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Best Public Schools in Wood County, WI

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Schools

10,750

Students

Districts

Top rankedNasonville Elementary185^th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Grant Elementary up 206 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Mead Elementary 9.5 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

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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
Auburndale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10564 School Ave	Auburndale	54412	Wood County	Auburndale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 652-2812	421	30	14.2	27.1%	382 (90.7%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	77.5	206^th of 1039 public elementary schools	80.2%		75.2	233^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	77.7%	27				66.7	70.0	49.2				77.8	71.7	59.0				91.7			80.0		$13,674	$242	$13,432
Auburndale High	Public	6-12	10629 North Rd	Auburndale	54412	Wood County	Auburndale School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 652-2115	400	32	12.6	20.5%	373 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	31.2	399^th of 533 public high schools	25.1%		15.8	388^th of 431 public high schools	10.0%	11	31.0	32.8	36.2				64.4	60.7	64.4				76.3	49.2	72.9		72.9	29.8		72.9	$16,229	$242	$15,986
Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	425 W Upham St	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 384-4747	554	36	15.3	33.8%	481 (86.8%)	4 (0.7%)	28 (5.1%)	18 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	62.7	408^th of 1039 public elementary schools	60.7%		71.4	292^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	72.0%	116				59.5	53.7	61.8	57.1			61.9	42.7	70.6	64.3			67.1			63.4		$13,254	$392	$12,862
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1621 S Felker Ave	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 387-1296	281	22	12.8	58.7%	248 (88.3%)	3 (1.1%)	25 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	58.1	478^th of 1039 public elementary schools	54.0%		60.8	446^th of 1044 public elementary schools	57.3%	32				50.0	62.2	51.4	51.5			50.0	57.8	43.2	60.6			75.6			64.4		$14,671	$1,004	$13,667
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	510 N Palmetto Avenue	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 384-8181	295	24	12.4	56.6%	243 (82.4%)	3 (1.0%)	41 (13.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	70.6	303^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	70.8%		61.1	443^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	57.6%	140				82.9	79.5	50.0	65.9			58.5	66.7	52.2	50.0			87.2			71.8		$16,092	$1,089	$15,003
Marshfield Middle	Public	7-8	900 E 4th St	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 387-1249	537	37	14.6	35.2%	455 (84.7%)	6 (1.1%)	46 (8.6%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	60	264^th of 643 public middle schools	58.9%		68.6	194^th of 628 public middle schools	69.1%	70								55.3	57.5					61.3	61.5		65.1			52.0	$14,340	$338	$14,002
Marshfield High	Public	9-12	1401 E Becker Rd	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 387-8464	1,181	76	15.5	30.3%	1,010 (85.5%)	12 (1.0%)	96 (8.1%)	26 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.9%)	66.3	173^rd of 533 public high schools	67.5%		64.9	135^th of 431 public high schools	68.7%	38	50.2	48.0	48.6															55.3			$15,496	$503	$14,992
Nasonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11044 US Highway 10	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 383-1312	231	19	11.9	30.7%	220 (95.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	78.6	185^th of 1039 public elementary schools	82.2%		79.5	169^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.8%	16				51.5	60.0	53.1	79.0			81.8	83.3	71.9	81.6			83.3			73.3		$16,109	$552	$15,556
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1112 W 11th St	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 387-1238	316	21	14.7	32.9%	255 (80.7%)	3 (0.9%)	28 (8.9%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.6%)	73.5	261^st of 1039 public elementary schools	74.9%		69.7	321^st of 1044 public elementary schools	69.3%	60				70.6	55.1	82.9	86.8			73.5	61.2	85.7	68.4			67.4			53.1		$13,584	$319	$13,266
