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Best Public Schools in Jackson County, WI

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At a glance

Schools

2,867

Students

Districts

Top rankedMelrose-Mindoro Elementary583^rd of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lincoln Elementary up 57 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lincoln Junior/Senior High School 11.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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)		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 (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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
DOC: Jackson Correctional Institution	Public	12	N6500 Haiper Rd	Black River Falls	54615	Jackson County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(715) 284-7360	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
DOC: Black River Correctional Center	Public	12	W6898 E Staffon Rd	Black River Falls	54615	Jackson County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(715) 333-5681	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lincoln Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	124 S School St	Alma Center	54611	Jackson County	Alma Center School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 964-5311	250	21	11.7	48.8%	208 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	37.7	362^nd of 533 public high schools	32.1%		40.7	283^rd of 431 public high schools	34.3%	79	53.3	33.3	40.0					65.6	37.5					56.3	45.0		50.0	22.9		45.0	$17,136	$527	$16,609
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	207 E Pearl St	Merrillan	54754	Jackson County	Alma Center School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 333-2911	339	27	12.6	58.7%	283 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	37.3	745^th of 1039 public elementary schools	28.3%		30.8	802^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	23.2%	57				39.5	34.2	40.4	52.8			44.7	36.8	42.6	55.6			57.9			50.0		$14,103	$527	$13,576
Black River Falls Middle	Public	6-8	112 Diploma Drive	Black River Falls	54615	Jackson County	Black River Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 284-5315	327	26	12.7	62.1%	222 (67.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	74 (22.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.5%)	24.6	521^st of 643 public middle schools	19.0%		39.1	437^th of 628 public middle schools	30.4%	84							37.9	41.8	36.9				36.9	35.7	29.1		51.5			35.9	$15,905	$1,021	$14,883
Black River Falls High	Public	9-12	166 Tiger Lane	Black River Falls	54615	Jackson County	Black River Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 284-4324	500	32	15.7	49.8%	351 (70.2%)	6 (1.2%)	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	94 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	31.9	393^rd of 533 public high schools	26.3%		24.1	361^st of 431 public high schools	16.2%	32	37.4	23.4	31.8															41.3			$15,442	$1,068	$14,373
Forrest Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	720 Forrest St	Black River Falls	54615	Jackson County	Black River Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 284-9406	289	23	12.7	58.5%	197 (68.2%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (6.9%)	2 (0.7%)	45 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.0%)								(n/a)																					$17,751	$1,345	$16,406
Red Creek Elementary	Public	2-5	410 County Road A	Black River Falls	54615	Jackson County	Black River Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 284-7155	436	35	12.3	58.9%	288 (66.1%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.4%)	5 (1.1%)	80 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.4%)	28	816^th of 1039 public elementary schools	21.5%		34.5	776^th of 1044 public elementary schools	25.7%	40				39.6	39.6	38.6				41.7	33.0	31.8				57.6			38.7		$15,985	$1,068	$14,917
Melrose-Mindoro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	N181 State Hwy 108	Melrose	54642	Jackson County	Melrose-Mindoro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 488-2201	399	32	12.6	37.8%	370 (92.7%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	50.7	583^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	43.9%		60.4	454^th of 1044 public elementary schools	56.5%	129				63.8	33.3	56.8	53.7			68.1	35.6	65.9	58.2			53.3			35.6		$16,234	$840	$15,394
Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	N181 State Road 108	Melrose	54642	Jackson County	Melrose-Mindoro School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 488-2201	327	27	12.0	32.7%	307 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	41.9	336^th of 533 public high schools	37.0%		38.2	296^th of 431 public high schools	31.3%	40	40.0	32.7	38.2					48.3	50.0					48.3	54.2		62.5	43.8		47.9	$15,900	$416	$15,484

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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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