Summary:
Rib Lake School District is a small Wisconsin district with three schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, with 481 students in total. Rib Lake Elementary covers PK–5 with 239 students, Rib Lake Middle covers grades 6–8 with 93 students, and Rib Lake High covers grades 9–12 with 149 students. As a district, it ranks 64th of 432 Wisconsin districts, placing it at the 85th percentile with a 4-star rating.
Rib Lake Elementary is the standout, rated 5 stars at the 94th percentile in each of the last three years — consistently in the top ~6% of Wisconsin elementary schools. In 2025–26 its ELA proficiency ranged from 71.88% to 77.78% and math from 77.78% to 81.82%, against state rates of about 52%–55%. Rib Lake Middle is the most improved, climbing from the 62nd to the 69th to the 81st percentile and from 3 to 4 stars, with 8th-grade ELA at 82.05% and math at 74.36%. Rib Lake High staged a turnaround from 49th percentile and 2 stars in 2023–24 to 74th and 71st percentile with 4 stars in the two years since.
Across the district, chronic absenteeism is 1.0% at the elementary, 4.4% at the middle, and 10.3% at the high school — all below the state's 17.3%. The high school's graduation rate is 96.5% versus 92.0% statewide, with a 0.0% dropout rate. Roughly 44%–48% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Per-student spending is $12,279 at the elementary, $17,895 at the middle, and $16,819 at the high school. The clearest concern is high school ACT Math at 37.14%, below the state's 42.93% and down from 50% in 2024–25.
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