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Schools in Bayfield County, WI

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

1,551

Students

Districts

Top rankedSouth Shore Elementary170^th of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Washburn Elementary up 124 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Bayfield High 7.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Bayfield High

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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
Bayfield Middle	Public	6-8	300 N 4th St	Bayfield	54814	Bayfield County	Bayfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 779-3201	96	9	11.0	58.3%	18 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)	2 (2.1%)	68 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	16.6	536^th of 628 public middle schools	14.6%		27.9	505^th of 641 public middle schools	21.2%	31							23.5	25.0	20.7				14.7	30.4	34.5		42.9			44.8	$27,364	$640	$26,724
Bayfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N 4th St	Bayfield	54814	Bayfield County	Bayfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 779-3201	189	21	9.1	64.0%	22 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.2%)	1 (0.5%)	121 (64.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (9.5%)	5.5	975^th of 1044 public elementary schools	6.6%		7.7	967^th of 1061 public elementary schools	8.9%	8				4.0	14.8	10.0				0.0	18.5	3.3				44.4			14.8		$31,364	$1,899	$29,465
Bayfield High	Public	9-12	300 N 4th St	Bayfield	54814	Bayfield County	Bayfield School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 779-3201	119	15	7.7	46.2%	13 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.2%)	31.2	332^nd of 431 public high schools	23.0%					(n/a)	42.9		35.7															39.1			$28,867	$481	$28,387
La Pointe Elementary	Public	K-6	868 Whitefish St	La Pointe	54814	Bayfield County	Bayfield School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 747-3605	11	2	6.8	27.3%	8 (72.7%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (18.2%)								(n/a)																					$46,384	$1,544	$44,840
Drummond High	Public	9-12	52440 Eastern Ave	Drummond	54832	Bayfield County	Drummond Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 739-6669	92	10	9.6	30.4%	76 (82.6%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.4%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	37.3	301^st of 431 public high schools	30.2%		38.2	288^th of 431 public high schools	33.2%	13	34.8	30.4	43.5															57.1			$20,952	$305	$20,647
Drummond Junior High	Public	7-8	52440 Eastern Ave	Drummond	54832	Bayfield County	Drummond Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 739-6669	53	6	9.0	39.6%	43 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.4%)	57.5	286^th of 628 public middle schools	54.5%		57.1	288^th of 641 public middle schools	55.1%	2								34.8	44.8					39.1	65.5		75.9			79.3	$19,713	$261	$19,452
Drummond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	52440 Eastern Ave	Drummond	54832	Bayfield County	Drummond Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 739-6669	156	15	10.4	44.9%	132 (84.6%)	2 (1.3%)	9 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)	73.2	265^th of 1044 public elementary schools	74.6%		67.5	364^th of 1061 public elementary schools	65.7%	99				37.5	64.0	43.8	90.5			68.8	72.0	68.8	95.2			76.0			60.0		$17,418	$1,147	$16,272
Iron River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7730 Pettingill Ave	Iron River	54847	Bayfield County	Maple School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 372-4334	95	6	15.3	37.9%	80 (84.2%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	69.3	329^th of 1044 public elementary schools	68.5%		67.9	357^th of 1061 public elementary schools	66.4%	28				37.5	52.9	91.7				87.5	58.8	83.3				70.6			58.8		$13,659	$435	$13,225
South Shore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9135 School Rd	Port Wing	54865	Bayfield County	South Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 774-3500	102	10	9.9	49.0%	96 (94.1%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	79.4	170^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.7%		72.5	276^th of 1061 public elementary schools	74.0%	106				69.2	54.6	56.3	85.7			84.6	54.6	87.5	71.4			90.9			72.7		$23,215	$1,156	$22,059
South Shore Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	9135 School Rd	Port Wing	54865	Bayfield County	South Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 774-3500	91	10	9.4	46.2%	75 (82.4%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.6%)	1 (1.1%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.6%)	60.2	162^nd of 431 public high schools	62.4%		60.5	159^th of 431 public high schools	63.1%	3	50.0	57.1	42.9					66.7	85.7					66.7	71.4		85.7	53.3		78.6	$24,569	$672	$23,897
Washburn Middle	Public	7-8	305 W 4th St	Washburn	54891	Bayfield County	Washburn School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 373-6199	80	9	9.2	42.5%	60 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.8%)	71.3	164^th of 628 public middle schools	73.9%		62.8	240^th of 641 public middle schools	62.6%	76								57.6	70.3					48.5	70.3		78.4			62.2	$16,255	$206	$16,049
Washburn High	Public	9-12	305 W 4th St	Washburn	54891	Bayfield County	Washburn School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 373-6188	182	14	12.6	39.0%	140 (76.9%)	5 (2.7%)	5 (2.7%)	2 (1.1%)	24 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	61.1	154^th of 431 public high schools	64.3%		67.4	113^th of 431 public high schools	73.8%	41	54.4	39.1	50.0															65.8			$19,386	$520	$18,866
Washburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	411 W 8th St	Washburn	54891	Bayfield County	Washburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 373-6199	285	22	12.8	37.5%	229 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	68.5	338^th of 1044 public elementary schools	67.6%		61.5	462^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	56.5%	124				61.8	52.5	58.5	62.5			64.7	65.0	56.1	57.5			75.0			75.0		$15,730	$762	$14,968

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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.

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