La Farge School District

The La Farge School District in Wisconsin serves about 262 students across four schools, all listed at the same address on a shared campus at 301 W Adams St in La Farge. That includes two elementary schools — La Farge Elementary (PK–5) and Kickapoo Valley Forest School (PK–4) — plus La Farge Middle (6–8) and La Farge High (9–12). District-wide results are low: rank 395 of 432, 9th percentile, 0 stars. The differences between the individual schools, however, are far more telling than that single district rating.

La Farge Elementary is the district's clearest bright spot, holding the only 3-star rating at 516 of 1039 (50th percentile), with chronic absenteeism of just 2.9% compared to 15.1% district-wide and 17.3% statewide. Its results are strong in 5th grade math (87.5% vs. 51.81% state), 4th grade science (72.73%), and 4th grade social studies (72.73%), but weaker in 4th grade math (27.27% vs. 52.87%) and 5th grade ELA (37.5%). By contrast, Kickapoo Valley Forest School faces the district's most acute challenges: 38.2% chronic absenteeism, the highest student-teacher ratio at 16.2, and math proficiency as low as 0% in two tested cohorts — despite having the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 43.94%.

La Farge High stands out for completion rather than test scores: a 92.3% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate, alongside the district's highest per-student spending ($23,083) and smallest classes (6.4 students per teacher) — yet all reported ACT and social studies results fall below state averages. La Farge Middle has low absenteeism at 4.3% but serious 8th-grade concerns, including 0% ELA and 11.76% math proficiency. With enrollments of only 47–83 students, a single student can shift results by roughly 1.2 to 2.1 percentage points, so grade-level swings should be read with caution.