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Best Public Schools in Polk County, WI

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6,126

Students

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Top rankedSaint Croix Falls Elementary33^rd of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Luck Elementary up 313 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Clayton Elementary 8.8 students per teacher

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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
Lien Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	469 Minneapolis Ave S	Amery	54001	Polk County	Amery School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 268-9771	299	29	10.1	40.8%	274 (91.6%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)								(n/a)																					56%		$19,211	$1,086	$18,125
Amery High	Public	9-12	555 Minneapolis Ave S	Amery	54001	Polk County	Amery School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 268-9771	418	32	13.2	32.1%	375 (89.7%)	7 (1.7%)	19 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	74.9	106^th of 533 public high schools	80.1%		47.5	243^rd of 431 public high schools	43.6%	137	49.5	49.5	55.5															71.6					$15,597	$522	$15,075
Amery Middle	Public	6-8	501 Minneapolis Ave S	Amery	54001	Polk County	Amery School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 268-9771	275	27	10.2	37.1%	242 (88.0%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	86	45^th of 643 public middle schools	93.0%		77.9	104^th of 628 public middle schools	83.4%	59							72.7	69.0	78.7				74.4	75.9	86.5		83.2			71.9			$20,993	$794	$20,199
Amery Intermediate	Public	3-5	543 Minneapolis Ave S	Amery	54001	Polk County	Amery School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 268-9771	260	25	10.3	41.2%	243 (93.5%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	74.7	244^th of 1039 public elementary schools	76.5%		73.2	266^th of 1044 public elementary schools	74.5%	22				84.2	66.2	52.9				82.9	56.3	60.9				77.5			73.2				$18,880	$1,173	$17,706
Unity Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1908 150th St	Balsam Lake	54810	Polk County	Unity School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 825-2101	385	30	12.7	53.2%	324 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	52.5	564^th of 1039 public elementary schools	45.7%		55	530^th of 1044 public elementary schools	49.2%	34				74.6	42.5					58.2	46.6					68.5			49.3		59%		$12,867	$724	$12,144
Unity High	Public	9-12	1908 150th St	Balsam Lake	54810	Polk County	Unity School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 825-2131	292	23	12.8	54.1%	239 (81.8%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	37.9	361^st of 533 public high schools	32.3%		28.7	340^th of 431 public high schools	21.1%	21	44.7	27.6	35.5															37.7					$14,524	$498	$14,026
Unity Middle	Public	5-8	1908 150th St	Balsam Lake	54810	Polk County	Unity School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 825-2101	238	20	11.6	50.4%	209 (87.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	44.4	401^st of 643 public middle schools	37.6%		58.9	272^nd of 628 public middle schools	56.7%	129						43.8	28.3	64.5	45.2			32.9	30.2	66.1	29.0		67.7			53.2			$14,261	$660	$13,601
Clayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	236 Polk Ave W	Clayton	54004	Polk County	Clayton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 948-2163	124	14	8.8	47.6%	113 (91.1%)	2 (1.6%)	4 (3.2%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	59.5	448^th of 1039 public elementary schools	56.9%		55.5	523^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	49.9%	75				81.3	50.0					56.3	57.1					71.4			42.9		92%		$23,523	$935	$22,588
Clayton High	Public	9-12	236 Polk Ave W	Clayton	54004	Polk County	Clayton School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 948-2163	86	10	8.5	39.5%	84 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	23.4	442^nd of 533 public high schools	17.1%		39.1	292^nd of 431 public high schools	32.3%	150	25.0	28.6	32.1															8.3					$20,741	$406	$20,335
Clayton Middle	Public	5-8	236 Polk Ave W	Clayton	54004	Polk County	Clayton School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 948-2163	46	4	10.9	52.2%	43 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.4	212^th of 643 public middle schools	67.0%		62.9	233^rd of 628 public middle schools	62.9%	21						50.0	57.9	61.5	66.7			64.3	36.8	61.5	66.7		83.3			66.7			$19,351	$406	$18,945
Gaylord A Nelson Educational Center	Public	PK, KG-6	135 8th Ave	Clear Lake	54005	Polk County	Clear Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 263-2117	266	23	11.7	38.7%	241 (90.6%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	47.9	622^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	40.1%		41	715^th of 1044 public elementary schools	31.5%	93				54.1	33.3	42.5	64.9			56.8	33.3	47.5	70.3			58.3			52.8		82%		$16,495	$1,135	$15,360
Clear Lake High	Public	9-12	1101 3rd St SW	Clear Lake	54005	Polk County	Clear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 263-2113	189	14	13.2	33.9%	172 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	65.3	181^st of 533 public high schools	66.0%		35.1	312^th of 431 public high schools	27.6%	131	60.0	50.9	50.9															29.4					$16,265	$416	$15,849
