Best Public Schools in Pierce County, Wisconsin & Rankings

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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 (2021)
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
Ellsworth Middle	Public	6-8	312 Panther Dr	Ellsworth	54011	Pierce County	Ellsworth Community School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 273-3908	325	27	12.0	27.4%	287 (88.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	67.7	202^nd of 628 public middle schools	67.8%		73.6	142^nd of 641 public middle schools	77.8%	60							61.0	63.6	68.5				59.0	57.9	57.4		69.4			58.3	$12,079	$472	$11,607
Ellsworth High	Public	9-12	323 Hillcrest St	Ellsworth	54011	Pierce County	Ellsworth Community School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 273-3904	538	36	14.9	25.8%	487 (90.5%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.5%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	63.7	144^th of 431 public high schools	66.6%		61	157^th of 431 public high schools	63.6%	13	52.1	47.0	51.3															58.1			$12,188	$609	$11,579
Ellsworth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	445 S Piety St	Ellsworth	54011	Pierce County	Ellsworth Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 273-3912	734	51	14.4	32.8%	642 (87.5%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.0%)	54.5	537^th of 1044 public elementary schools	48.6%		60.4	483^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	54.5%	54				61.6	48.1	39.8				52.5	51.9	67.0				65.1			53.8		$11,872	$592	$11,280
Elmwood Middle	Public	5-8	213 S Scott St	Elmwood	54740	Pierce County	Elmwood School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 639-2721	92	7	12.4	29.3%	90 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89.4	30^th of 628 public middle schools	95.2%		86.7	45^th of 641 public middle schools	93.0%	15						85.0	79.2	75.0	80.0			75.0	79.2	75.0	76.0		84.0			84.0	$12,282	$167	$12,115
Elmwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	213 S Scott St	Elmwood	54740	Pierce County	Elmwood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 639-2711	130	14	9.2	39.2%	120 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	63.3	408^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.9%		73	267^th of 1061 public elementary schools	74.8%	141				57.1	58.8					57.1	70.6					64.7			58.8		$13,101	$734	$12,367
Elmwood High	Public	9-12	213 S Scott St	Elmwood	54740	Pierce County	Elmwood School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 639-2721	90	10	8.7	36.7%	83 (92.2%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	75.3	78^th of 431 public high schools	81.9%		94.9	12^th of 431 public high schools	97.2%	66	51.9	55.6	59.3															66.7			$16,640	$783	$15,857
Western Wisconsin Virtual Charter School (WWVC)	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	213 S Scott St	Elmwood	54740	Pierce County	Elmwood School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 639-2711	18	0	81.8		17 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)																					$6,218	$167	$6,051
Plum City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	621 Main St	Plum City	54761	Pierce County	Plum City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 647-2591	85	9	9.4	28.2%	73 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	65.3	376^th of 1044 public elementary schools	64.0%		66.1	391^st of 1061 public elementary schools	63.1%	15				50.0	68.8	60.0				35.7	62.5	80.0				75.0			62.5		$15,753	$693	$15,060
Plum City High	Public	9-12	907 Main St	Plum City	54761	Pierce County	Plum City School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 647-2591	79	11	7.5	36.7%	65 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.3%)	33.4	320^th of 431 public high schools	25.8%		44.1	257^th of 431 public high schools	40.4%	63			36.0															42.1			$15,512	$523	$14,990
Plum City Middle School	Public	6-8	907 Main St	Plum City	54761	Pierce County	Plum City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(715) 647-2591	51	4	13.4	47.1%	41 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.9%)								(n/a)							59.1	50.0	33.3				50.0	53.9	40.0		66.7			46.7
Malone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Campbell St N	Prescott	54021	Pierce County	Prescott School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 262-5463	457	32	14.1	22.1%	416 (91.0%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	82	130^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.5%		76.2	215^th of 1061 public elementary schools	79.7%	85				70.8	66.7	69.7				67.4	70.7	84.9				78.7			76.0		$13,812	$273	$13,539
Prescott High	Public	9-12	1010 Dexter St	Prescott	54021	Pierce County	Prescott School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 262-5389	394	25	15.7	18.3%	358 (90.9%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	64.4	139^th of 431 public high schools	67.7%		75.7	76^th of 431 public high schools	82.4%	63	60.9	54.4	43.5															50.6			$12,500	$176	$12,323
