Barron Area School District

The Barron Area School District in Wisconsin operates 6 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

While the district as a whole appears to be underperforming compared to the state, a few schools stand out. Barron High School has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 91.0% and a low dropout rate of 1.3%, but its test scores are significantly below the state averages. In contrast, Ridgeland-Dallas Elementary has performed better than the district and state averages on several 3rd and 4th grade tests, particularly in mathematics. The Barron Area Montessori School, a public charter elementary school, has consistently ranked in the top half of Wisconsin elementary schools based on the SchoolDigger statewide ranking.

Across the district, there are some concerning trends, such as high chronic absenteeism rates of around 17.7% in all schools and low academic performance at the secondary level. The Advanced Learning Academy of Wisconsin, an alternative virtual school, stands out with a very low student-teacher ratio but also low spending per student compared to the other schools in the district.