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Best Public Schools in Taylor County, WI

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Schools

5,123

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedRib Lake Elementary67^th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Gilman Elementary up 225 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Medford Middle 11.2 students per teacher

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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
Gilman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	325 N Fifth Ave	Gilman	54433	Taylor County	Gilman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 447-8776	134	11	12.6	51.5%	130 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	50.3	590^th of 1039 public elementary schools	43.2%		29	815^th of 1044 public elementary schools	21.9%	225				55.6	50.0	36.4	47.1			55.6	50.0	54.6	52.9			75.0			45.8		55%		$21,362	$2,962	$18,400
Gilman High	Public	7-12	325 N Fifth Ave	Gilman	54433	Taylor County	Gilman School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 447-8211	148	11	13.1	42.6%	140 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	33.6	381^st of 533 public high schools	28.5%		33.2	322^nd of 431 public high schools	25.3%	59	36.7	33.3	23.3					46.7	47.4					33.3	42.1		63.2	44.4		36.8			$20,457	$756	$19,701
eSucceed Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	325 N 5th Ave	Gilman	54433	Taylor County	Gilman School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 447-8211	78	3	23.7	—	65 (83.3%)	5 (6.4%)	4 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)								(n/a)	0.0	33.3	0.0															0.0					$8,061	$00	$8,061
Medford High	Public	9-12	1015 W Broadway Ave	Medford	54451	Taylor County	Medford Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 748-5951	667	55	12.1	34.0%	616 (92.4%)	6 (0.9%)	30 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	49	299^th of 533 public high schools	43.9%		28.5	342^nd of 431 public high schools	20.6%	43	33.6	51.0	45.0															39.2					$13,975	$191	$13,785
Medford Middle	Public	5-8	509 E Clark St	Medford	54451	Taylor County	Medford Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 748-2516	566	50	11.2	41.3%	499 (88.2%)	6 (1.1%)	47 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	45.3	393^rd of 643 public middle schools	38.9%		38.3	441^st of 628 public middle schools	29.8%	48						40.5	44.8	53.2	49.2			57.4	54.4	48.9	42.4		59.9			49.2			$12,808	$397	$12,411
Stetsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	W5338 County Road A	Stetsonville	54480	Taylor County	Medford Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 678-2600	203	17	12.0	52.2%	177 (87.2%)	2 (1.0%)	14 (6.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	70.3	308^th of 1039 public elementary schools	70.4%		76.7	211^th of 1044 public elementary schools	79.8%	97				55.0	61.9					70.0	59.5					71.4			76.2		78%		$12,379	$909	$11,470
Medford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1065 W Broadway Ave	Medford	54451	Taylor County	Medford Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 748-2316	587	43	13.5	41.2%	525 (89.4%)	4 (0.7%)	49 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	62.2	415^th of 1039 public elementary schools	60.1%		58.8	477^th of 1044 public elementary schools	54.3%	62				57.5	58.1					63.8	56.4					69.2			59.0		84%		$11,816	$541	$11,275
Rural Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	624 College St	Medford	54451	Taylor County	Medford Area Public School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 748-2400	2,259	85	26.7	30.9%	1,916 (84.8%)	28 (1.2%)	160 (7.1%)	15 (0.7%)	33 (1.5%)	5 (0.2%)	102 (4.5%)								(n/a)	58.1	37.2	62.8	52.2	79.3	65.6	76.9	59.1	71.4	60.9	58.6	40.6	61.5	61.4	47.6	89.7	78.6	63.6	75.9	73.8			$8,833	$152	$8,681
Rib Lake High	Public	9-12	1200 North St	Rib Lake	54470	Taylor County	Rib Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 513-7573	149	12	12.0	44.3%	134 (89.9%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.4%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	67.9	153^rd of 533 public high schools	71.3%		67.5	114^th of 431 public high schools	73.5%	39	54.3	37.1	54.3															60.5					$16,819	$240	$16,579
Rib Lake Middle	Public	6-8	1296 North St	Rib Lake	54470	Taylor County	Rib Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 513-7573	93	8	11.1	48.4%	85 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	75.7	125^th of 643 public middle schools	80.6%		68.9	192^nd of 628 public middle schools	69.4%	67							65.7	56.5	82.1				62.9	52.2	74.4		79.5			64.1			$17,895	$363	$17,532
Rib Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1236 Kennedy St	Rib Lake	54470	Taylor County	Rib Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 513-7573	239	20	11.9	48.1%	218 (91.2%)	2 (0.8%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	87.2	67^th of 1039 public elementary schools	93.6%		86.9	60^th of 1044 public elementary schools	94.3%	7				71.9	77.8	75.8				81.3	77.8	81.8				85.2			70.4		88%		$12,279	$636	$11,644

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