Summary:
Wild Rose School District is a small two-school district in Wisconsin serving 563 students. Wild Rose Elementary covers PK–5 with 276 students, while Wild Rose High serves grades 6–12 with 287 students — there is no standalone middle school, so grades 6–8 are housed in the high school. The district overall ranked 281st of 432 Wisconsin districts (35th percentile, 2 stars), but the two schools' individual results differ substantially.
Wild Rose Elementary is the district's stronger relative performer. It ranked in the 58th percentile in 2025–26, the 78th percentile in 2024–25, and the 59th percentile in 2023–24 — consistently above the state median. Chronic absenteeism is a clear strength at 6.9%, well below the district's 9.5% and the state's 17.3%. In 2025–26, 3rd grade ELA was 69.05% proficient versus 52.08% statewide, 4th grade social studies 75.51% versus 65.51%, 4th grade science 57.14% versus 53.46%, and 5th grade math 59.09% versus 51.81%. Its weaker spots are 4th grade ELA (51.02% vs. 53.87%) and 4th grade math (46.94% vs. 52.87%). Results cooled from a very high 2024–25 but remain strong overall.
Wild Rose High shows a split profile: strong completion metrics, more volatile academics. Graduation is 97.9% versus the state's 92.0%, and dropout is 1.2% versus 1.1%. Chronic absenteeism is 11.8% — below the state but above the elementary school. Its rank swung from the 67th percentile in 2024–25 to the 34th in 2025–26. ELA was below state in grades 6, 7, and 8, while 6th and 7th grade math were above state. Social studies is unusually divided: 8th grade reached 75% versus 64.63% statewide, but 10th grade was 36.11% versus 48.25%. ACT results in ELA, math, and science all fell below state in 2025–26 after being above state in 2024–25. Notably, the high school spends more per student ($15,701 vs. $13,985), and the elementary school has a higher free/reduced lunch rate (47.1% vs. 43.21%), yet the elementary school performs better against state benchmarks.
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