Alexander Middle	Public	4-8	540 Birch St	Nekoosa	54457	Wood County	Nekoosa School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 886-8040	326	29	11.3	61.3%	252 (77.3%)	2 (0.6%)	49 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	31.7	489^th of 643 public middle schools	24.0%		48.8	361^st of 628 public middle schools	42.5%	128					37.5	30.9	45.6	46.0	32.3		35.7	38.2	47.4	42.9	43.6	46.4	48.4		33.9	35.5	$17,002	$595	$16,407
Nekoosa High	Public	9-12	500 Cedar St	Nekoosa	54457	Wood County	Nekoosa School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 886-8060	285	24	11.9	50.5%	221 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (16.5%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	41.7	339^th of 533 public high schools	36.4%		31.6	331^st of 431 public high schools	23.2%	8	49.2	29.5	41.7															32.8			$19,959	$283	$19,676
Humke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	500 S Section St	Nekoosa	54457	Wood County	Nekoosa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 886-8010	313	28	11.1	60.1%	264 (84.3%)	5 (1.6%)	26 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)								(n/a)				43.6						38.2											$18,094	$2,116	$15,978
Nekoosa Academy	Public	9-12	500 Cedar St	Nekoosa	54457	Wood County	Nekoosa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 886-8060	23	2	11.5	73.9%	15 (65.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (17.4%)								(n/a)																					$12,330	$283	$12,047
Central Wisconsin STEM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	540 Birch St	Nekoosa	54457	Wood County	Nekoosa School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 886-8040	32	1	24.6	62.5%	30 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66	202^nd of 643 public middle schools	68.6%		53.4	324^th of 628 public middle schools	48.4%	122							80.0	44.4	71.4				90.0	55.6	42.9		71.4			57.1	$9,692	$283	$9,409
WISE Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	540 Birch St	Nekoosa	54457	Wood County	Nekoosa School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 886-8000	218	3	72.6	31.2%	210 (96.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	80.0	60.0	60.0	66.7	52.9	46.7	57.9	63.6	72.7	33.3	52.9	46.7	42.1	40.9	45.5	76.5	100.0	92.3	70.6	81.8	$8,056	$283	$7,773
Pittsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5459 Elementary Ave	Pittsville	54466	Wood County	Pittsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 884-2517	357	30	11.7	46.2%	330 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	50	592^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	43.0%		56.5	506^th of 1044 public elementary schools	51.5%	86				51.4	43.6	34.5	58.8	60.6	50.0	60.0	35.9	69.0	61.8	57.6	50.0	69.2	55.3		46.2	55.3	$16,581	$838	$15,743
Pittsville High	Public	9-12	5407 First Ave	Pittsville	54466	Wood County	Pittsville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 884-6412	175	17	10.4	32.6%	162 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	57.6	235^th of 533 public high schools	55.9%		33.3	321^st of 431 public high schools	25.5%	86	46.5	44.2	48.8															44.4			$18,978	$428	$18,550
John Edwards Middle	Public	5-8	801 2nd St	Port Edwards	54469	Wood County	Port Edwards School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 887-9000	89	11	8.2	50.6%	77 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	2 (2.2%)	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	39.6	434^th of 643 public middle schools	32.5%		45.3	391^st of 628 public middle schools	37.7%	43						53.1	32.4	38.5	42.4			21.9	35.3	53.9	60.6		60.6			51.5	$16,890	$498	$16,392
John Edwards High	Public	9-12	801 2nd St	Port Edwards	54469	Wood County	Port Edwards School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 887-9000	144	12	11.5	48.6%	127 (88.2%)	2 (1.4%)	7 (4.9%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	58.1	231^st of 533 public high schools	56.7%		59.9	164^th of 431 public high schools	61.9%	67	43.8	43.8	37.5															62.5			$15,346	$498	$14,848
Port Edwards Educational Heuer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	951 5th St	Port Edwards	54469	Wood County	Port Edwards School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 887-9000	202	16	12.9	58.4%	166 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.9%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	49.1	608^th of 1039 public elementary schools	41.5%		29.9	810^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.4%	202				59.4	53.1					53.1	43.8					53.1			56.3		$15,967	$584	$15,383
Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8511 County Road WW	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6766	267	20	13.5	26.6%	250 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	78.1	195^th of 1039 public elementary schools	81.2%		63.9	401^st of 1044 public elementary schools	61.6%	206				80.6	75.0	64.9				50.0	60.0	83.8				80.0			77.5		$14,460	$313	$14,147
Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	471 Grove Ave	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 424-6769	178	18	9.6	68.0%	109 (61.2%)	1 (0.6%)	23 (12.9%)	24 (13.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.2%)	33.4	771^st of 1039 public elementary schools	25.8%		48.5	611^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.5%	160				51.7	27.3	50.0				48.3	33.3	46.4				45.5			42.4		$19,866	$1,878	$17,988
Howe Elementary	Public	K-5	221 8th St N	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 424-6772	336	30	11.2	66.1%	251 (74.7%)	3 (0.9%)	38 (11.3%)	18 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)	58.8	455^th of 1039 public elementary schools	56.2%		52.5	558^th of 1044 public elementary schools	46.6%	103				51.9	53.7	50.9				63.5	57.4	39.6				74.1			72.2		$16,607	$1,045	$15,562
Lincoln High	Public	9-12	1801 16th St S	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6750	1,337	78	17.1	40.0%	1,092 (81.7%)	24 (1.8%)	90 (6.7%)	62 (4.6%)	14 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.0%)	45.2	318^th of 533 public high schools	40.3%		24.5	357^th of 431 public high schools	17.2%	39	33.7	39.2	42.6															44.9			$15,255	$584	$14,671
THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids	Public	PK, KG-5	6950 Knowledge Ave	Rudolph	54475	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6784	202	15	13.4	36.1%	189 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	65.1	384^th of 1039 public elementary schools	63.0%		67	363^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	65.2%	21				61.3	59.1	60.6				64.5	59.1	63.6				59.1			59.1		$15,567	$313	$15,254
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	2911 Washington St	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6788	322	25	12.8	48.8%	251 (78.0%)	5 (1.6%)	19 (5.9%)	28 (8.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	67.2	357^th of 1039 public elementary schools	65.6%		55.8	516^th of 1044 public elementary schools	50.6%	159				48.1	64.2	54.8				61.5	60.4	64.3				79.3			69.8		$15,568	$314	$15,254
Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle	Public	6-8	1921 27th Ave S	Wisconsin Rapids	54495	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6740	943	66	14.2	46.1%	732 (77.6%)	14 (1.5%)	79 (8.4%)	55 (5.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.0%)	49.8	359^th of 643 public middle schools	44.2%		41.7	425^th of 628 public middle schools	32.3%	66							49.6	44.3	50.8				53.7	49.7	55.3		69.2			50.4	$14,504	$329	$14,175
Woodside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 Two Mile Ave	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6793	354	26	13.5	40.4%	295 (83.3%)	7 (2.0%)	24 (6.8%)	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	43.2	682^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	34.4%		35.4	766^th of 1044 public elementary schools	26.6%	84				39.0	56.1	46.7				50.0	47.4	48.9				47.4			54.4		$14,561	$317	$14,244
Mead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	241 17th Ave S	Wisconsin Rapids	54495	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 424-6777	266	28	9.5	78.2%	173 (65.0%)	7 (2.6%)	28 (10.5%)	16 (6.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (14.7%)	38.2	737^th of 1039 public elementary schools	29.1%		26.6	830^th of 1044 public elementary schools	20.5%	93				60.6	40.9	38.9				39.4	29.6	38.9				59.1			59.1		$19,658	$2,198	$17,460
Central Oaks Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 Lincoln Street	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 424-6786	88	6	15.0	47.7%	74 (84.1%)	2 (2.3%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	7 (8.0%)	30.2	799^th of 1039 public elementary schools	23.1%		28.4	817^th of 1044 public elementary schools	21.7%	18				53.9		16.7	33.3	70.0	54.6	53.9		0.0	22.2	40.0	18.2		36.4			54.6	$13,563	$312	$13,250
River Cities High	Public	9-12	2390 48th St S	Wisconsin Rapids	54494	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 424-6798	77	5	16.2	71.4%	61 (79.2%)	8 (10.4%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)	7	488^th of 533 public high schools	8.4%					(n/a)	14.3	14.3	9.5																		$14,844	$1,397	$13,448

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