Summary:
The New Richmond School District in Wisconsin includes three elementary schools serving grades K–5: New Richmond Hillside Elementary, New Richmond Starr Elementary, and New Richmond Paperjack Elementary. Together they enroll 1,458 students, ranging from 333 at Paperjack to 570 at Hillside. The district overall ranks 85 of 432 Wisconsin districts — 80th percentile, 4 stars — and all three schools earned at least 3 stars in 2025-26.
New Richmond Starr Elementary has the strongest current profile: a 2025-26 rank of 190 of 1,039 (82nd percentile, 4 stars), the highest proficiency average at 70.41%, the lowest chronic absenteeism (9.6%), the lowest free/reduced lunch (29.73%), and the lowest student-teacher ratio (12.8). It scored above the state average in all eight reported tests and above the district in seven of eight. New Richmond Paperjack Elementary was the top-ranked New Richmond elementary in the two prior years but slipped in 2025-26 to 290 of 1,039 (72nd percentile), with its proficiency average falling from 71.50% to 65.91%. New Richmond Hillside Elementary improved the most, climbing from rank 542 to 362 and from 55.28% to 62.13% proficiency, though it remains the lowest-ranked and lowest-scoring of the three.
Across the district, results generally exceed state averages: 23 of 24 school-level test cells in 2025-26 were above the state mark, with the only exception being Paperjack's 4th-grade ELA score of 52.08. Fourth-grade social studies is a shared strength, with all three schools between 71.95% and 78.31% versus the state's 65.51%, while 4th-grade science varies more widely. Schools with lower absenteeism and fewer students from low-income families tended to post stronger 2025-26 results, though that pattern does not establish cause. Note also that year-over-year test comparisons reflect grade levels, not the same students tracked over time.
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