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Best Public Schools in Richland County, WI

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At a glance

Schools

2,130

Students

Districts

Top rankedKickapoo High207^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools

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Biggest riser

Richland Center Intermediate School up 230 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Richland Center Intermediate School 8.6 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Weston Senior 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)		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 (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ithaca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24615 State Hwy 58	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Ithaca School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 585-2311	145	12	12.6	49.0%	137 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	36.1	752^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	27.6%		33.9	780^th of 1044 public elementary schools	25.3%	28				20.7	63.6	33.3				34.5	45.5	33.3				68.2			54.6		$16,418	$735	$15,683
Ithaca High	Public	9-12	24615 State Hwy 58	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Ithaca School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 585-2311	105	10	10.3	41.9%	92 (87.6%)	1 (1.0%)	8 (7.6%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.8	285^th of 533 public high schools	46.5%		41.8	278^th of 431 public high schools	35.5%	7	50.0	39.3	28.6															60.0			$21,748	$425	$21,323
Ithaca Middle	Public	6-8	24615 State Hwy 58	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Ithaca School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 585-2311	69	7	9.5	43.5%	63 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	50.8	353^rd of 643 public middle schools	45.1%		37.1	444^th of 628 public middle schools	29.3%	91							55.6	38.9	38.9				48.2	55.6	50.0		72.2			66.7	$17,346	$305	$17,041
Kickapoo High	Public	6-12	S6520 State Highway 131	Viola	54664	Richland County	Kickapoo Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 627-0103	260	20	12.7	41.9%	247 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	62	207^th of 533 public high schools	61.2%		35.8	309^th of 431 public high schools	28.3%	102	44.2	53.5	41.9				37.9	41.2	62.5				37.9	32.4	41.7		70.8	56.7		58.3	$17,677	$758	$16,919
Kickapoo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	S6520 State Highway 131	Viola	54664	Richland County	Kickapoo Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 627-0159	204	18	11.3	52.5%	195 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	46.9	634^th of 1039 public elementary schools	39.0%		47.2	629^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.8%	5				40.0	52.6	59.3				36.7	31.6	59.3				65.8			60.5		$16,738	$2,509	$14,230
Richland Center High	Public	7-12	1996 US Hwy 14 W	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 647-6131	512	44	11.6	52.9%	423 (82.6%)	7 (1.4%)	63 (12.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	47.1	310^th of 533 public high schools	41.8%		44	260^th of 431 public high schools	39.7%	50	44.4	37.0	35.8					35.7	44.9					28.6	42.0		64.7	47.6		47.8	$18,618	$342	$18,276
Richland Center Intermediate School	Public	3-6	1801 State Highway 80	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 647-6381	275	32	8.6	66.5%	225 (81.8%)	3 (1.1%)	26 (9.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	56.2	513^th of 1039 public elementary schools	50.6%		38.4	743^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	28.8%	230				50.0	53.7	63.1	50.9			59.5	41.8	45.3	51.7			83.6			59.7		$20,040	$2,392	$17,648
Richland Center Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1990 Bohmann Dr	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 647-8971	301	30	10.1	64.5%	229 (76.1%)	6 (2.0%)	46 (15.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)								(n/a)																					$19,246	$1,434	$17,813
HIVE Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1996 US Hwy 14 W	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Richland School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(608) 647-6106	12	1	16.2	58.3%	11 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	60.0	40.0	40.0															0.0			$8,559	$333	$8,227
PARTNER Charter School	Public, Charter	8-12	1000 US 14 West	Richland Center	53581	Richland County	Richland School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(608) 647-6106	21	1	21.0	71.4%	20 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.6	530^th of 533 public high schools	0.6%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0																		$16,509	$333	$16,177
Weston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	E2511 County Road S	Cazenovia	53924	Richland County	Weston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 983-2380	117	12	10.0	59.8%	114 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	40.2	716^th of 1039 public elementary schools	31.1%		35.4	767^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.5%	51				40.0	58.8	21.4	33.3			30.0	58.8	28.6	44.4			64.7			64.7		$23,052	$2,060	$20,992
Weston Senior High School	Public	9-12	E2511 County Road S	Cazenovia	53924	Richland County	Weston School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 986-2151	68	9	7.6	36.8%	65 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	41.3	341^st of 533 public high schools	36.0%					(n/a)	36.4	54.6	36.4															31.3			$25,789	$1,894	$23,895
Weston Junior High School	Public	7-8	E2511 County Road S	Cazenovia	53924	Richland County	Weston School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 986-2151	41	4	11.2	48.8%	38 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	53.9	319^th of 643 public middle schools	50.4%		44.1	399^th of 628 public middle schools	36.5%	80								41.7	42.9					50.0	64.3		85.7			50.0	$17,766	$1,554	$16,212

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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.