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Best Public Schools in Lincoln County, WI

At a glance

Schools

3,756

Students

Districts

Top rankedTomahawk High150^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools

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Biggest riser

Merrill High up 115 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Tomahawk Elementary 11.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

5 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	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
DOC: Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake School	Public	6-12	W4380 Copper Lake Ave	Irma	54442	Lincoln County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(715) 536-8386	38	6	6.0		4 (10.5%)	34 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Copper Lake School	Public	7-12	W4380 Copper Lake Ave	Irma	54442	Lincoln County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(715) 536-8386	14	1	18.6		7 (50.0%)	2 (14.3%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Merrill High	Public	9-12	1201 N Sales St	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 536-4594	756	46	16.3	36.4%	679 (89.8%)	6 (0.8%)	31 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.5%)	50	218^th of 431 public high schools	49.4%		28.5	333^rd of 431 public high schools	22.7%	115	46.7	49.1	44.3															44.9			$16,592	$745	$15,847
Washington Elementary	Public	3-4	1900 E 6th St	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 536-2373	257	18	14.5	55.6%	222 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.3%)	54.2	541^st of 1044 public elementary schools	48.2%		55.5	558^th of 1061 public elementary schools	47.4%	17				45.1	57.3					49.6	60.5					64.5			54.0		$16,832	$695	$16,138
Kate Goodrich Elementary	Public	K-2	505 W 10th St	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 536-5233	337	27	12.5	55.8%	289 (85.8%)	4 (1.2%)	16 (4.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)								(n/a)																					$18,481	$1,143	$17,338
Prairie River Middle	Public	5-8	106 N Polk St	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 536-9593	507	38	13.3	47.3%	445 (87.8%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.9%)	31.8	467^th of 628 public middle schools	25.6%		36.2	452^nd of 641 public middle schools	29.5%	15						26.2	31.9	38.5	42.9			27.1	32.8	41.8	51.3		54.6			39.5	$16,943	$695	$16,248
Merrill Adult Diploma Academy	Public, Charter	11-12	1004 E 1st Street	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 536-1431	31	1	31.0	19.4%	23 (74.2%)	1 (3.2%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	1 (3.2%)	4 (12.9%)								(n/a)																					$10,752	$385	$10,367
Bridges Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1201 N Sales St	Merrill	54452	Lincoln County	Merrill Area School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 536-9593	674	39	17.2	10.8%	545 (80.9%)	14 (2.1%)	55 (8.2%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.8%)								(n/a)				63.2	70.8	76.2	71.4	79.3	78.6	42.1	37.5	42.9	57.1	48.3	67.9	58.3	85.7	72.0	62.5	67.9	$6,124	$385	$5,740
Tomahawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1048 E Kings Rd	Tomahawk	54487	Lincoln County	Tomahawk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 453-2126	512	43	11.9	53.1%	470 (91.8%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	59.8	462^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	55.7%		58.6	506^th of 1061 public elementary schools	52.3%	44				44.6	56.1	58.2				39.2	68.2	70.0				71.2			56.1		$16,280	$1,059	$15,221
Tomahawk High	Public	9-12	1048 E Kings Rd	Tomahawk	54487	Lincoln County	Tomahawk School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 453-2106	371	26	14.2	37.2%	353 (95.1%)	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	62.4	150^th of 431 public high schools	65.2%		54.6	190^th of 431 public high schools	55.9%	40	60.7	54.8	56.0															31.5			$16,438	$481	$15,957
Tomahawk Middle	Public	6-8	1048 E Kings Rd	Tomahawk	54487	Lincoln County	Tomahawk School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 453-5371	259	20	12.9	48.3%	237 (91.5%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	50.3	345^th of 628 public middle schools	45.1%		61.4	252^nd of 641 public middle schools	60.7%	93							52.4	50.0	49.4				56.0	56.6	40.3		63.6			49.4	$16,906	$485	$16,420

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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.