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Best Public Schools in Forest 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

1,483

Students

Districts

Top rankedLaona High84^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools

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Biggest riser

Wabeno High up 74 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Wabeno Elementary 10.6 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
Crandon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9750 US Highway 8 W	Crandon	54520	Forest County	Crandon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 478-6123	396	32	12.4	18.9%	212 (53.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (29.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.1%)	18.9	881^st of 1044 public elementary schools	15.6%		22.4	869^th of 1061 public elementary schools	18.1%	12				33.3	32.1	35.9				28.1	28.6	25.0				41.8			35.7		$18,949	$1,151	$17,799
Crandon High	Public	9-12	9750 US Highway 8 W	Crandon	54520	Forest County	Crandon School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 478-6125	226	18	12.6	35.0%	122 (54.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (27.0%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (14.2%)	26.1	349^th of 431 public high schools	19.0%		43.5	264^th of 431 public high schools	38.7%	85	35.9	22.6	32.1															50.0			$18,511	$360	$18,151
Crandon Middle	Public	6-8	9750 US Highway 8 W	Crandon	54520	Forest County	Crandon School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 478-6124	181	13	14.0	40.9%	100 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.8%)	24.2	500^th of 628 public middle schools	20.4%		26.1	517^th of 641 public middle schools	19.3%	17							40.3	44.2	25.9				34.3	40.4	31.6		46.6			30.5	$16,285	$504	$15,782
Laona High	Public	6-12	5216 Forest Ave	Laona	54541	Forest County	Laona School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 674-2143	146	13	11.4	37.0%	113 (77.4%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (13.0%)	3 (2.1%)	8 (5.5%)	73.8	84^th of 431 public high schools	80.5%		81.5	46^th of 431 public high schools	89.3%	38	56.3	50.0	56.3				66.7	56.7	46.2				75.0	80.0	76.9		53.9	63.6		53.9	$17,633	$376	$17,256
Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5216 Forest Ave	Laona	54541	Forest County	Laona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 674-2143	145	11	12.6	45.5%	102 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (17.2%)	4 (2.8%)	13 (9.0%)	28.4	819^th of 1044 public elementary schools	21.6%		23.4	861^st of 1061 public elementary schools	18.9%	42				52.2	28.6	26.1				43.5	38.1	17.4				61.9			38.1		$15,751	$987	$14,764
Wabeno Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4346 Mill Ln	Wabeno	54566	Forest County	Wabeno Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 473-3633	196	18	10.6	56.1%	104 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	68 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.2%)	47.4	624^th of 1044 public elementary schools	40.2%		47.1	651^st of 1061 public elementary schools	38.6%	27				50.0	45.2	58.3				53.6	41.9	70.8				64.5			29.0		$12,023	$1,956	$10,067
Wabeno High	Public	6-12	4325 N Branch St	Wabeno	54566	Forest County	Wabeno Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 473-5122	193	17	11.5	61.7%	118 (61.1%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.2%)	2 (1.0%)	45 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.8%)	35.4	310^th of 431 public high schools	28.1%		19.4	384^th of 431 public high schools	10.9%	74	54.6	36.4	27.3				33.3	34.6	43.8				36.7	34.6	40.6		53.1	40.9		46.9	$11,425	$1,103	$10,322

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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.