Abbotsford School District

Abbotsford School District is a small Wisconsin district with two schools serving 788 students: Abbotsford Elementary (PK–5, 374 students) and Abbotsford Middle/Senior High (6–12, 414 students). There are no separate middle schools or alternative schools, and the district ranks 417th of 432 districts (3rd percentile, 0 stars). The district serves a high-poverty population, with free/reduced lunch rates of 70.59% at the elementary and 65.46% at the high school.

Attendance and completion are the clearest strengths: Abbotsford Elementary has a chronic absenteeism rate of 3.2%, far below the district's 7.6% and the state's 17.3%. Abbotsford Middle/Senior High reports a 100.0% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate, both better than Wisconsin's 92.0% and 1.1%, though its chronic absenteeism is 11.1%. Academically, every 2025–2026 test proficiency result is below the state average. The smallest gap is 10th-grade Social Studies at 42.86% versus 48.25% statewide (−5.39 points), while the largest is 5th-grade Math at 10.20% versus 51.81% (−41.61 points).

Year-over-year trends are mixed: Abbotsford Elementary improved in six of eight tested areas, including Science 4 (+22.73 points) and ELA 4 (+14.29), but declined in 5th-grade ELA (−5.44) and Math (−2.84). Abbotsford Middle/Senior High improved in ELA 6 (+13.48) and Social Studies 10 (+12.25) but saw sharp declines in Math 8 (−17.45) and ELA 8 (−9.97); small cohorts make these volatile. Both schools spend above $13,000 per student, and Abbotsford Elementary has a student-teacher ratio of 12 versus 15 at Abbotsford Middle/Senior High. Despite strong attendance and completion, proficiency remains low, and the district sits near the bottom of Wisconsin, with Abbotsford Middle/Senior High at the 18th percentile (1 star) and Abbotsford Elementary at the 10th percentile (0 stars).