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Best Public Schools in Forest County, WI

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Schools

1,483

Students

Districts

Top rankedLaona High255^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools

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Biggest riser

Robinson Elementary up 238 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)			Forward Exam Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	17.8	883^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	15.0%		18.9	881^st of 1044 public elementary schools	15.6%	2				34.0	37.0	26.3				29.8	27.8	21.1				48.2			35.2		≥ 95%		$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%)	45.9	317^th of 533 public high schools	40.5%		26.1	349^th of 431 public high schools	19.0%	32	34.5	32.8	50.0															44.4					$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%)	19.2	541^st of 643 public middle schools	15.9%		24.2	500^th of 628 public middle schools	20.4%	41							32.8	47.0	25.5				37.5	37.9	15.7		33.3			25.5			$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%)	55.1	255^th of 533 public high schools	52.2%		73.8	84^th of 431 public high schools	80.5%	171	52.2	21.7	47.8				47.6	70.8	44.8				66.7	87.5	69.0		58.6	57.9		65.5			$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%)	50.9	581^st of 1039 public elementary schools	44.1%		28.4	819^th of 1044 public elementary schools	21.6%	238				50.0	47.6	36.4				37.5	61.9	36.4				85.7			71.4		76%		$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%)	40.1	720^th of 1039 public elementary schools	30.7%		47.4	624^th of 1044 public elementary schools	40.2%	96				36.0	48.4	45.5				32.0	51.6	54.6				54.8			48.4		≥ 95%		$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%)	24.4	440^th of 533 public high schools	17.4%		35.4	310^th of 431 public high schools	28.1%	130	23.8	38.1	28.6				59.1	32.3	22.2				54.6	32.3	33.3		59.3	16.7		40.7			$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.

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