Prescott Middle	Public	6-8	1220 Saint Croix Street	Prescott	54021	Pierce County	Prescott School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 262-5054	254	23	10.9	16.5%	232 (91.3%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	91	19^th of 628 public middle schools	97.0%		92.5	14^th of 641 public middle schools	97.8%	5							75.7	80.9	77.3				82.4	83.2	78.4		87.5			83.0	$11,406	$167	$11,239
Greenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	982 E Division St	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 425-1810	409	29	13.9	19.8%	341 (83.4%)	6 (1.5%)	36 (8.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	79.1	175^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.2%		78.7	180^th of 1061 public elementary schools	83.0%	5				73.7	68.3	60.6				82.5	79.4	65.2				71.4			65.1		$12,259	$658	$11,601
Meyer Middle	Public	6-8	230 N 9th St	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 425-1820	725	49	14.7	18.1%	628 (86.6%)	10 (1.4%)	47 (6.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.6%)	78.4	101^st of 628 public middle schools	83.9%		83.3	63^rd of 641 public middle schools	90.2%	38							57.8	64.6	71.9				61.3	77.0	72.3		80.2			69.6	$10,532	$379	$10,154
River Falls High	Public	9-12	818 Cemetery Rd	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 425-1830	1,062	67	15.9	15.4%	934 (87.9%)	15 (1.4%)	61 (5.7%)	13 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.3%)	82.5	48^th of 431 public high schools	88.9%		77.5	69^th of 431 public high schools	84.0%	21	66.7	60.1	59.1															57.4			$10,623	$374	$10,249
Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1007 W Pine St	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 425-1815	403	27	15.0	18.1%	358 (88.8%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	77.2	205^th of 1044 public elementary schools	80.4%		77.7	195^th of 1061 public elementary schools	81.6%	10				57.1	64.8	66.2				73.0	71.8	67.6				78.9			67.6		$12,118	$587	$11,531
Renaissance Charter Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1355 Sunshine Ave	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(715) 425-7687	49	5	9.5	38.8%	35 (71.4%)	4 (8.2%)	3 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.2%)								(n/a)																					$15,152	$287	$14,865
Rocky Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1415 Bartosh Ln	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 425-1819	441	34	13.1	22.9%	367 (83.2%)	10 (2.3%)	23 (5.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (7.9%)	73.7	255^th of 1044 public elementary schools	75.6%		68.2	354^th of 1061 public elementary schools	66.6%	99				58.2	62.3	65.6				63.3	66.7	70.3				76.8			67.7		$11,335	$572	$10,763
River Falls Public Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	421 W Maple St	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(715) 425-7645	189	11	17.7	16.9%	166 (87.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	57.2	498^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.3%		58.6	507^th of 1061 public elementary schools	52.2%	9				47.8	60.0	77.8	100.0			39.1	46.7	37.0	44.4			73.3			60.0		$10,316	$369	$9,948
Spring Valley Middle	Public	6-8	S1450 County Road CC	Spring Valley	54767	Pierce County	Spring Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 778-5554	140	10	13.6	25.7%	133 (95.0%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	83.9	62^nd of 628 public middle schools	90.1%		81.6	75^th of 641 public middle schools	88.3%	13							67.4	63.8	74.0				79.1	78.7	82.0		82.0			66.0	$10,660	$348	$10,313
Spring Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	S1450 County Road CC	Spring Valley	54767	Pierce County	Spring Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 778-5602	317	23	13.9	28.4%	303 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	80.8	149^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.7%		75.1	231^st of 1061 public elementary schools	78.2%	82				64.3	73.9	56.0				78.6	82.6	58.0				84.8			89.1		$11,674	$882	$10,792
Spring Valley High	Public	9-12	S1450 County Road CC	Spring Valley	54767	Pierce County	Spring Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 778-5554	194	14	14.0	24.7%	185 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	39.7	288^th of 431 public high schools	33.2%		51.1	214^th of 431 public high schools	50.3%	74	27.3	43.2	36.4															69.7			$12,941	$363	$12,578

Best Public Schools in Pierce County, WI

Prescott Middle

Elmwood Middle

Spring Valley Middle

River Falls High

Malone Elementary

Spring Valley Elementary

Greenwood Elementary

Meyer Middle

Westside Elementary

Elmwood High

Rocky Branch Elementary

Ellsworth Middle

Plum City Elementary

Prescott High

Ellsworth High

Elmwood Elementary

River Falls Public Montessori Academy

Ellsworth Elementary

Spring Valley High

Plum City High

Plum City Middle School

Renaissance Charter Academy

Western Wisconsin Virtual Charter School (WWVC)

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