Summary:
The Kimberly Area School District serves 4,799 students across 8 schools: four elementary schools (PK–4), three middle schools (two serving grades 5–6 and one serving 7–8), and one high school (9–12). The district is rated 38th of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 91st percentile with 5 stars. Enrollment splits fairly evenly — 1,681 elementary students (35.0%), 1,531 middle (31.9%), and 1,587 high school (33.1%). Kimberly High is the largest school with 1,587 students, followed by Gerritts Middle at 802; Woodland Intermediate is the smallest at 316.
The academic anchors are the two Woodland schools. Woodland Intermediate has the highest average proficiency in the district at about 86.1%, including 90% in 6th grade ELA, though it has no rank history. Woodland School ranks 41st of 1,039 (96th percentile, 5 stars) and has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 2.7%. Gerritts Middle ranks 42nd of 643 (93rd percentile, 5 stars), up from 71st two years earlier. Kimberly High ranks 52nd of 533 (90th percentile, 5 stars), with a 98.5% graduation rate versus 92.0% statewide and a 0.0% dropout rate. Janssen Elementary made the biggest leap, from 260th (75th percentile) to 99th (90th percentile, 5 stars).
Every school beats the state in every listed 2025-26 test, including those trailing district averages — Sunrise Elementary, Westside Elementary, and Mapleview Intermediate. Chronic absenteeism sits below the state's 17.3% everywhere, from 2.7% at Woodland School to 11.4% at Kimberly High. Science is often a school's lowest subject relative to its own math and ELA results. Per-student spending ranges from $12,005 to $13,202, and student-teacher ratios from 12.5 to 16.2, with neither tracking neatly with achievement.
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