Summary:
Prairie Farm Public School District is a small rural district in western Wisconsin serving 323 students across three schools: Prairie Farm Elementary (PK–5, 125 students), Prairie Farm Middle (6–8, 73 students), and Prairie Farm High (9–12, 125 students), all sharing one campus on River Avenue South. At the district level, Prairie Farm Public School District ranks 216 of 432 districts in the state — the 50th percentile, with 3 stars — but its individual schools sit in very different places.
Prairie Farm Middle is the standout. It ranks 136 of 643 schools (79th percentile, 4 stars), up from the 55th percentile in 2023–24, and posts exceptional 8th-grade results: 91.3% proficient in ELA and social studies, 82.61% in science, and 69.57% in math, all well above state rates. It also has the district's lowest student-teacher ratio (8.4). Prairie Farm High boasts a 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate with strong ELA and social studies scores, but its results swing widely — 2025–26 ACT math and science fell to 26.47% after being above state the prior year, and its rank dropped from the 85th percentile to the 47th. Prairie Farm Elementary has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the district at 5.4%, but ranks at the 42nd percentile and struggles in upper-grade math.
Three patterns stand out for families. First, math is the district-wide weak point: elementary 4th and 5th grade math and middle school 7th grade math all fall below state levels, while ELA is consistently strong across all three schools. Second, attendance is a genuine strength — every school beats the state's 17.3% chronic absenteeism rate, from 5.4% at the elementary to 12.2% at the high school. Third, resources differ notably: the middle school spends the least per student ($15,507), while the elementary spends the most ($18,773) and serves the highest share of students eligible for free or reduced lunch (41.6%). With only 73–125 students per school, year-to-year changes should be read with caution.
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