Clear Lake Junior High	Public	7-8	1101 3rd St SW	Clear Lake	54005	Polk County	Clear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 263-2113	72	5	14.0	19.4%	69 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	60.8	258^th of 643 public middle schools	59.9%		74	130^th of 628 public middle schools	79.3%	128								50.0	42.5					68.8	67.5		72.5			57.5			$15,006	$334	$14,671
Frederic Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Birch St	Frederic	54837	Polk County	Frederic School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 327-4221	192	17	11.1	53.1%	175 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	46	650^th of 1039 public elementary schools	37.4%		55	531^st of 1044 public elementary schools	49.1%	119				55.2	44.8	42.4				50.0	31.0	57.6				72.4			48.3		82%		$18,085	$1,092	$16,993
Frederic 6-12 School	Public	6-12	1437 Clam Falls Dr	Frederic	54837	Polk County	Frederic School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 327-4223	214	19	11.5	46.7%	185 (86.4%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	81.7	61^st of 533 public high schools	88.6%		55.2	199^th of 431 public high schools	53.8%	138	44.4	72.2	55.6				70.0	66.7	66.7				70.0	58.3	66.7		63.0	77.8		63.0			$17,873	$1,275	$16,598
Luck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 S 7th St	Luck	54853	Polk County	Luck School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 472-2152	174	20	8.8	44.3%	158 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)	61	432^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	58.4%		38.3	745^th of 1044 public elementary schools	28.6%	313				63.6	62.5	26.3				77.3	62.5	21.1				75.0			70.8		79%		$18,386	$837	$17,549
Luck High	Public	9-12	810 S 7th St	Luck	54853	Polk County	Luck School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 472-2152	102	9	10.9	36.3%	94 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	51.3	281^st of 533 public high schools	47.3%		55.4	197^th of 431 public high schools	54.3%	84	43.8	37.5	40.6															52.4					$20,275	$837	$19,438
Luck Middle	Public	6-8	810 S 7th St	Luck	54853	Polk County	Luck School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 472-2152	82	9	8.9	30.5%	77 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	56.6	296^th of 643 public middle schools	54.0%		42.5	419^th of 628 public middle schools	33.3%	123							40.9	50.0	50.0				45.5	69.2	75.0		66.7			58.3			$15,757	$837	$14,921
Osceola Intermediate	Public	1-4	949 Education Ave	Osceola	54020	Polk County	Osceola School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 294-2800	275	23	11.8	34.5%	256 (93.1%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	61.9	421^st of 1039 public elementary schools	59.5%		68.1	345^th of 1044 public elementary schools	67.0%	76				59.6	67.1					48.5	58.9					75.3			56.2				$14,484	$820	$13,663
Osceola Elementary	Public	PK-K	250 10th Ave E	Osceola	54020	Polk County	Osceola School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 294-3457	250	22	11.2	34.8%	224 (89.6%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.6%)								(n/a)																					80%		$14,537	$455	$14,082
Osceola High	Public	9-12	1111 Oak Ridge Dr	Osceola	54020	Polk County	Osceola School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 294-2127	498	32	15.4	21.3%	458 (92.0%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.4%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	73.7	113^th of 533 public high schools	78.8%		66.5	125^th of 431 public high schools	71.0%	12	55.0	54.1	53.2															56.6					$18,934	$500	$18,434
Osceola Middle	Public	5-8	1029 Oak Ridge Drive	Osceola	54020	Polk County	Osceola School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 294-4180	398	31	12.8	23.6%	363 (91.2%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	71.5	164^th of 643 public middle schools	74.5%		82.1	76^th of 628 public middle schools	87.9%	88						59.8	58.1	62.0	61.5			64.4	64.4	68.5	75.0		75.0			59.4			$13,297	$322	$12,975
Dresser Elementary	Public	PK-K	131 2nd Ave	Dresser	54024	Polk County	Saint Croix Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 483-9823	46	4	11.7	39.1%	39 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)								(n/a)																							$19,327	$195	$19,132
Saint Croix Falls Elementary	Public	K-4	651 E Louisiana St	Saint Croix Falls	54024	Polk County	Saint Croix Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 483-9823	303	28	11.0	34.7%	277 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.6%)	90.4	33^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	96.8%		90.3	29^th of 1044 public elementary schools	97.2%	4				88.7	80.0					81.1	72.9					95.7			80.0		85%		$16,578	$748	$15,830
Saint Croix Falls High	Public	9-12	740 Maple Dr	Saint Croix Falls	54024	Polk County	Saint Croix Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 483-2507	345	23	15.0	25.8%	307 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	68.3	151^st of 533 public high schools	71.7%		46.4	246^th of 431 public high schools	42.9%	95	43.8	50.6	51.7															63.4					$14,690	$621	$14,069
Saint Croix Falls Middle	Public	5-8	740 Maple Dr	Saint Croix Falls	54024	Polk County	Saint Croix Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 483-2507	297	18	16.5	32.3%	271 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (4.0%)	62.1	237^th of 643 public middle schools	63.1%		71.2	166^th of 628 public middle schools	73.6%	71						64.6	73.2	67.6	58.2			49.4	71.8	59.2	49.4		53.2			51.9			$14,069	$92	$13,978

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