Best Public Schools in Portage 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
Almond-Bancroft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1336 Elm St	Almond	54909	Portage County	Almond-Bancroft School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 366-2941	171	17	10.2	49.1%	131 (76.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (19.3%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	42.1	699^th of 1044 public elementary schools	33.0%		16.5	911^th of 1061 public elementary schools	14.1%	212				55.6	40.9	22.7				70.4	40.9	40.9				63.6			36.4		$13,965	$1,269	$12,696
Almond-Bancroft High	Public	9-12	1336 Elm St	Almond	54909	Portage County	Almond-Bancroft School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 366-2941	103	12	8.3	48.5%	74 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (26.2%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	390^th of 431 public high schools	9.5%		24	362^nd of 431 public high schools	16.0%	28	40.0		16.0															29.6			$15,215	$940	$14,275
Almond-Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	1336 Elm St	Almond	54909	Portage County	Almond-Bancroft School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 366-2941	77	6	12.9	42.9%	60 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (18.2%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	15.6	543^rd of 628 public middle schools	13.5%		32.7	480^th of 641 public middle schools	25.1%	63							25.0	33.3	27.6				31.3	29.6	24.1		34.5			34.5	$11,169	$360	$10,809
Amherst Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	357 N Main St	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 824-5523	342	24	14.5	26.6%	322 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	80.7	150^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.6%		73	270^th of 1061 public elementary schools	74.6%	120				68.1	63.2					70.2	64.9					89.5			79.0		$12,119	$494	$11,626
Amherst High	Public	9-12	357 N Main St	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 824-5522	349	28	12.2	21.8%	326 (93.4%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	67.2	115^th of 431 public high schools	73.3%		62.6	146^th of 431 public high schools	66.1%	31	57.3	46.3	53.7															56.8			$12,959	$417	$12,542
Amherst Middle	Public	5-8	357 N Main St	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 824-5524	257	23	11.2	28.0%	235 (91.4%)	4 (1.6%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	69.2	189^th of 628 public middle schools	69.9%		74.3	136^th of 641 public middle schools	78.8%	53						52.3	65.0	57.9	60.9			70.8	73.3	49.1	68.8		68.8			62.5	$10,969	$168	$10,801
Tomorrow River Community Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10186 County Road MM	Amherst Junction	54407	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 824-5521	184	13	14.6	32.6%	162 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.2%)	55.8	515^th of 1044 public elementary schools	50.7%		35.1	779^th of 1061 public elementary schools	26.6%	264				36.4	72.2	42.9	68.8	58.8	80.0	9.1	33.3	28.6	75.0	76.5	80.0	83.3	80.0		66.7	80.0	$9,764	$140	$9,625
Tomorrow River Virtual Charter School (TRVCS)	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	10186 County Road MM	Amherst Junction	54407	Portage County	Tomorrow River School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 346-2730	66	4	16.2		59 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	65	387^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.9%		49.6	628^th of 1061 public elementary schools	40.8%	241				66.7		100.0		100.0		66.7		0.0		100.0							$9,811	$138	$9,673
Rosholt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	346 W Randolph St	Rosholt	54473	Portage County	Rosholt School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 677-4543	259	21	12.5	28.6%	242 (93.4%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	49.4	590^th of 1044 public elementary schools	43.5%		46.3	667^th of 1061 public elementary schools	37.1%	77				46.9	43.8	48.5	69.0			40.6	46.9	51.5	69.0			62.5			43.8		$14,650	$787	$13,863
Rosholt High	Public	9-12	346 W Randolph St	Rosholt	54473	Portage County	Rosholt School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 677-4541	144	14	10.5	20.8%	134 (93.1%)	2 (1.4%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	43.7	261^st of 431 public high schools	39.4%		27.5	340^th of 431 public high schools	21.1%	79	45.5	42.4	36.4															53.1			$15,053	$471	$14,582
Rosholt Middle	Public	7-8	346 W Randolph St	Rosholt	54473	Portage County	Rosholt School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 677-4541	78	6	12.7	21.8%	72 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	43.8	404^th of 628 public middle schools	35.7%		53	332^nd of 641 public middle schools	48.2%	72								38.5	48.5					39.3	53.3		69.7			45.5	$15,147	$931	$14,216
Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning	Public	9-12	1900 W Zinda Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5592	77	5	14.2	75.3%	49 (63.6%)	4 (5.2%)	13 (16.9%)	2 (2.6%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.1%)								(n/a)																					$14,189	$1,413	$12,777
Juvenile Detention	Public, Alternative	K-12	1500 Strongs Ave	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 346-1263	8	2	4.0		5 (62.5%)	3 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$22,619	$4,979	$17,640
Benjamin Franklin Junior High	Public	7-9	2000 Polk St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5413	757	55	13.6	32.4%	535 (70.7%)	13 (1.7%)	90 (11.9%)	73 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	61.4	249^th of 628 public middle schools	60.4%		59.5	268^th of 641 public middle schools	58.2%	19								56.1	49.2					64.0	62.6		70.2			51.7	$13,478	$612	$12,867
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1800 East Ave	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5418	276	21	13.2	53.6%	204 (73.9%)	15 (5.4%)	24 (8.7%)	14 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	61	444^th of 1044 public elementary schools	57.5%		66.7	381^st of 1061 public elementary schools	64.1%	63				57.9	61.1	57.6	62.5			57.9	44.4	52.9	65.6			72.2			50.0		$16,405	$1,368	$15,039
