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Best Public Schools in Rusk County, WI

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Schools

1,547

Students

Districts

Top rankedLadysmith Middle219^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools

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Biggest riser

Ladysmith Middle up 195 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Flambeau High 8.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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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 (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	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
Bruce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 W Washington Ave	Bruce	54819	Rusk County	Bruce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 868-2585	199	19	10.3	98.0%	182 (91.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	25.3	836^th of 1044 public elementary schools	19.9%		22.3	870^th of 1061 public elementary schools	18.0%	34				25.8	43.3	29.6				35.5	32.3	25.9				54.8			45.2		$18,736	$1,057	$17,680
Bruce High	Public	9-12	104 W Washington Ave	Bruce	54819	Rusk County	Bruce School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 868-2585	116	12	9.8	94.8%	109 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	62.2	151^st of 431 public high schools	65.0%		26.9	344^th of 431 public high schools	20.2%	193	56.0	56.0	48.0															43.5			$16,930	$553	$16,377
Bruce Middle	Public	6-8	104 W Washington Ave	Bruce	54819	Rusk County	Bruce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 868-2585	73	7	10.1	100.0%	68 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	3 (4.1%)	53.1	325^th of 628 public middle schools	48.2%		78	104^th of 641 public middle schools	83.8%	221							45.8	50.0	50.0				54.2	54.2	60.0		75.0			45.0	$20,231	$828	$19,403
Ladysmith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 E 6th St S	Ladysmith	54848	Rusk County	Ladysmith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 532-5464	328	29	11.2	66.5%	289 (88.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	20.8	871^st of 1044 public elementary schools	16.6%		26.8	838^th of 1061 public elementary schools	21.0%	33				36.6	27.7	37.7				31.7	34.0	32.1				38.3			34.0		$15,121	$764	$14,357
Ladysmith High	Public	9-12	1700 Edgewood Ave E	Ladysmith	54848	Rusk County	Ladysmith School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 532-5531	255	19	13.1	50.6%	225 (88.2%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	29	339^th of 431 public high schools	21.3%		47.3	239^th of 431 public high schools	44.5%	100	45.9	29.5	37.7															35.6			$16,255	$657	$15,597
Ladysmith Middle	Public	6-8	1700 Edgewood Ave E	Ladysmith	54848	Rusk County	Ladysmith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 532-5531	144	15	9.7	67.4%	126 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	65.1	219^th of 628 public middle schools	65.1%		42.8	414^th of 641 public middle schools	35.4%	195							48.8	56.8	61.2				51.2	65.9	67.4		63.3			71.4	$17,793	$1,044	$16,749
Flambeau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	N4540 County Road I	Tony	54563	Rusk County	Flambeau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 532-5559	188	17	11.1	71.3%	177 (94.1%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.9	731^st of 1044 public elementary schools	30.0%		28.2	825^th of 1061 public elementary schools	22.2%	94				47.6	35.5	37.5				38.1	41.9	66.7				64.5			41.9		$19,600	$1,537	$18,063
Flambeau High	Public	9-12	N4540 County Road I	Tony	54563	Rusk County	Flambeau School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 532-5559	129	16	8.2	51.9%	124 (96.1%)	2 (1.6%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.9	306^th of 431 public high schools	29.0%		36.6	298^th of 431 public high schools	30.9%	8	37.1	31.4	37.1															59.5			$19,538	$289	$19,249
Flambeau Middle	Public	6-8	N4540 County Road I	Tony	54563	Rusk County	Flambeau School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 532-5559	115	8	13.8	65.2%	113 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.6	528^th of 628 public middle schools	15.9%		39.3	431^st of 641 public middle schools	32.8%	97							17.5	37.1	40.5				7.5	34.3	32.4		40.5			37.8	$15,955	$1,592	$14,363

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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.