$10,939
North Star Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	700 S 1st St	Cameron	54822	Barron County	Cameron School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 458-4560	38	1	27.1	57.9%	34 (89.5%)	1 (2.6%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)								(n/a)																					$4,242	$164	$4,078
Cameron Middle	Public	5-8	700 S 1st St	Cameron	54822	Barron County	Cameron School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 458-4560	319	22	14.5	30.1%	300 (94.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	72	156^th of 628 public middle schools	75.2%		74.4	135^th of 641 public middle schools	78.9%	21						59.7	68.4	42.7	77.2			63.9	73.7	50.6	76.1		75.0			70.7	$12,327	$320	$12,006
Cameron High	Public	9-12	750 S 1st St	Cameron	54822	Barron County	Cameron School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 458-4560	279	20	13.7	30.1%	251 (90.0%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	32.1	328^th of 431 public high schools	23.9%		47.2	241^st of 431 public high schools	44.1%	87	43.1	40.0	33.9															38.9			$14,644	$183	$14,461
Cameron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	919 N 2nd St	Cameron	54822	Barron County	Cameron School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 458-4560	432	34	12.7	36.3%	401 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.2%)	70.6	305^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.8%		72.2	284^th of 1061 public elementary schools	73.2%	21				65.1	65.8					55.6	58.2					76.0			67.1		$14,110	$515	$13,595
Barron Area Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	230 Lulu Avenue	Almena	54805	Barron County	Barron Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 357-3263	59	3	19.6	57.6%	51 (86.4%)	1 (1.7%)	3 (5.1%)	1 (1.7%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)								(n/a)																					$11,650	$1,273	$10,377
Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	808 E Woodland Ave	Barron	54812	Barron County	Barron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 537-5621	324	30	10.8	64.8%	189 (58.3%)	60 (18.5%)	53 (16.4%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	27.9	822^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	21.3%		44.9	684^th of 1061 public elementary schools	35.5%	138				29.2	31.9					33.3	48.9					55.3			40.4		$18,763	$1,565	$17,198
Riverview Middle	Public	5-8	135 W River Ave	Barron	54812	Barron County	Barron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 537-5641	282	26	10.9	55.7%	193 (68.4%)	30 (10.6%)	38 (13.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.3%)	35.1	456^th of 628 public middle schools	27.4%		36	455^th of 641 public middle schools	29.0%	1						50.0	37.7	46.6	38.5			58.6	47.8	65.8	32.3		43.1			33.9	$18,060	$397	$17,663
Barron High	Public	9-12	1050 E Woodland Ave	Barron	54812	Barron County	Barron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 537-5627	310	24	12.8	46.5%	230 (74.2%)	30 (9.7%)	26 (8.4%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (5.2%)	21	371^st of 431 public high schools	13.9%		20.6	377^th of 431 public high schools	12.5%	6	19.7	23.9	22.5															54.1			$19,795	$397	$19,399
Link2Learn Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1001 Knapp St	Chetek	54728	Barron County	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 924-2226	37	0	246.6	40.5%	35 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)								(n/a)																					$11,931	$38	$11,892
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser High	Public	9-12	1001 Knapp St	Chetek	54728	Barron County	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 924-3137	254	21	12.2	36.6%	227 (89.4%)	6 (2.4%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	58.9	174^th of 431 public high schools	59.6%		70	102^nd of 431 public high schools	76.3%	72	55.9	49.2	45.8															48.4			$21,875	$447	$21,428
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Middle	Public	6-8	1001 Knapp St	Chetek	54728	Barron County	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 924-3136	204	15	13.3	41.2%	198 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	52.8	328^th of 628 public middle schools	47.8%		52.9	334^th of 641 public middle schools	47.9%	6							58.0	47.5	56.7				40.6	37.7	60.0		66.7			61.7	$16,215	$365	$15,850
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 6th St	Chetek	54728	Barron County	Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 924-2244	429	32	13.4	45.0%	396 (92.3%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	62.4	425^th of 1044 public elementary schools	59.3%		63.2	433^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	59.2%	8				57.3	53.9	56.3				56.1	48.1	71.9				71.2			59.6		$17,253	$778	$16,475

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.