Best Public Schools in Sauk 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
Jack Young Middle	Public	6-8	1531 Draper St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3930	548	50	11.0		408 (74.5%)	10 (1.8%)	60 (10.9%)	10 (1.8%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.7%)	43	411^th of 628 public middle schools	34.6%		52.6	337^th of 641 public middle schools	47.4%	74							40.1	46.8	44.7				45.8	47.4	52.0		63.7			45.3	$12,293	$1,043	$11,250
Baraboo High	Public	9-12	1201 Draper St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 355-3940	885	65	13.5		681 (76.9%)	14 (1.6%)	103 (11.6%)	13 (1.5%)	32 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.7%)	33.9	319^th of 431 public high schools	26.0%		33.2	315^th of 431 public high schools	26.9%	4	46.2	37.6	33.8															41.7			$13,003	$321	$12,682
East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	815 6th St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3920	334	28	11.9		258 (77.2%)	4 (1.2%)	44 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	45.7	645^th of 1044 public elementary schools	38.2%		46.4	666^th of 1061 public elementary schools	37.2%	21				45.8	50.0	48.3				44.4	58.6	31.0				67.2			51.7		$12,926	$894	$12,032
Willson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	146 Berkley Blvd	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3925	284	24	11.7		226 (79.6%)	8 (2.8%)	20 (7.0%)	6 (2.1%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	57.6	493^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	52.8%		66.2	387^th of 1061 public elementary schools	63.5%	106				63.0	43.8	51.1				58.7	56.3	53.3				68.8			56.3		$12,367	$898	$11,469
North Freedom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	S4890 County Road I	North Freedom	53951	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 522-4946	103	9	10.9	2.9%	88 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)	46.6	635^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.2%		58.1	515^th of 1061 public elementary schools	51.5%	120				55.0	35.0	50.0				45.0	45.0	71.4				60.0			50.0		$12,134	$695	$11,438
Al Behrman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Mulberry St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3910	278	27	10.1		202 (72.7%)	4 (1.4%)	48 (17.3%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	41.3	709^th of 1044 public elementary schools	32.1%		47.8	642^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	39.5%	67				25.5	45.6	48.7				33.3	63.2	43.6				56.1			54.4		$12,922	$1,141	$11,781
West Elementary-Kindergarten Center	Public	PK-K	707 Center St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3950	35	7	5.0	8.6%	21 (60.0%)	1 (2.9%)	12 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$19,933	$2,537	$17,397
Pineview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1121 8th St	Reedsburg	53959	Sauk County	Reedsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 768-8932	390	32	12.1	37.2%	312 (80.0%)	6 (1.5%)	39 (10.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)								(n/a)																					$14,677	$788	$13,888
Reedsburg Area High	Public	9-12	1100 S Albert Ave	Reedsburg	53959	Sauk County	Reedsburg School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 768-8928	889	59	15.0	38.6%	737 (82.9%)	9 (1.0%)	95 (10.7%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.4%)	42.1	276^th of 431 public high schools	36.0%		63.5	141^st of 431 public high schools	67.3%	135	43.3	44.7	39.4															46.2			$11,554	$424	$11,130
Webb Middle	Public	6-8	707 N Webb Ave	Reedsburg	53959	Sauk County	Reedsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 768-8930	572	44	13.0	40.9%	464 (81.1%)	8 (1.4%)	74 (12.9%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	55.5	302^nd of 628 public middle schools	51.9%		52.4	340^th of 641 public middle schools	47.0%	38							43.0	42.6	59.0				54.2	55.4	65.2		64.7			58.2	$12,104	$903	$11,200
West Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	401 Alexander Ave	Reedsburg	53959	Sauk County	Reedsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 768-8934	198	20	9.9	61.1%	132 (66.7%)	2 (1.0%)	54 (27.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)								(n/a)																					$17,604	$1,306	$16,298
Prairie Ridge Intermediate	Public	3-5	2400 8th St	Reedsburg	53959	Sauk County	Reedsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 768-8942	505	38	13.2	49.7%	394 (78.0%)	5 (1.0%)	78 (15.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	53.2	550^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.3%		53.6	585^th of 1061 public elementary schools	44.9%	35				50.3	41.8	47.1				63.3	62.0	58.1				62.7			48.1		$13,058	$955	$12,103
Grand Avenue Elementary	Public	3-5	225 Grand Ave	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 643-1900	396	30	13.3	23.2%	349 (88.1%)	6 (1.5%)	29 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	63.9	402^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	61.5%		62.2	453^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	57.3%	51				58.7	52.6	55.1				61.6	59.3	68.6				69.6			56.3		$12,127	$353	$11,774
Sauk Prairie High	Public	9-12	105 9th St	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 643-5900	862	57	15.1	24.2%	717 (83.2%)	11 (1.3%)	104 (12.1%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.1%)	59.3	167^th of 431 public high schools	61.3%		56.8	179^th of 431 public high schools	58.5%	12	51.3	48.1	47.3															54.0			$12,651	$468	$12,183
