Summary:
The Saint Croix Central School District in Wisconsin serves roughly 1,866 students across four schools: Saint Croix Central Elementary (PK–4), Saint Croix Central Middle (5–8), Saint Croix Central High (9–12), and Saint Croix Virtual Academy Inc (PK–12). The district overall ranks 205th of 432 in Wisconsin — the 53rd percentile, with 3 stars.
The elementary school is the steadiest bright spot, holding 4 stars and the 72nd percentile in 2025–2026 while scoring above the state in every listed test: 4th grade social studies 78.15% vs. 65.51%, science 70.59% vs. 53.46%, math 67.23% vs. 52.87%, and ELA 65.55% vs. 53.87%. The middle school is also broadly above state, with 8th grade social studies at 82.05%, 5th grade math at 72.73%, and 7th grade ELA at 70.80%, but its rating slid from 90th percentile/5 stars in 2023–2024 to 69th percentile/3 stars now. The high school posts the strongest completion outcomes — a 96.8% graduation rate and 0.4% dropout rate — yet carries the district's highest chronic absenteeism at 20.9% and fell from 76th to 55th percentile. The virtual academy is the outlier: highest free/reduced lunch (38.18%), lowest spending ($9,992 per student), highest student-teacher ratio (28), 0.0% chronic absenteeism, a 90.6% graduation rate, 5.2% dropout rate, and wildly variable scores from 15.79% to 100%.
Two patterns stand out for families. First, the middle and high schools each lost about 21 percentile points in rankings over two years even while elementary held steady. Second, year-over-year swings are large in individual grades — middle 6th grade math dropped from 73.39% to 52.07%, and 8th grade ELA from 71.55% to 55.56% — so a single year's results deserve caution. Spending also does not track neatly with outcomes: the high school spends the most per student ($16,189), the virtual academy the least, and the elementary and middle schools still show stronger proficiency profiles.
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