Summary:
The Blair-Taylor School District in Wisconsin is a small rural district with just two schools serving 601 students across grades PK–12: Blair-Taylor Elementary (PK–5, 306 students) and Blair-Taylor Middle/High (grades 6–12, 295 students). The district as a whole earns 1 star and ranks 361 of 432 Wisconsin districts, in the 16th percentile, with roughly 46% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.
Blair-Taylor Elementary is the brighter spot: 2 stars, ranked 617 of 1039 (41st percentile), up from the 34th percentile a year earlier. Attendance is a clear strength, with 9.1% chronic absenteeism — far below the district's 12.9% and the state's 17.3%. Third grade ELA (69.39% vs. state 52.08%) and fourth grade social studies (74.36% vs. 65.51%) are well above state averages. Fourth and fifth grade results are less even: fourth grade ELA (35.9% vs. 53.87%), fourth grade math (43.59% vs. 52.87%), fourth grade science (46.15% vs. 53.46%) and fifth grade ELA (43.24% vs. 53.63%) all trail the state.
Blair-Taylor Middle/High earns 1 star and ranks 419 of 533 (21st percentile), down from 2 stars and the 46th percentile in 2023–2024. Its graduation rate is 97.8% and its dropout rate 0.0%, both better than the state, and chronic absenteeism (16.4%) is slightly below the state's 17.3%. Yet test scores lag: ACT ELA (24.24% vs. 48.47%), ACT math (30.3% vs. 42.93%) and ACT science (18.18% vs. 43.2%) are far below state levels, as are grade 7 and 8 math and grade 8 ELA and science. Social studies is the district's most consistent relative strength at both schools. Because grade-level groups are small, year-to-year swings should be read with caution.
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