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Best Public Schools in Buffalo 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

1,898

Students

Districts

Top rankedAlma Elementary249^th of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Gilmanton Elementary up 183 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary 11.6 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Alma High

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools 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 (2025)	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
Alma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	S1610 High School Rd	Alma	54610	Buffalo County	Alma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 685-4416	184	14	13.3	33.7%	178 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	74.2	249^th of 1044 public elementary schools	76.1%		67.5	366^th of 1061 public elementary schools	65.5%	117				57.1	80.0	52.2	64.3	57.1	64.7	50.0	80.0	69.6	57.1	52.4	52.9	85.0	88.2		70.0	58.8	$14,210	$821	$13,388
Alma High	Public	9-12	S1610 High School Rd	Alma	54610	Buffalo County	Alma School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 685-4416	80	7	11.8	33.8%	74 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	23.5	362^nd of 431 public high schools	16.0%					(n/a)	45.0	30.0	30.0															33.3			$17,870	$1,024	$16,846
Cochrane-Fountain City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	S2770 State Road 35	Fountain City	54629	Buffalo County	Cochrane-Fountain City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 687-4171	271	23	11.6	36.2%	245 (90.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	64.2	397^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.0%		77.3	200^th of 1061 public elementary schools	81.1%	197				58.5	48.5	62.1	61.8			73.2	39.4	65.5	55.9			75.8			60.6		$14,475	$585	$13,891
Cochrane-Fountain City High	Public	7-12	S2770 State Road 35	Fountain City	54629	Buffalo County	Cochrane-Fountain City School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 687-4391	244	19	13.1	29.1%	229 (93.9%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	57.1	186^th of 431 public high schools	56.8%		64.1	137^th of 431 public high schools	68.2%	49	57.5		38.3					52.8	61.3					47.2	41.9		80.7	56.8		74.2	$15,211	$393	$14,818
Gilmanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	W756 County Road Z	Gilmanton	54743	Buffalo County	Gilmanton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 946-3158	52	5	10.8	30.8%	48 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.8%)	45.6	649^th of 1044 public elementary schools	37.8%		27.5	832^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	21.6%	183				66.7	50.0					66.7	25.0					50.0			37.5		$15,465	$877	$14,588
Gilmanton High	Public	9-12	S889 Larson Rd	Gilmanton	54743	Buffalo County	Gilmanton School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 946-3158	39	6	6.7	48.7%	38 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		11.1			$31,439	$698	$30,742
Gilmanton Middle	Public	5-8	S889 Larson Rd	Gilmanton	54743	Buffalo County	Gilmanton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 946-3158	37	4	9.4	54.1%	35 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)	26.3	488^th of 628 public middle schools	22.3%		52.1	342^nd of 641 public middle schools	46.6%	146							31.3	63.6					25.0	27.3							$21,161	$1,448	$19,713
Mondovi Middle	Public	6-8	337 N Jackson St	Mondovi	54755	Buffalo County	Mondovi School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 926-3457	197	13	14.6	35.5%	183 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	52.4	331^st of 628 public middle schools	47.3%		48.3	380^th of 641 public middle schools	40.7%	49							69.6	50.8	54.6				56.5	52.4	40.0		61.8			38.2	$13,655	$518	$13,137
Mondovi Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	337 N Jackson St	Mondovi	54755	Buffalo County	Mondovi School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 926-3645	491	35	13.8	40.1%	439 (89.4%)	3 (0.6%)	32 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.4%)	43.5	674^th of 1044 public elementary schools	35.4%		58.1	517^th of 1061 public elementary schools	51.3%	157				35.5	56.1	45.8				42.1	43.9	39.0				71.2			53.0		$12,441	$857	$11,584
Mondovi High	Public	9-12	337 N Jackson St	Mondovi	54755	Buffalo County	Mondovi School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 926-3656	255	18	14.1	33.7%	238 (93.3%)	3 (1.2%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	43.3	264^th of 431 public high schools	38.7%		52.6	201^st of 431 public high schools	53.4%	63	49.1	42.1	40.4															43.1			$15,965	$615	$15,350
Anthony Acres School	Public, Charter	6-12	S12115 State Road 37	Mondovi	54755	Buffalo County	Mondovi School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 926-3684	48	5	10.0	31.3%	44 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)								(n/a)							33.3						16.7					33.3			$16,229	$158	$16,071

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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.