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Best Public Schools in Portage County, WI

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Schools

8,507

Students

Districts

Top rankedBannach Elementary205^th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Washington Elementary up 138 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Almond-Bancroft High 8.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Central Sands Community High School and 1 more

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 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)		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
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%)	33.1	774^th of 1039 public elementary schools	25.5%		42.1	699^th of 1044 public elementary schools	33.0%	75				43.5	31.0	38.1				39.1	48.3	33.3				62.1			44.8		90%		$17,154	$1,002	$16,153
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%)	29.9	408^th of 533 public high schools	23.5%		15.4	390^th of 431 public high schools	9.5%	18	42.9	14.3	21.4															53.3					$18,836	$869	$17,966
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%)	21.2	531^st of 643 public middle schools	17.4%		15.6	543^rd of 628 public middle schools	13.5%	12							14.3	43.8	26.9				9.5	35.3	23.1		65.4			38.5			$14,078	$496	$13,583
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%)	63.4	401^st of 1039 public elementary schools	61.4%		80.7	150^th of 1044 public elementary schools	85.6%	251				57.9	54.6					56.1	60.0					70.9			69.1		86%		$12,772	$559	$12,214
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%)	68.3	152^nd of 533 public high schools	71.5%		67.2	115^th of 431 public high schools	73.3%	37	64.0	46.7	49.3															48.8					$17,284	$511	$16,772
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%)	69.5	177^th of 643 public middle schools	72.5%		69.2	189^th of 628 public middle schools	69.9%	12						59.0	65.2	71.4	61.8			80.3	71.2	62.5	49.1		65.5			63.6			$13,605	$325	$13,280
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%)	23.3	845^th of 1039 public elementary schools	18.7%		55.8	515^th of 1044 public elementary schools	50.7%	330				16.7	41.7	47.6	20.0	44.4	64.3	0.0	8.3	23.8	20.0	55.6	64.3	66.7	85.7		41.7	64.3	74%		$10,963	$295	$10,668
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%)	49.5	599^th of 1039 public elementary schools	42.3%		65	387^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.9%	212					100.0		100.0		100.0		0.0		0.0		100.0	100.0	100.0		0.0	100.0			$10,361	$299	$10,062
Rosholt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	55.8	518^th of 1039 public elementary schools	50.1%		49.4	590^th of 1044 public elementary schools	43.5%	72				46.0	54.8	51.4				43.2	45.2	57.1				83.9			74.2		83%		$17,250	$979	$16,271
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%)	68.4	150^th of 533 public high schools	71.9%		43.7	261^st of 431 public high schools	39.4%	111	51.7	55.2	44.8															56.0					$19,709	$558	$19,151
Rosholt Middle	Public	6-8	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%)	48.3	365^th of 643 public middle schools	43.2%		43.8	404^th of 628 public middle schools	35.7%	39							60.5	75.8	39.0				39.5	63.6	46.3		61.0			39.0			$19,165	$1,805	$17,360
Charles F Fernandez Center Alt Learning	Public	11-12	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)																							$14,571	$261	$14,310
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)																							$27,700	$5,208	$22,492
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%)	64.3	213^th of 643 public middle schools	66.9%		61.4	249^th of 628 public middle schools	60.4%	36								57.1	50.5					68.7	55.9		73.2			62.3			$15,781	$258	$15,523
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%)	67.6	349^th of 1039 public elementary schools	66.4%		61	444^th of 1044 public elementary schools	57.5%	95				66.7	63.2	57.1	64.7			71.8	68.4	44.1	58.8			68.4			63.2		83%		$17,404	$1,309	$16,095
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%)	51.1	578^th of 1039 public elementary schools	44.4%		41.7	703^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	32.7%	125				57.1	47.4	55.0	50.0			52.4	47.4	45.0	50.0			68.4			57.9		87%		$16,570	$259	$16,310
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%)	62.3	414^th of 1039 public elementary schools	60.2%		63.2	409^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.8%	5				55.0	60.8	58.7	65.2			50.0	54.9	41.3	69.6			78.4			58.8		95%		$16,841	$1,052	$15,789
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%)	68	345^th of 1039 public elementary schools	66.8%		64.4	394^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.3%	49				61.7	70.0	47.4	54.7			80.9	65.0	61.4	54.7			77.5			72.5		89%		$13,802	$257	$13,545
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%)	48.2	366^th of 643 public middle schools	43.1%		61.3	251^st of 628 public middle schools	60.0%	115								52.2	46.6					54.0	52.0		59.9			49.6			$15,432	$624	$14,809
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%)	44	671^st of 1039 public elementary schools	35.4%		53.8	544^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.9%	127				60.0	47.4	41.7	61.7			50.0	40.4	41.7	41.7			61.4			47.4		91%		$15,167	$694	$14,473
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%)	43.5	678^th of 1039 public elementary schools	34.7%		50.2	583^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	44.2%	95				41.3	39.7	49.4	64.4			43.2	32.9	49.4	65.0			61.6			48.0		88%		$14,029	$754	$13,275
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%)	67.6	157^th of 533 public high schools	70.5%		63.2	147^th of 431 public high schools	65.9%	10	51.4	49.3	54.1															50.7					$16,389	$496	$15,893
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%)	60.4	441^st of 1039 public elementary schools	57.6%		50.6	579^th of 1044 public elementary schools	44.5%	138				53.5	62.3	58.2	55.4			53.5	44.9	54.6	59.5			78.3			65.2		84%		$14,904	$584	$14,321
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%)	58.2	474^th of 1039 public elementary schools	54.4%		48.5	612^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.4%	138				56.9	62.5	55.9	59.0			43.1	55.0	54.2	61.5			67.5			57.5		82%		$16,555	$1,180	$15,375
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%)	77.6	205^th of 1039 public elementary schools	80.3%		72.9	273^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	73.9%	68				76.7	77.1	57.7	67.3			75.0	62.5	59.6	67.3			81.3			70.8		86%		$14,160	$259	$13,901
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%)	56	249^th of 533 public high schools	53.3%					(n/a)	66.7	20.0	53.3					53.3	75.0					46.7	37.5		87.5	42.9		62.5			$24,385	$5,674	$18,711
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) 824-2583	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%)	65.7	178^th of 533 public high schools	66.6%					(n/a)	63.6	36.4	45.5															66.7

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