Sauk Prairie Middle	Public	6-8	207 Maple St	Sauk City	53583	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 643-5500	595	45	13.2	24.9%	516 (86.7%)	5 (0.8%)	60 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	72.8	148^th of 628 public middle schools	76.4%		72.5	155^th of 641 public middle schools	75.8%	7							58.4	56.7	65.2				59.5	65.6	67.2		79.2			76.5	$11,827	$486	$11,340
Bridges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1200 Broadway St	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 643-1800	458	36	12.6	24.0%	399 (87.1%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (9.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)								(n/a)																					$11,775	$561	$11,213
Tower Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	S9033 Denzer Rd	Prairie du Sac	53578	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 643-1997	213	21	10.3	43.7%	157 (73.7%)	3 (1.4%)	49 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	40.5	723^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	30.7%		59.2	498^th of 1061 public elementary schools	53.1%	225				31.6	32.3	62.5				39.5	58.1	50.0				56.3			45.2		$14,977	$1,532	$13,444
Merrimac Community	Public	PK, KG-5	360 School St	Merrimac	53561	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 643-1995	134	9	14.1	26.9%	129 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88.2	52^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	95.0%		82.1	132^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	87.6%	80				56.3	87.5	82.4				75.0	93.8	82.4				93.8			75.0		$12,517	$631	$11,886
River Valley High	Public	9-12	660 Varsity Blvd	Spring Green	53588	Sauk County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 588-2554	364	29	12.4	30.8%	336 (92.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	57.1	187^th of 431 public high schools	56.6%		47.3	240^th of 431 public high schools	44.3%	53	52.8	39.6	47.3															60.2			$13,864	$606	$13,258
River Valley Middle	Public	5-8	660 W Daley St	Spring Green	53588	Sauk County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 588-2556	324	29	11.3	33.3%	303 (93.5%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	72.9	143^rd of 628 public middle schools	77.2%		73.9	140^th of 641 public middle schools	78.2%	3						49.4	63.0	41.0	71.6			46.9	68.5	68.0	85.1		80.6			62.7	$13,114	$433	$12,681
River Valley Elementary	Public	1-4	830 W Daley St	Spring Green	53588	Sauk County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 588-2559	258	24	10.5	38.8%	239 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	39.4	736^th of 1044 public elementary schools	29.5%		51	616^th of 1061 public elementary schools	41.9%	120				45.2	42.4					54.8	40.7					59.3			39.0		$16,412	$733	$15,679
River Valley Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	1370 Cherry St	Plain	53577	Sauk County	River Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 546-2228	97	8	12.1	44.3%	91 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)								(n/a)																					$17,292	$1,319	$15,973
Weston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	E2511 County Road S	Cazenovia	53924	Sauk 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%)	35.4	767^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.5%		57.5	529^th of 1061 public elementary schools	50.1%	238				50.0	13.3	52.6	36.4			72.2	33.3	42.1	45.5			40.0			20.0		$12,654	$1,336	$11,318
Weston Senior High School	Public	9-12	E2511 County Road S	Cazenovia	53924	Sauk 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%)								(n/a)																		45.5			$18,976	$1,490	$17,486
Weston Junior High School	Public	7-8	E2511 County Road S	Cazenovia	53924	Sauk 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%)	44.1	399^th of 628 public middle schools	36.5%		35.8	459^th of 641 public middle schools	28.4%	60								53.3	39.1					80.0	47.8		47.8			43.5	$18,563	$1,845	$16,718
Lake Delton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 W Delavan St	Lake Delton	53940	Sauk County	Wisconsin Dells School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 253-4391	203	16	13.0	71.9%	95 (46.8%)	4 (2.0%)	87 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	57.5	494^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.7%		61.3	463^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	56.4%	31				52.9	52.2	60.0				61.8	65.2	50.0				69.6			39.1		$12,345	$904	$11,441
Wisconsin Dells High	Public	9-12	1505 Brew Farm Rd	Wisconsin Dells	53965	Sauk County	Wisconsin Dells School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 253-1461	563	39	14.5	54.9%	370 (65.7%)	11 (2.0%)	128 (22.7%)	3 (0.5%)	29 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	38.8	293^rd of 431 public high schools	32.0%		62.6	147^th of 431 public high schools	65.9%	146	50.0	34.8	37.0															46.6			$12,226	$561	$11,665

Best Public Schools in Sauk County, WI

Merrimac Community

River Valley Middle

Sauk Prairie Middle

Grand Avenue Elementary

Sauk Prairie High

Willson Elementary

Lake Delton Elementary

River Valley High

Webb Middle

Prairie Ridge Intermediate

North Freedom Elementary

East Elementary

Weston Junior High School

Jack Young Middle

Reedsburg Area High

Al Behrman Elementary

Tower Rock Elementary

River Valley Elementary

Wisconsin Dells High

Weston Elementary

Baraboo High

Bridges Elementary

Pineview Elementary

River Valley Early Learning Center

West Elementary-Kindergarten Center

West Side Elementary

Weston Senior High School

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