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	616 W 2nd St	Junction City	54443	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5614	170	12	13.9	35.3%	149 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.9%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	41.7	703^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	32.7%		52.5	600^th of 1061 public elementary schools	43.4%	103				57.1	28.6	43.5	51.6			61.9	38.1	47.8	45.2			57.1			38.1		$16,608	$807	$15,802
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 Maria Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5419	360	29	12.3	50.3%	244 (67.8%)	18 (5.0%)	48 (13.3%)	11 (3.1%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.9%)	63.2	409^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.8%		67.7	360^th of 1061 public elementary schools	66.1%	49				52.8	68.2	51.0	66.0			49.1	62.2	53.9	68.1			66.7			62.2		$14,526	$1,171	$13,356
McDill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2516 School St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5420	360	25	14.5	32.5%	275 (76.4%)	7 (1.9%)	31 (8.6%)	39 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	64.4	394^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.3%		68.6	344^th of 1061 public elementary schools	67.6%	50				66.7	65.1	50.0	61.5			71.8	55.6	53.7	53.9			66.1			61.3		$13,658	$508	$13,152
P J Jacobs Junior High	Public	7-9	2400 Main St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5422	709	51	13.8	34.8%	522 (73.6%)	20 (2.8%)	64 (9.0%)	47 (6.6%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.5%)	61.3	251^st of 628 public middle schools	60.0%		65.3	219^th of 641 public middle schools	65.8%	32								54.9	53.7					60.4	61.4		67.5			54.0	$14,634	$1,071	$13,564
Plover-Whiting Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 Hoover Ave	Plover	54467	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5424	448	34	13.0	38.4%	328 (73.2%)	5 (1.1%)	64 (14.3%)	36 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	53.8	544^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.9%		55.1	567^th of 1061 public elementary schools	46.6%	23				46.6	55.1	51.8	65.0			44.8	49.3	50.9	56.7			66.7			52.2		$13,376	$874	$12,503
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2200 Wisconsin Ave	Plover	54467	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5425	522	34	15.2	43.7%	391 (74.9%)	5 (1.0%)	71 (13.6%)	35 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	50.2	583^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	44.2%		54.1	578^th of 1061 public elementary schools	45.5%	5				31.6	43.4	46.3	66.7			40.3	59.7	52.9	78.3			64.9			45.5		$12,600	$1,278	$11,323
Stevens Point Area Senior High	Public	10-12	1201 N Point Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5400	1,478	81	18.1	30.2%	1,143 (77.3%)	24 (1.6%)	131 (8.9%)	103 (7.0%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (4.8%)	63.2	147^th of 431 public high schools	65.9%		58.6	172^nd of 431 public high schools	60.1%	25	58.0	49.5	48.3															50.6			$14,357	$923	$13,435
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3500 Prais St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5426	443	32	13.9	33.6%	368 (83.1%)	14 (3.2%)	36 (8.1%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	50.6	579^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.5%		49.6	627^th of 1061 public elementary schools	40.9%	48				62.5	44.0	54.6	45.6			53.1	47.1	44.2	43.9			72.6			52.9		$13,683	$509	$13,175
McKinley Center	Public	PK, KG-6	2926 Blaine St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 345-5421	373	29	12.9	49.9%	260 (69.7%)	11 (2.9%)	25 (6.7%)	52 (13.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	48.5	612^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.4%		45.8	670^th of 1061 public elementary schools	36.9%	58				31.0	55.9	46.5	50.9			26.2	54.2	55.8	47.4			69.5			55.9		$15,415	$1,632	$13,784
Bannach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5400 Walter St	Stevens Point	54482	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5668	368	25	14.9	29.1%	308 (83.7%)	5 (1.4%)	24 (6.5%)	14 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	72.9	273^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	73.9%		82.3	130^th of 1061 public elementary schools	87.7%	143				70.6	59.6	68.0	68.5			60.8	63.5	52.0	63.0			88.5			61.5		$12,132	$508	$11,624
Point of Discovery School	Public, Charter	7-12	1900 W Zinda Dr	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 345-5566	93	8	11.3	43.0%	78 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)								(n/a)									50.0						33.3		50.0	76.9		66.7	$15,243	$1,052	$14,191
Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8511 County Road WW	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Portage County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6766	267	20	13.5	26.6%	250 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	63.9	401^st of 1044 public elementary schools	61.6%		62.5	449^th of 1061 public elementary schools	57.7%	48				69.2	50.0	53.7				66.7	61.1	61.0				69.4			50.0		$14,027	$736	$13,291
Central Sands Community High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3995 County Rd K	Amherst	54406	Portage County	Central Sands Community High School Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(715) 281-4776	35	2	15.0		30 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		54.6

Best Public Schools in Portage County, WI

Amherst Elementary

Bannach Elementary

Amherst Middle

Amherst High

Tomorrow River Virtual Charter School (TRVCS)

McDill Elementary

Grant Elementary

Stevens Point Area Senior High

Madison Elementary

Benjamin Franklin Junior High

P J Jacobs Junior High

Jefferson Elementary

Tomorrow River Community Charter

Plover-Whiting Elementary

Washington Elementary

Roosevelt Elementary

Rosholt Elementary

McKinley Center

Rosholt Middle

Rosholt High

Almond-Bancroft Elementary

Kennedy Elementary

Almond-Bancroft Middle

Almond-Bancroft High

Central Sands Community High School

Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning

Juvenile Detention

Point of Discovery School

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