Summary:
Ladysmith High is the only high school in the Ladysmith School District in northwestern Wisconsin, serving grades 9–12 and roughly 255 students at 1700 Edgewood Ave E in Ladysmith.
Because it is the district's only high school, there is no in-district peer to compare it with, so state averages are the most useful benchmark. The district ranks 364th of 432 in Wisconsin — the 16th percentile with a 1-star rating — down from 239th of 431 and 2 stars in 2023–24. Test scores trail the state in every subject in both reported years. English Language Arts is closest: 44.83% proficient in 2025–26 versus 48.47% statewide. Mathematics (24.14% versus 42.93%) and Social Studies (24.53% versus 48.25%) show the largest gaps. All four subjects declined from the prior year, with Social Studies down 11.06 points and Science down 6.67 points, while the Math and Social Studies gaps widened.
Attendance and graduation look comparatively stronger. Graduation was 90.9%, just below the state's 92.0%; dropout was 1.1%, equal to the state; and chronic absenteeism was 15.4%, better than the state's 17.3% but above the district's 12.2%. Just over half of students (50.59%) qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $16,255, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.1, though no state comparisons are provided for those two figures. With only 255 students enrolled, year-to-year swings can reflect small cohort changes. No test values were suppressed, but there is no subgroup data and no multi-year graduation or attendance trend.
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