Almond-Bancroft School District

Schools in the Almond-Bancroft School District serve about 351 students across three schools on a single PK–12 campus in Almond, Wisconsin: Almond-Bancroft Elementary (PK–5, 171 students), Almond-Bancroft Middle (6–8, 77 students), and Almond-Bancroft High (9–12, 103 students). The district is rated 406th out of 432 Wisconsin districts — the 6th percentile, with 0 stars — and all three schools sit in the bottom quartile of state school rankings.

The brightest spots are non-academic. Almond-Bancroft High graduates 96.6% of students versus 92.0% statewide and reports a 0.0% dropout rate versus the state's 1.1%. Chronic absenteeism is low everywhere — 8.1% at the middle school, 8.5% at the elementary, and 9.5% at the high school, all roughly half the state's 17.3%. Social studies is the one academic area where these schools shine: 8th grade social studies at Almond-Bancroft Middle is 65.38% proficient against 64.63% statewide, and 10th grade social studies at the high school is 53.33% against 48.25% statewide. Fourth grade social studies at Almond-Bancroft Elementary (62.07% vs. 65.51%) is also close to state levels.

Math and science are the clear challenges. Sixth grade math at the middle school is 9.52% proficient versus 53.60% statewide, and 8th grade math is 23.08%. At the high school, ACT math is 14.29% and ACT science 21.43%, both far below state. Elementary math trails the state in all tested grades. Resources are not obviously thin: per-student spending ranges from $14,078 to $18,836, with student-teacher ratios of 8.3 to 12.9. Because cohorts are small, year-to-year swings — like 8th grade social studies rising from 34.48% to 65.38% — should be read with caution.